Exams

01 · Protect Yourself From Anxiety, Laziness & Debt

اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ.

Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min-l-hammi wa-l-ḥazan, wa aʿūdhu bika min-l-ʿajzi wa-l-kasal, wa aʿūdhu bika min-l-jubni wa-l-bukhl, wa aʿūdhu bika min ghalabati-d-dayni wa qahri-r-rijāl.

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.

02 · Entrust All Your Matters to Allah

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيْثُ ، أَصْلِحْ لِيْ شَأْنِيْ كُلَّهُ ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِيْ إِلَىٰ نَفْسِيْ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ.

Yā Ḥayyu yā Qayyūm, bi-raḥmatika astaghīth, aṣliḥ lī sha’nī kullah, wa lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ʿayn.

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.

- Anas b. Mālik (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) narrates that the Prophet ﷺ said to Fāṭimah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhā), “What is preventing you from (doing) what I am advising you; that you say [the above] in the morning and evening?” (Nasā’ī in ʿAmal al-Yawm wa-l-Laylah 570)

03 · Salawat #9

اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَلَىٰ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ.

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammad wa ʿalā āli Muḥammad.

O Allah, honour and have mercy upon Muhammad and his household.

- Zayd b. Khārijah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Send salawāt upon me, be persistent in du'ā and say [the above]." (Nasā’ī in Sunan al-Sughrā 1292)

04 · Duʿa for Increase in Knowledge

رَبِّ زِدْنِيْ عِلْمًا.

Rabbi zidnī ʿilmā.

My Lord, increase me in knowledge. (20:114)

05 · Duʿa of Prophet Musa ﷺ for Inner Peace & Strength

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِيْ صَدْرِيْ ، وَيَسِّرْ لِيْٓٓ أَمْرِيْْ.

Rabbi-sh-shraḥ lī ṣadrī. Wa yassir lī amrī.

My Lord, put my heart at peace for me, and make my task easy for me. (20:25-26)

06 · Knowledge Inspired by Allah

اَللّٰهُمَّ انْفَعْنِيْ بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِيْ ، وَعَلِّمْنِيْ مَا يَنْفَعُنِيْ ، وَزِدْنِيْ عِلْمًا.

Allāhumma-nfaʿnī bimā ʿallamtanī, wa ʿallimnī mā yanfaʿunī, wa zidnī ʿilmā.

O Allah, benefit me with what you have taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge.

- Abū Hurayra (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: [the above]. He then said: “All praise is due to Allah in every circumstance and I seek refuge in Allah from the condition of the people of the Hellfire.” (Tirmidhī 3599)

07 · Beneficial Knowledge, Pure Sustenance & Accepted Deeds

اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَّافِعًا ، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا ، وَعَمَلًا مُّتَقَبَّلًا.

Allāhumma innī as’aluka ʿilma-n-nāfiʿā, wa rizqan ṭayyibā, wa ʿamala-m-mutaqabbalā.

O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, wholesome sustenance, and deeds which are accepted.

- Umm Salamah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) narrated that when the Prophet ﷺ performed the fajr Salāh, he would say [the above] while doing salām. (Ibn Mājah 925)

08 · Hawqalah: A Treasure From the Treasures of Paradise

لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ

Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā bi-llāh

There is no power (in averting evil) or strength (in attaining good) except through Allah

09 · When One Is in a Difficult Situation

اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا ، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا

Allāhumma lā sahla illā mā jaʿaltahū sahlā, wa anta tajʿalu-l-ḥazna idhā shi’ta sahlā.

O Allah, there is no ease except in that which You have made easy; and You make the difficulty easy when You wish.

- Anas b. Malik (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: [the above]. (Ibn Ḥibbān 6737, Ibn al-Sunnī 351)

10 · Grief & Anxiety #2

لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ الْعَظِيْمُ الْحَلِيْمُ ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ رَبُّ السَّمٰـوٰتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيْمِ

Lā ilāha illā-llāhu-l-ʿĀẓīmu-l-Ḥalīm, lā ilāha illā-llāhu Rabbu-l-ʿĀrshi-l-ʿAẓīm, lā ilāha illā-llāhu Rabbu-s-samāwāti wa Rabbu-l-arḍi wa Rabbu-l-ʿĀrshi-l-karīm.

There is no god worthy of worship except Allah — the Supreme, the Forbearing. There is no god worthy of worship except Allah — Lord of the Magnificent Throne. There is no god worthy of worship except Allah — Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Noble Throne.

- The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to supplicate with [the above] in times of distress. (Bukhārī 6345, Muslim 2730)

11 · When Overwhelmed With Difficulties

حَسْبِيَ اللّٰهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيْلُ

Ḥasbiyallāhu wa niʿmal Wakīl.

Allah is enough for me and He is the Best Protector.

- Ibn ʿAbbās (radiy Allāhu ʿanhumā) said: “The last utterance of Ibrāhīm ﷺ when he was thrown into the fire was [the above].” (Bukhārī 4564)

12 · For Difficult Times: All Your Prayers Answered

لَآ إِلٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّيْ كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِيْنَ

Lā ilāha illā Anta subḥānaka innī kuntu mina-ẓ-ẓālimīn.

There is no god worthy of worship except You; You are free from all imperfection. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers. (21:87)

13 · When One Is Distressed

اَللّٰهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُوْ فَلَا تَكِلْنِيْ إِلٰى نَفْسِيْ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِيْ كُلَّهُ ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Allāhumma raḥmataka arjū fa-lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ʿayn, wa aṣliḥ lī sha’nī kullah, lā ilāha illā Ant.

O Allah! It is certainly Your Mercy 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 except You.

- The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The supplications of the distressed person are [the above].” (Abū Dāwūd 5090)