رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِيْ فَرْدًا وَّاَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْوٰرِثِيْنَ
“My Lord, do not leave me alone, and You are the Best of Inheritors.” [Quran 21:89]
He had spent years watching others receive the one thing his heart ached for. A child. A legacy. A soul to carry his name and faith forward. Yet, despite his longing, Zakariyya (AS) never gave up hope.
With every passing year, his hair whitened, his bones weakened, but his faith remained unshaken. And so, he stood in the quiet of the night and whispered this dua—not in frustration, not in despair, but in absolute trust.
And what was Allah (SWT)’s response?”O Zakariyya, indeed We give you good news of a son…” [Quran 19:7]
A child. Yahya (AS), a prophet in his own right. Given not just as an answer to a plea, but as a miracle—a son born to aging parents when all odds said it was impossible.
But this dua is about more than just longing for a child. It is for anyone who has ever felt alone.
For the one waiting for companionship.
For the one yearning for family.
For the one carrying silent pain, feeling unseen, unheard.
This is the dua of those who trust that even when the world feels empty, Allah is never absent. That when all seems lost, He is the One who remains—the Best of Inheritors, the One who never leaves His servants without care.
So if you have ever felt alone, make this your dua. Whisper it in the depths of your solitude. Because the ones who call upon Allah (SWT)? They are never truly alone.
