Dua for exams, Learning, Meorizing

Here are some supplications to read this exam and deadline period:

1. “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.” [Qur’an 20:25-28]

‫َر ِّب اْش َر ْح ِلي َص ْد ِر ي َو َي ِّسْر ِلي َأْم ِر ي َو اْح ُلْل ُع ْق َد ًة ِّمن ِّلَس اِني َي ْف َقُهوا َقْو ِلي‬
Rabbishrah lee sadree Wayassir lee amree Wahlul
‘uqdatan min lisanee Yafqahoo qawlee
Ayat were revealed from Surah Taha, verses 25-28.
These specific verses were the words of Musa AS
when he was going to speak with the Pharoah to
spread his message. He was greatly nervous due to
his speech impediment. He was severely distressed
and made these supplications, so that Allah (SWT)
may have mercy on him. This supplication can
serve many purposes, used for standardized tests,
and help improve your speech both orally and in
writing. Recite this du’a before delivering lectures, a
big interview or any time you might need it.
When memorising and analysing

2. O Allah! There is nothing easy except what You make easy, and You make
the difficult easy if it is Your Will.

‫اللُهَّم ال َس ْه َل إال َم ا َج َع لَت ُه َس ْهال َو أنَت َت ْج َع ُل الحْز َن إذا ِش ْئ َت َس ْهال‬

Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja’altahu sahla, wa ‘anta
taj-alul hazna idha shi’ta sahla
3. “My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.” [Qur’an 20:114]

‫َّر ِّب ِز ْد ِني ِع ْلًما‬

Rabi zidnee ‘ilma
4. O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, provision that is pure and deeds
that will be accepted.

‫الَّلُهَّم ِإِّن ي َأْس َأُلَك ِع ْلًما َن اِفًعا َو ِر ْز ًقا َط ِّيًبا َو َع َم ًال ُم َت َقَّب ًال‬

Allahumma inni as’aluka ‘Ilman naafi’an, wa rizqan

tayyiban, wa ‘amalan mutaqabbalan
Dua After Studying

5. “Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us.
Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise.” [Qur’an 2:32]

‫ُسْب َح اَن َك اَل ِع ْلَم َلَن ا ِإاَّل َم ا َع َّلْم َتَن اۖ ِإَّن َك َأنَت اْلَع ِليُم اْلَح ِكيُم‬
Subhanaka la ‘ilma lana ‘illa ma ‘allamtana ‘innaka
‘antal-‘Alimul Hakim
6. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from a soul that is not satisfied, a heart that is
not humble, knowledge that is of no benefit and a supplication that is not
answered.

‫الَّلُهَّم ِإِّن ي َأُعوُذ ِبَك ِم ْن ِع ْلٍم َال َي ْن َفُع َو ِم ْن َقْلٍب َال َي ْخ َش ُع َو ِم ْن َن ْف ٍس َال َت ْش َب ُع‬
‫َو ِم ْن َد ْع َو ٍة َال ُيْس َت َج اُب َلَه ا‬
Allahumma inni a’udhu bika min nafsin la tashba’u
wa min qalbin la yakhsha’u wa min ‘ilmin la yanfa’u
wa du’a’in la yustajab
Dua for studying something difficult

7. O Allah! Nothing is easy except what You have made easy. If You wish, You
can make the difficult easy.

‫اللُهَّم ال َس ْه َل إال َم ا َج َع لَت ُه َس ْهال َو أنَت َت ْج َع ُل الحْز َن إذا ِش ْئ َت َس ْهال‬

Allahumma la sahla illama ja-‘altahu sahla wa anta
taj ‘alu al hazana etha shi’ta sahla
8. There is none worth of worship but Allah alone, Who has no partner, His is
the dominion and to Him belongs all praise, and He is able to do all things.

‫ َو ُه َو َع َلى ُك ِّل َش ْي ٍء‬، ‫ َلُه اْلُم ْلُك َو َلُه اْلَح ْم َد‬،‫اَل ِإَلَه ِإاَّل ُهللا َو ْح َد ُه اَل َش ِر يَك َلُه‬
‫َقِد يٌر‬
Laa ‘illaha ‘illallahu wahdahu la shareeka lahu,
lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa ‘alaa kulli
shay’in Qadeer
Dua for Anxiety and Worry

9. Allah is sufficient for me. There is none worthy of worship but Him. I have
placed my trust in Him. He is the Lord of the Majestic throne.

‫ْل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫ْل‬

‫َح ْس ِبَي ُهَّللا َال ِإَلَه ِإَّال ُه َو َع َلْي ِه َت َو َّك ُت َو ُه َو َر ُّب ا َع ْر ِش ا َع ِظ يِم‬
HasbiyAllahu laa ilaaha illa huwa alayhi tawakkaltu
wa huwa Rabbul arshil adheem
10. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from worry, grief, incapacity, laziness,
miserliness, cowardice, debt, and being overpowered by (other) men.

‫الَّلُهَّم ِإِّن ي َأُعوُذ ِبَك ِمَن اْلَه ِّم َو اْلَح َز ِن َو اْلَع ْج ِز َو اْلَك َس ِل َو اْل ُبْخ ِل َو اْلُجْب ِن‬
‫َو الَّد ْي ِن َو َغ َلَبِة الِّر َج اِل‬
Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minal-hammi, wal-
hazani, wal-‘ajzi, wal-kasali, wal-bukhli, wal-jubni,
wad-daini, wa ghalabatar-rijal
11. O Allah, I hope for Your mercy. Do not leave me to myself even for the
blinking of an eye (i.e. a moment). Correct all of my affairs for me. There is
none worthy of worship but You.

‫ َو َأْص ِلـْح لي َش ْأنـي‬،‫الّلُهـَّم َر ْح َم َت ـَك َأْر جـوَفال َت ِكلـني ِإلى َن ْف ـسي َط ـْر َفَة َع ـْين‬
‫ُك َّلـه اَل ِإَلَه ِإاَّل أْن ـت‬
Allahumma rahmataka arju, fala takilni ila nafsi
tarfata ‘ayn, wa as-lih li sha’ni kul-lahu, la illaha il-la
anta
12. Allah, Allah, my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him.

‫ُهللا ُهللا َر ِّب ال ُأْش ـِر ُك ِبِه َش ْيـئًا‬

Allaah, Allaah, Rabbee laa ushriku bihi shay’an

The importance of du’a on the Day of Arafah

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said, “The best supplication is that which is made on the day of
Arafah. The best of it is what was said by myself and the prophets before me: There
is no God but Allah alone, without any partners, unto Him belong the dominion and
all praise and He has power over all things.” (Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3585)

Here are some of the du‘as of the prophets mentioned in the Qur’an:

The du‘a of Prophet Yunus (peace be upon him)

‫ٓاَّل ِإَلٰـ َه ِإٓاَّل َأنَت ُسْبَح ٰـ َن َك ِإِّن ى ُك نُت ِمَن ٱلَّظ ٰـ ِلِميَن‬

Transliteration:

La ilaha illaa anta subhanaka inni kuntu mina adhaalimin

‘There is no God but You, glory be to You for I have

certainly been among the wrongdoers. (Surah al-
Anbiya, verse 87)
Prophet Yunus made this beautiful du‘a whilst stuck inside a whale, and Allah
(exalted is He) saved him from his situation immediately.

By sincerely repenting to Allah and glorifying Him, Yunus was saved from danger
and imminent death by the mercy of Allah. The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬also mentioned the
virtue of this du‘a in an authentic hadith:

Sa’d reported: The Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬said, “The supplication of Jonah,

Dhul Nun, when he called upon Allah inside the belly of the whale was this, ‘There is
no God but You, glory be to You for I have certainly been among the wrongdoers,’
(21:87). Verily, a Muslim never supplicates for anything with it but that Allah will
answer him.” (Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3505)

By beginning your du‘as with this du‘a it is a way to be certain that Allah will accept
your supplication!

The du‘a of Prophet Musa (peace be upon him)

Prophet Musa is the most mentioned prophet in the Qur’an across several surahs.
Throughout his lifetime, he made several du‘as which Allah preserved in the Qur’an
for us to benefit from and utilise. One such du‘a appears in Surah al-Qasas. Prior to
making this dua, Prophet Musa helped two women feed water to their flock at a lake
crowded with men. Then he returned to a place of shade and called out to Allah in
desperation:

‫َأ‬
‫َر ِّب ِإِّن ى ِلَم ٓا نَز ْلَت ِإَلَّى ِمْن َخ ْي ٍۢر َفِقيٌۭر‬
Transliteration:

Rabbi innee limaa anzalta ilayya min khairin faqeer

“My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You

would send down to me, in need.” (Surah al-Qasas,
verse 24)
Allah answered Musa’s du‘a immediately, blessing him with wealth and family!

Du‘a for an expanded chest and easy task:

‫َر ِّب اْش َر ْح ِلي َص ْد ِر ي َو َيِّس ْر ِلي َأْم ِر ي َو اْح ُلْل ُع ْق َد ًة ِمْن ِلَس اِني َي ْفَقُهوا َقْو ِلي‬

Transliteration:

Rabbish rahli sadri wa yassirli amri wah lul uqdatan min lisaani, yaf kahu kauli

“My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance]

and ease for me my task and untie the knot from my
tongue that they may understand my speech.”
(Surah Taha, Verses 25-28)
Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) made this du‘a before facing the tyrannical
oppressor, the Pharoah, and Allah granted him ease and success in this task.

The du‘a of Prophet Ayyub (peace be upon him)

Prophet Ayyub was tested with years of illness, the loss of his wealth and children,
and his du‘a after enduring this for years is a beautiful example of the etiquette in
which we should ask Allah for aid.

Transliteration

Annee massaniyad–durru wa-anta arhamur-raahimeen

“Indeed, harm has afflicted me, and You are the

Most Merciful of all those who show mercy” (Surah
al-Anbiya, verse 83)
Allah responded to this du‘a by removing the hardship from Ayyub and restoring
what he had lost.
The du‘a of Adam and Hawaa (peace be upon them)

After being expelled from paradise with his wife Hawaa, Adam was inspired by Allah
to utter words of repentance, and Allah subsequently forgave Him. This du‘a is a
great example of the Mercy of Allah and His love of forgiving His slaves.

Transliteration:

Rabbana dhalamnaaa anfusana wa il-lam tag-fir lana wa tarhamna la-na-koo-nan-na

mi-nal-khasireen.

“Both cried out: ‘Our Lord! We have wronged

ourselves. If You do not forgive us and do not have
mercy on us, we shall surely be among the losers”
(Surah al-A’raf, verse 23)
The du‘a of Prophet Nuh ( peace be upon him)

Prophet Nuh (peace be upon him) spent almost one thousand years calling his
people to worship Allah alone, and he was met with their ridicule and mocking of
him. In the preceding verses, the people of Nuh mocked him and denied him, calling
him a madman, causing Nuh to call out to Allah with this du‘a:

‫َر َّب ُه َأِّن ي َم ْغ ُلوٌب َفاْنَت ِص ْر‬

Transliteration: annee maghloobun fantasir

“My Lord, Indeed, I am overpowered, so

help.”(Surah al-Qamar, verse 10)
Immediately after, Allah responds by opening the skies and ending down rain,
sending water from springs in the earth, and carrying Nuh and those who followed
him in the arc to safety.

The du‘as of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him)

‫َر ِّب اْج َع ْلِني ُم ِقيَم الَّص اَل ِة َو ِمْن ُذ ِّر َّي ِتيۚ َر َّب َن ا َو َت َقَّب ْل ُدَعاِء َر َّب َن ا اْغ ِفْر ِلي َو ِلَو اِلَد َّي َو ِلْلُم ْؤ ِمِنيَن َيْو َم َي ُقوُم اْلِحَس اُب‬

Transliteration:

Rabbij alni muqeemas salati wa min zurriyati Rabbana wa taqabbal du’a Rabbanagh
fir lee waliwalidayya wa lil mumineena Yawma yaqoomul hisaab
“My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and
[many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept
my supplication. Our Lord, forgive me and my
parents and the believers the Day the account is
established” (Surah Ibrahim, verses 40-41)
The du‘a of Ibrahim for Makkah

‫َر ِّب اْج َع ْل َٰه َذ ا اْلَب َلَد آِم ًن ا َو اْج ُنْب ِني َو َب ِنَّي َأْن َن ْع ُبَد اَأْلْص َن اَم‬

Transliteration:

Rabbij ‘al haazal balada aaminanw wajnubnee wa baniyya an na’budal asnaam

“My Lord, make this city [Makkah] secure and keep

me and my sons away from worshipping idols.”
(Surah Ibrahim, verse 35)
After building the Kaaba, Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) made du‘a for this
city to be protected and for his offspring to be protected from shirk. We can use this
du‘a to make du‘a for our own descendants to be safe from shirk and misguidance.

The du‘as of Prophet Zakariya (peace be upon him)

‫َر ِّب اَل َت َذ ْر ِني َفْر ًد ا َو َأْن َت َخ ْيُر اْلَو اِر ِثيَن‬

Transliteration

Rabbi laa tadharnee fardanw wa Anta khairul waaritheen

“My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while

you are the best of inheritors.” (Surah al-Anbiya,
verse 89)
‫َر ِّب َه ْب ِلي ِمْن َلُد ْن َك ُذ ِّر َّي ًة َط ِّيَب ًة ۖ ِإَّن َك َس ِميُع الُّد َع اء‬

Transliteration:

Rabbi hab lee mil ladunka zurriyyatan taiyibatan innaka samee’ud du’aaa
“My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring.
Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication.”(Surah
Ali’ Imran, verse 38)
Prophet Zakariya (peace be upon him) saw Maryam (peace be upon her) with rare,
out of season fruits in her prayer area, and was inspired to name du‘a for a child
which was seemingly impossible. He was immediately given the good news of a
baby boy, Yahya!