Seeking knowledge:
1. Du’as from the Qur’an for seeking and
mastering knowledge:
These ayats from the Qur’an are from:
(i) Surah Taha (Chapter 20), verses 25-28,
(excerpted)
ﺭَﺏِّ ﺍﺷْﺮَﺡْ ﻟِﻲ ﺻَﺪْﺭِﻱ
ﻭَﻳَﺴِّﺮْ ﻟِﻲ ﺃَﻣْﺮِﻱ
ﻭَﺍﺣْﻠُﻞْ ﻋُﻘْﺪَﺓً ﻣِّﻦ ﻟِّﺴَﺎﻧِﻲ
ﻳَﻔْﻘَﻬُﻮﺍ ﻗَﻮْﻟِﻲ
Rabbishrah lee s adree Wayassir lee amree Wah lul
‘uqdatan min lisa nee Yafqahoo qawlee
“O my Sustainer! Open up my heart and make my
task easy for me, and loosen the knot from my
tongue so that they might fully understand my
speech.”
(ii) Surah Taha (Chapter 20), verse:114
(excerpted)
ﺭَّﺏِّ ﺯِﺩْﻧِﻲ ﻋِﻠْﻤًﺎ
Rabbi zidnee ‘ilma n
“O my Lord, increase me in knowledge!”
(iii) Surah Ash-Shu’ara (Chapter 26),
verses:83-85.
ﺭَﺏِّ ﻫَﺐْ ﻟِﻲ ﺣُﻜْﻤًﺎ ﻭَﺃَﻟْﺤِﻘْﻨِﻲ
ﺑِﺎﻟﺼَّﺎﻟِﺤِﻴﻦَ
ﻭَﺍﺟْﻌَﻞ ﻟِّﻲ ﻟِﺴَﺎﻥَ ﺻِﺪْﻕٍ ﻓِﻲ
ﺍﻟْﺂﺧِﺮِﻳﻦَ ‏( 26
ﻭَﺍﺟْﻌَﻠْﻨِﻲ ﻣِﻦ ﻭَﺭَﺛَﺔِ ﺟَﻨَّﺔِ ﺍﻟﻨَّﻌِﻴﻢِ
Rabbi hab lee hukman waalh iqnee bial ssa lih een a
Waj’al lee lisa na s idqin fee alakhireena Waj’alnee
min warathati jannati anna’eem
“My Lord, grant me wisdom, join me with the
righteous; give me a good name among later
generations,; make me one of those given the
Garden of Bliss.”
The above three du’as from the Qur’aan which
are helpful in seeking knowledge, are recited very
beautifully in the following video by Sheikh
Mishary Rashid Al-afasy.
2. The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used
to say: “O Allah, I seek refuge in you from four
things: Knowledge which does not profit, a heart
which is not submissive, a soul which has an
insatiable appetite, and a supplication which is
not heard. ”
Source: Narrated Abu Hurayrah in Sunan Abu
Dawud, hadith 614.
Du’a for studying (and taking exams)
Recite: Allaahumma laa sahla ‘illaa maa ja’altahu
sahlan wa ‘Anta taj’alul-hazna ‘ithaa shi’ta
sahlan
Same du’a, but easier to memorize because the
Arabic script is provided:
Dua before your revision:
ﺍﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺇﻧﻲ ﺃﺳﺄﻟﻚ ﻓﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻴﻴﻦ، ﻭ ﺣﻔﻆ ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺳﻠﻴﻦ، ﻭ
ﺍﻟﻤﻼﺋﻜﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺮﺑﻴﻦ، ﺍﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺍﺟﻌﻞ ﺃﻟﺴﻨﺘﻨﺎ ﻋﺎﻣﺮﺓ
ﺑﺬﻛﺮﻙ، ﻭ ﻗﻠﻮﺑﻨﺎ ﺑﺨﺸﻴﺘﻚ، ﻭ ﺃﺳﺮﺍﺭﻧﺎ ﺑﻄﺎﻋﺘﻚ، ﺇﻧﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ
ﻛﻞ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻗﺪﻳﺮ، ﺣﺴﺒﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭ ﻧﻌﻢ ﺍﻟﻮﻛﻴﻞ
–
Allahumma inii asaluka fahmal-nabiyyen wa
hifthal mursaleen wal malaaika al-muqarrabeen.
O Allah! I ask You for the understanding of the
prophets and the memory of the messengers, and
those nearest to You.
Allahumma ijal alsinatana amiran bi thikrika wa
qulubana bi khashyatika, wa asraarana bita’atik
O Allah! Make our tongue full of Your
remembrance, and our heart full of your
consciousness, our secrets full of your obedience
Innaka ala kuli shayin qadeer wa anta hasbun-
allahu wa namal wakeel.
(Oh Allah!) You do whatever You wish, and You
are my Availer and best of aid. Protector and the
best of aid.
Dua after your revision:
-
ﺍﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺇﻧﻲ ﺃﺳﺘﻮﺩﻋﻚ ﻣﺎ ﻗﺮﺃﺕ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺣﻔﻈﺖ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺗﻌﻠﻤﺖ،
ﻓﺮﺩﻩ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺣﺎﺟﺘﻲ ﺇﻟﻴﻪ، ﺇﻧﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﻞ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻗﺪﻳﺮ،
ﺣﺴﺒﻨﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﻧﻌﻢ ﺍﻟﻮﻛﻴﻞ
Allahhumma inni astaodeeuka ma qaratu wama
hafaz-tu. Faradduhu ‘inda hagati elayhi. Innaka
ala kuli shayin qadeer wa anta hasbuna Allaha
wa ma ma ta’alamt wa namal wakeel.
Oh Allah! I entrust You with what I have read and
what I have memorized and I have studied. (Oh
Allah!) Bring it back to me when I am in need of
it. (Oh Allah!) You are able to do anything, and
You are my Availer and Protector and the best of
aid.
Dua when entering the exam hall:
-
ﺭﺏ ﺃﺩﺧﻠﻨﻲ ﻣﺪﺧﻞ ﺻﺪﻕ، ﻭ ﺃﺧﺮﺟﻨﻲ ﻣﺨﺮﺝ ﺻﺪﻕ،
ﻭﺍﺟﻌﻞ ﻟﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻟﺪﻧﻚ ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻧﺎ ﻧﺼﻴﺮﺍ ..
–
O Allah, grant me an entry with truthful intentions
and an exit with truthful intentions, and grant me
power from you that gives me success.
Dua on the day of the exam:
-
ﺍﻟﻠﻬﻢ ﺇﻧﻲ ﺗﻮﻛﻠﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ، ﻭ ﺳﻠﻤﺖ ﺃﻣﺮﻱ ﺇﻟﻴﻚ ,
ﻻﻣﻠﺠﺄ ﻭﻻ ﻣﻨﺠﺎ ﻣﻨﻚ ﺇﻻ ﺇﻟﻴﻚ ..
–
O Allah, I have relied on you, and I have
submitted my matters to you. There is no
protection or saving from you except by returning
to you.
Dua For Anxiety:
Allahumma inni aoodhoo bika minal-hammi-
walhazan. Waa oodhoo bika minal-ajzi-wal-
kasal. Waa oodhoo bika minal jubni wal bukhl.
Waa oodhoo bikal min ghalabatid-dayni-waqahrir
rijal.
Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and
grief, from helplessness and laziness, from
cowardice and stinginess, and from overpowering
of debt and from oppression of men.
Dua For Distress:
Allahumma rahmataka arjoo falaa takilnee ilaa
nafsee tarfata aynin wa aslih-lee shanee kullahu,
laa ilaha illa anta.
O Allah! It is Your mercy that I hope for so do not
leave me in charge of my affairs even for a blink
of an eye and rectify for me all of my affairs.
None has the right to be worshipped except You.

Nice one OP. JazakhumLlahukhayra

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maclatunji:
Nice one OP. JazakhumLlahukhayra

And you too, May Allah rewards you with good!

Profkunlexxy:
Nice thread and I wish this thread shdn't go into extinction

Amen Our Prof.

jazakumulahhu khairan.

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Tнαηкs Op for this reminder, may almighty Allah increase ur knowledge

Nice write up

jazakumulahu khairan may Allah increase u in knowledge

Masha Allah

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Thanks op

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Jazaka Allahu khair

Jazaakumullahi khayran @ op

Very educating. May Allah reward you for sharing.

thanks op. This thread came at d time I needed it. May Allah increase ur knowledge..

Masha Allah!

Tnx 4 inf0

jazakumullahu khairan. thanks OP & Jummu@ Mubarak

May Allah's Rahma and Barakah be with us all. How was Jumah service?

Jakakumullah khaera

alhamdulilah! Juma'at karim.

Jazakalahukhaira

Jazakallah Khair

Ma' shaa Allah,Jazakumu Allah khair...Prayer when finding it difficult to assimilate,though I have seen it in a screen shot,but for the benefit of those who can't download or zoom the screen shot,here is the prayer; ALLAHUMO LA SAHLA ILA MA JA ALTAU SAHLA,WA ANTA TAJ AL LI AZNA IDHA SHITA SAHLA. may ALLAH increase us in knowledge,and understanding