QuranQuran 20:114
رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Dua to increase in knowledge
My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
Student Dua
by Syllabi
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Today's du'a
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ، أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ
O The Ever Living, The Sustainer of all; I seek assistance through Your mercy. Rectify all of my affairs and do not entrust me to myself for the blink of an eye.
Nasāʾī
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Thirteen du'as, grouped by situation — or pick how you feel.
Knowledge & study
HadithIbn Mājah
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا، وَعَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلًا
For beneficial knowledge
O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, wholesome sustenance, and deeds which are accepted.
HadithTirmidhī
اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْني بِما عَلَّمْتني، وَعَلِّمْني مَا يَنْفَعُني، وَزِدْني عِلْمًا
Knowledge inspired by Allah
O Allah, benefit me with what You have taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge.
Exams & hard tasks
QuranQuran 20:25–26
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي
For inner peace and ease
My Lord, put my heart at peace for me, and make my task easy for me.
HadithIbn Ḥibbān
اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا
When one is in a difficult situation
O Allah, there is no ease except in that which You have made easy, and You make the difficulty easy when You wish.
QuranBukhārī
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
When overwhelmed with difficulties
Allah is enough for me and He is the Best Protector.
HadithA remembrance taught by the Prophet ﷺ
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
A powerful weapon and coping tool
There is no power (in averting evil) or strength (in attaining good) except through Allah.
Worry & sorrow
HadithBukhārī
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ
For grief and anxiety
There is no god worthy of worship but Allah, the Supreme, the Forbearing. There is no god worthy of worship but Allah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne. There is no god worthy of worship but Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, Lord of the Noble Throne.
HadithAbū Dāwūd
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
Protection from anxiety, inability, laziness and debt
O Allah, I seek Your protection from anxiety and grief. I seek Your protection from inability and laziness. I seek Your protection from cowardice and miserliness, and I seek Your protection from being overcome by debt and being overpowered by men.
HadithAbū Dāwūd
اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو، فَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
When one is distressed
O Allah! Your Mercy is what I hope for, so do not entrust me to myself for the blink of an eye, and rectify all of my affairs. There is no god worthy of worship but You.
Hard times & trust
QuranQuran 21:87
لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
For difficult times
There is no god worthy of worship except You; You are free from all imperfection. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.
HadithNasāʾī
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ، أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ
Entrust all your matters to Allah
O The Ever Living, The Sustainer of all; I seek assistance through Your mercy. Rectify all of my affairs and do not entrust me to myself for the blink of an eye.
HadithTirmidhī
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
A solution to your problems
O Allah, honour and have mercy upon Muhammad ﷺ and his household.
Common questions
About du'ā' and school.
Should I say du‘ā’ before or after studying?
Both. Before studying: ask for knowledge that benefits. During studying: say Bismillāh when opening new material. After studying: say Alḥamdulillāh and ask that what you learned stays with you and serves you well.
What if I fail despite making du‘ā’?
Failure is not evidence that Allah did not hear you. It may be an indication to study differently, to seek help, to try a different path — or simply a delay before a better outcome. The Prophet ﷺ said that nothing befalls a believer, even a prick of a thorn, except that Allah removes a sin for it (Bukhārī 5641). Even academic difficulty has a purpose.
Can I make du‘ā’ for my classmates to do well?
Absolutely. Du‘ā’ for others in their absence is among the most accepted forms of supplication, and the angels say “and for you the same.” Asking Allah to grant understanding to your entire class costs you nothing and may return to you multiplied.
What if I am struggling academically despite making du‘ā’?
Continue making du‘ā’ and also assess your study habits honestly. Du‘ā’ does not replace effort — it amplifies it. The Prophet ﷺ said: take benefit of five before five (your youth before your old age, and so on) — including your free time. Structured, consistent study combined with du‘ā’ is the prophetic model.
Can I make du‘ā’ in English if I do not know Arabic?
Yes. Allah understands all languages and knows the state of your heart. Learn the Arabic du‘ās gradually — start by memorising Rabbi zidnī ʿilmā, which is only four words — but never delay asking Allah just because you have not mastered the Arabic pronunciation yet.
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