Special Duas and Big Promises
Many videos and preachers advertise “special duas” that guarantee forgiveness, beauty, money, marriage, an easy Judgement Day, or a better grave. On this page we list some of these claims and measure them only by what Allah actually says in the Qur'an.
The Rule: Do Not Promise on Behalf of Allah
In the Qur'an, Allah never gives people permission to invent promises in His Name. He warns us clearly:
- Do not follow what you have no knowledge of (17:36).
- Do not say, “This is halal and this is haram” as a lie about Allah (16:116).
- Greatest wrongdoers are those who invent lies about Allah or deny His verses (6:21, 39:32).
- Some people write “book” with their hands and say “This is from Allah” to gain a small price (2:79).
So if someone says: “Allah will definitely do X for you if you read this special dua or share this video,” then we must ask: “Where did Allah promise this in the Qur'an?”
1. “Allah will delete all your sins before Ramadaan – Special Dua”
This turns forgiveness into a formula plus date: read these words now, and all your sins are guaranteed gone before a specific month.
• Allah forgives whom He wills when there is sincere repentance, faith, and good deeds (39:53, 25:70–71, 4:110).
• No verse says: “Read this exact dua and all your sins will be erased before Ramadan.”
• Linking Allah’s forgiveness to a marketing-style promise is speaking about Allah without knowledge.
2. “Allah will make you beautiful if you share this video”
This plays with people’s insecurities and turns religion into a social media chain message: “Share this and get beauty.”
• Allah already created human beings in the best form (95:4).
• The real honour with Allah is not outward beauty but taqwa (God-consciousness) (49:13).
• There is no verse that connects sharing a video with guaranteed physical beauty. This is an invented promise.
3. “Hide all your sins on the Day of Judgement – Special Dua”
The idea is: if you say certain words, your entire record will be hidden from everyone, guaranteed.
• On that Day, people are brought with their deeds and “not a thing small or big is left out” (18:49, 99:6–8).
• Limbs will testify, earth will report its news, and nothing is hidden from Allah (24:24, 36:65, 99:4).
• Allah can forgive and show mercy as He wills, but there is no Qur'anic dua that guarantees “no one will see any of your sins.”
4. “If you insulted people, you won’t enter Jannah until you ask them for forgiveness”
This sometimes comes with “The Prophet said…” and sounds absolute, as if they know exactly how Allah will judge every case.
• We must not wrong people and must reconcile and forgive each other (49:10, 3:134, 42:40).
• Allah will judge between people, return rights, and He knows every injustice (22:69, 14:42).
• The safe attitude from Qur'an: fix your wrongs now, ask people for forgiveness, and ask Allah for forgiveness.
• But no verse says: “You will not enter Jannah at all until every person forgives you.” Speaking with that certainty is pretending to know Allah’s final judgement.
5. “Most powerful dua in our religion – Master of all duas”
Usually introduced with: “The Prophet said this is the most powerful dua…” and then advertised as the number one formula.
• Allah invites us to call upon Him directly: “Call upon Me, I will respond to you” (40:60, 2:186).
• The Qur'an shows many beautiful duas (Adam, Ibrahim, Musa, believers, etc.), but never ranks them as “most powerful” or “master of all duas.”
• Any sincere dua from the heart is heard. Inventing a “top dua” and attaching it to the Prophet without proof is a form of exaggeration and possible lie.
6. “Musa dua – He got married, got a job, got money, got house”
They take the story of Musa in Surah Al-Qasas and turn his dua into a magic formula for dunya package.
• Musa said: “My Lord, truly I am in need of whatever good You send down to me” (28:24) – a humble, open dua.
• After that, Allah arranged for him safety, work, and a family — but the Qur'an does not say: “Whoever repeats this sentence will automatically get the same package.”
• The lesson is trust in Allah’s planning, not a fixed business deal: “Read this line, get house, job, marriage.”
7. “Secret 4th question in the grave”
They say: “How do you know this? Answer: I read the book of Allah, the hadith is right here.” They mix Qur'an with hadith and then claim to know unseen details of the grave.
• The Qur'an confirms resurrection, questioning, angels, reward and punishment – but does not list ‘3 questions’ or ‘4 questions’ in the grave.
• The unseen (ghayb) belongs to Allah; even the Messenger is told to say he does not know the unseen except what is revealed (6:50, 7:188).
• People who describe in detail the exact interview in the grave are speaking about the unseen beyond what Allah revealed.
8. “Day of Judgement = 50 000 years but time is sped up for good Muslims”
Some of this is based on verses, but then they add details as if they have the full timetable of the Day.
• It mentions a Day whose measure is fifty thousand years (70:4), and another place a day like a thousand years (22:47).
• It also says people will feel they only stayed an hour or a day when they look back (23:112–114, 79:46, 10:45) – showing how different time will feel.
• But there is no verse that says: “If you are a good Muslim, the Day will be short for you because of a special dua or formula.” That detail is from stories, not from the Qur'an.
9. “First people to enter Jannah are those who always said Alhamdulillah”
Gratitude is turned into a slogan: repeat this word and you become automatically from the very first group.
• Allah loves the grateful and commands us to remember and thank Him (14:7, 2:152).
• It mentions the foremost (as-sābiqūn) and the righteous (al-muttaqūn) as the ones brought near (56:10–11, 3:133).
• It does not say: “The first group to enter Jannah is only those who repeated one phrase.”
• Gratitude is more than a word — it is belief, patience, obedience and real life choices.
10. The Bigger Problem: Speaking About Allah Without Knowledge
All these examples have one thing in common: people are confidently promising things in Allah’s Name that He never promised in the Qur'an. For views, followers, money, or fame, they say:
- “This dua deletes all your sins before Ramadan.”
- “This dua will hide your sins on Judgement Day.”
- “This sentence guarantees you a house, job and marriage like Musa.”
- “This is the most powerful dua in the whole religion.”
• “And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge” (17:36).
• “Say: Indeed, those who invent a lie about Allah will not succeed” (10:69).
• “Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or denies His verses?” (6:21, 39:32).
Spreading lies “from the Prophet” is also a lie about Allah, because the Prophet does not speak about the religion from his own desire.