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Du'as before/during study

اللَّهُمَّ لا سَهْلَ إلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلاً وَ إنْتَ تَحْعَلُ الْحزْنَ إذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلاًAllahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altu sahla, wa 'anta taj-alul hazna idha shi'ta sahlaO Allah!  There is nothing easy except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if it be Your Will

[Ibn Hibban] 

 

اللَّهُمَّ الْطُفْ بِىْ فِىْ تَيْسِيْرِ كُلِّ عَسِيْرٍ فَاِنَّ تَيْسِيْرَ ; كُلِّ عَسِيْرٍ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيْرٌَAllahumma Tufiltuf bi fi taysiri kulli 'asirin, fainna taysirra kuuli 'asirin 'alaika yassirun

O Allah!  Make easy for me every difficult thing, with Your special favour and Kindness, for it is easy for You to make every difficult thing easy 

 

أللِّهُم النّفَعنِي بِمَا عَلَّمتَنِي وَ عَلِّمنِيِ مَا يَنفَعنِيAllahumma infa'nii bimaa 'allamtanii wa'allimnii maa yanfa' unii

O Allah! Make useful for me what You taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me. 

 

اللهم اني اسالك العفو والعافيةAllahumma inni as'alukal 'afuwawal-afiya

O Allah! I seek your forgiveness and well being (meaning in examination, memory, and concentration etc) 

 

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا , وَ رِزْقًا طَيَّبًا , وَ عَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاًAllahumma inni as'aluka 'Ilman naafi'an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa 'amalan mutaqabbalan

O Allah! I ask You for knowledge that is of benefit, a good provision and deeds that will be accepted.

[Ibn Majah and others] 

 

اللَّهُمَّ اِنِّى اَسْئَلُكَ فَهْمَ الَنَّبِيِّن وَ حِفْظَا الْمُرْسَلِيِّن الْمُقَرِّبِينAllahumma inni as'aluka fahmal-nabiyyen wa hifthal mursaleen al-muqarrabeenO Allah! I ask You for the understanding of the prophets and the memory of the messengers, and those nearest to You. 

 

.Ya Hayyu, Ya Qayyumu, Ya Rabba Musa waHarun waNuh waIbrahim waIsa waMuhammadin Sallallahu alayhi wasallam Akrimni bi jawdatil hifdhi wasur'ati fahhmi, Warzuqni hikmata wama'rifatal ilmi wa thabat- dhihni wa'l aqli wa'l-hilmi bi haqqi sayyidina Muhmmadin Salallahu alayhi wasalam. Ya Rabbal AlaminO Living! O One Through Whom All Subsists! O Lord of Musa, Harun, Nuh, Ibrahim, Isa, and Muhammad, honour me with good memory and understanding, Bestow me with wisdom, true knowledge and a firm intellect and mind with the blessing of Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace). O Lord of the Worlds. 

 

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِّسَانِي آمِراً بِذِكْرِكَ قِلْبِي بِخَاشِعَتِكَAllahumma ijal leesanee 'amiran bi thikrika wa qalbi bi khashyatika.O Allah! Make my tongue full of Your remembrance, and my heart with consciousness of You. 

 

رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌRabbi 'inni limaa 'anzalta 'ilayya min khairin-faqeerO my Lord! I am indeed needy of whatever good You may send to me

[Surah Qassas; 28:24]

The above du'a was made while Musa (alayhis salam) was traveling to the desert of Madyan, and he had no shelter - nowhere to stay for rest. He made this du'a while resting under the shade of a tree, and consequently the father of the two sisters in the story invited him to stay with them... 

 

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِيRabb-ishrah ii sadri, wa yassir li 'amri, Wah-lul 'uqdatam-mil-li-saani, Yaf-qahuu qawliiO my Lord! Expand me my breast; Ease my task for me; And remove the impediment from my speech, so they may understand what I say

[Surah Ta-Ha; 20:25-28]

A du'a that Musa (alayhis salam) made when proceeding to the court of Fir'awn (Pharoah) for the arguments (inviting him to Islam) 

 

 اَللَّهُمَّ اَصْلِحْ لِىْ دُنْيَاى الَّتِىَْ فِيْهَا مَعَاشِىْ وَ اَصْلِحْ لِىْ اخِرَتِىَ الَّتِىْ فِيْهَا مَعَادِىْ وَ اجْعَلِْ الْحَيوةَ زِيَادَةً لِّىْ فِىْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ وَّ اجْعَلِ الْمَوْتَ رَاحَةً لِىْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّAllahumm-aslih li diniyalladhi huwa ismatu amri, wa aslih li dunyaya-llati fiha ma'ashi, wa aslih li akhirati-llati fiha ma`adi, waj`alil-hayata ziyadatan li fi kulli khair, waj`alil-mauta rahatan li min kulli sharrinO Allah! Set right my faith which is the safeguard of my affairs. And set right for me my worldy affairs wherein is my living. And set right for me my Hereafter on which depends my after-life. And make my life for me (a source) of abundance for every good and make my death a source of comfort for me protecting me against every evil

[Muslim, 35/6565]

[Abu Hurairah (radiAllahu anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) used to say (the above)] 

 

 اللَّهُمَّ اِنِّى اَسْئَلُكَ الْفَوْزَ فِى الْقَضَآءِAllahumma inni as'alukal fauza fil qadaai'O Allah! I ask You for success concerning my destiny 

 

 اللَّهُمَّ اِنِّى اَسْئَلُكَ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّه عَاجِله وَ اجِلِه مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَ مَا لَمْ اَعْلَمْAllahumma inni as'aluka min al khairi kullihi 'ajilihi wa ajilihi, ma 'alimtu minhu wa ma lam a'alamO Allah! I ask You for all the good which is in the present or in the future, which I know and which I do not know

[a comprehensive du'a taught to Aisha by the Prophet (saws)]  

 Du'as for anxiety/difficulty
اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَ الْحَزَنِ ، وَ الْعَجْزِ وَ الْكَسَلِ ، وَ الْبُخْلِ وَ الْجُبْنِ ، وَ ضَلَعِ الدِّيْنِ وَ غَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِAllahumma inni a'udhubika minal hammi wal hazan, wal 'ajzi wal kasal, wal bukhli wal jubn, wa dhala'id-dayni wa ghalabatir rijaalO Allah!  I seek refuge in You from grief and sadness, from weakness and from laziness, from miserliness and from cowardice, from being overcome by debt and from being overpowered by men (other people)

[Sahih al-Bukhari 7:158]

 

 اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي اُنْزِلُ بِكَ حَاجَتِىْ وَ اِنْ قَصُرَ رَابِىْ وَ ضُعْفَ عَمَلِى افْتَقَرْت ;ُ اِلى رَحمَتِكَAllahumma inni unzila bika haajati wa-in qasuura rubbi wa du'fa 'amali iftaqartu illa RahmatikaO Allah!  I ask You to answer my needs, though my intellect is weak, and my actions are defective,  O Allah!  I am in need of Your Mercy 

 

!Innaka 'ala ma-tasha'-u qadeer wa anta hasbeeya wa na'mal wakeelO Allah! You do whatever You wish, and You are my Availer and Protector and the best of aid. 

 

حَسْبِيَ اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُHasbiyAllahu wa ni'mal wakeelAllah is my availer and protector and the best of aids. 

 

رَبِّ اِنِّىْ مَغْلُوْبٌ فَانْتَصِرْRabbi inni maghlubun fan-tass-ssirO Allah! I am overpowered, so help me.

 

 

 

 

Du'as for Knowledge

اللَّهُم¡ اِنِّى اَسْئَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَجِيْحًاAllahummainni as'aluka 'ilman-naaji'hanO Allah! I ask You for useful Knowledge

 

سُبْحَانَكَ لاَ عِلْمَ لَنَا إِلاَّ مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُSubhanaka la 'ilma lana 'illa ma 'allamtana 'innaka 'antal-'Alimul HakimGlory be to you, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise

[surah Baqarah; 2:32]  

 

رَبِّ زدْنيِ عِلْماً وَ رْزُقْنيِ فَهْماًRabbi zidni 'ilman war zuqni fahmanO Allah! Advance me in Knowledge and true understanding

يَا عَلِيمُ عَلِّمْنِىْYa Alimu, alimniO All-Knowing, grant me knowledge

رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًاRabbi zidni ilmaO my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge

[surah Ta-Ha; 20:114]  

 

 

Du'as after studying

اَللَّهُمَّ ذَكِّرْنِِىْ مِنْهَ ، وَ عَلِّمْنِىْ مِنْهُ مَا جَهِلْتُAllahumma zakkirni minhu, wa 'alimni minhu ma jahiltuO Allah! Assist me to remember it, and teach me whatever I am ignorant of it

--Allahhumma inni astaodeeuka ma qara'tu wama hafaz-tu. Faradduhu 'allaya inda hagati elayhiO Allah! I entrust You with what I have read and I have studied. (O Allah!) Bring it back to me when I am in need of it.  

 

صلى الله على محمد وال محمد اللهم اني أسألك يا مدخر الخير وفاعله والآمر به ذكرني ما انسانيه الشيطانSallAllahu 'ala Muhammad wa 'aali Muhammad. Allahumma inni as'aluka ya Mudhakkiral khayr wa faa'ilahu wal-aamimira bihi dhakirni ma ansaanihi-shaytanBlessings of Allah be upon Muhammad and his progeny. O Allah! I ask You, The One who mentions goodness and actualizes it and commands it, Remind me of that which the shaytan makes me forget  

اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعَنِىْ بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِىْ وَ عَلِّمْنِىْ مَا يَنْفَعَنِىْAllahummanf'ani bima 'allamtani, wa 'allimni ma yaufa'uniO Allah! Let the knowledge that You have granted me, be useful for me, and teach me whatever can be fruitful for me  

رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُRabbana ta-qabbal minna 'innaka 'Antas-Sami-'ul-'AliimOur Rabb! accept from us. You indeed, You are the all-Hearing, the all-Knowing. 
[Surah Baqarah, 2:127]  

 Du'as for those studying

ألله يْوَفِقْكم وِيْنَجِّحْكُم فِي قْرَايِتْكُم...May Allah grant you success in your studies 

تَبَارَك الله عَلِيْكTabarak-Allah 'alaykaThe blessing of Allah be upon you.