Exam Duas, -

Dua from the Qur'an #10 Expand
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً
مِّن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
Translation
"O my Lord! Widen for me my bossom (grant me self-confidence,
contentment, and boldness); And ease my task for me; And make loose
the knot (i.e. the defect restricting speech) from my tongue; So they
may understand what I say"
Note: Prayer made by Musa (Moses) (may the peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) when he was commanded to go to Pharaoh in Egypt.
Transliteration
rabbish-raḥ lee ṣadree wa yassir lee amree waḥlul ‛uqdatan min
lisaanee yafqahoo qawlee
Sources: Surah TaHa (20:25-28)
Dua from the Qur'an #18 Expand
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدً
Translation
"Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our
affair in the right way!"
Note: This dua was made by the 'dwellers of the cave' whose story is
mentioned in Surah Al-Kahf (18:9-22)
Transliteration
rabbanaa aatinaa min ladunka raḥmatan wa hayyi' lanaa min amrinaa rashadaa
Sources: Surah Al-Kahf (18:10)
Dua for anxiety and sorrow #1 Expand
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ ابْنُ أَمَتِكَ نَاصِيَتِي
بِيَدِكَ ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاءُكَ
أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ أَوْ
أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ ، أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ
أَوِ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَ
الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي ، وَنُورَ صَدْرِي ، وَجَلاءَ حُزْنِي ،
وذَهَابَ هَمِّي
Translation
"O Allah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your handmaid, my
forelock is in Your hand (i.e. You have total mastery over me), Your
command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me is just."
I ask You by every name belonging to You which You named Yourself
with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to any of Your creation,
or You have preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You, that
You make the Qur'an the life of my heart and the light of my bosom,
and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety.
Note: Allah will take away the anxiety and sorrow out of the heart of
him who recites this supplication, as mentioned in this hadith by our
prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
Transliteration
allaahumma innee ‛abduk-abnu-‛abdik-abnu-amatik, naaṣiyatee biyadika,
maaḍin fiyya ḥukmuka, ‛adlun fiyya qaḍaa'uk
as'aluka bi kull-ismin huwa lak, sammayta bihi nafsaka, aw anzaltahu
fee kitaabika, aw ‛allamtahu aḥadan min khalqika, awis-ta'tharta bihi
fee ‛ilmil-ghaybi ‛indaka, an taj‛al-al-quraana rabee‛a qalbee, wa
noora ṣadree, wa jalaa'a ḥuznee, wa dhahaaba hammee
Sources: Ahmad No# 3712, Ibn Hibban in his Sahih # 972
Dua for anxiety and sorrow #2 Expand
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَ الْحَزَنِ ، والْعَجْزِ
، والْكَسَلِ ، والْبُخْلِ ، والْجُبْنِ ، وضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ ، وغَلَبَةِ
الرِّجَالِ
Translation
O Allah, I seek refuge with You from anxiety, and sorrow, and
weakness, and laziness, and miserliness, and cowardice, and the burden
of debts and from being overpowered by men.
Transliteration
allaa-humma innee a‛oodhu bika mi-nal-ham-mi wal-ḥazan, wal-‛ajzi
wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-jubn, wa ḍa-la‛id-dai-ni, wa
ghalaba-tir-rijaal
Sources: Bukhari No# 2893, 5425, 6363, 6369; Abu Dawud No# 1541;
At-Tirmidhi No# 3484; An-Nasa'i No# 5449, 5450, 5453, 5476
Dua for one in distress #1 Expand
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا
اللهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ رَبُّ
السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الأَرْضِ ورَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ
Translation
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, The Magnificent, The
Most Clement. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Lord
of the magnificent throne. None has the right to be worshipped except
Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the Earth and Lord of the noble
throne.
Transliteration
laa ilaaha ill-allaahul-‛aẓeemul-ḥaleem, laa ilaaha ill-allaahu
rabbul-‛arshil-‛aẓeem, laa ilaaha ill-allaahu rabbus-samawaati wa
rabbul-arḍi wa rabbul-‛arshil-kareem
Sources: Bukhari No 6346, 7431; Muslim No# 2730
Dua for one in distress #2 Expand
اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ
عَيْنٍ ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أنْتَ
Translation
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.
Transliteration
allaahumma raḥmataka arjoo, fa laa takilnee ilaa nafsee ṭarfata
‛aynin, wa aṣliḥ lee sha'nee kullahu, laa ilaaha illaa ant
Sources: Abu Dawud No# 5090; Sahih Ibn Hibban No# 970
Dua for one in distress #3 Expand
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
Translation
The Dua of Yunos (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
when he was in the belly of the whale:
"None has the right to be worshipped except You. How far from
imperfections You are, verily I was among the wrong-doers."
*The prophet of Allah (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) said: "Any Muslim who recite this du'a, his request will be
granted by Allah."
Transliteration
laa ilaaha illaa anta subḥaanaka innee kuntu minaẓ-ẓaalimeen
Sources: At-Tirmidhi No# 3505
Dua for one in distress #4 Expand
اللهُ اللهُ رَبِّي لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا
Translation
Allah, Allah is my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him.
Transliteration
allaah-ullaahu rabbee laa ushriku bihi shay'aa
Sources: Abu Dawud No# 1525; Ibn Majah No# 3882.
Dua and remembrance to be said at any time #10 Expand
اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ، وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْجُبْنِ،
وَالْبُخْلِ، وَالْهَرَمِ، وَعَذَابِ، الْقَبْرِ
اللهُمَّ آتِ نَفْسِي تَقْوَاهَا، وَزَكِّهَا أَنْتَ خَيْرُ مَنْ
زَكَّاهَا، أَنْتَ وَلِيُّهَا وَمَوْلَاهَا،
اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ، وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ
لَا يَخْشَعُ، وَمِنْ نَفْسٍ لَا تَشْبَعُ، وَمِنْ دَعْوَةٍ لَا
يُسْتَجَابُ لَهَا
Translation
O Allah, I seek refuge with You from weakness, and laziness, cowardice
and miserliness, old and infirm age, and the torment of the grave.
O Allah, give my soul piety and purify it, for indeed You are the best
of those who can purify it, You are it's Guardian and Master.
O Allah, I seek refuge with You from knowledge that does not benefit,
from a heart that does not get humbled [to Allah], from a soul which
is never satisfied and from a supplication which does not get
answered.
Transliteration
allaahumma innee a‛oodhu bika mi-nal-‛ajzi wal-kasal, wal-jubn
wal-bukhl, wal haram wa ‛adhaabil-qabr
Allaahumma aati nafsee taq-waaha wa zak-kiha anta khairu man zak-kaaha
anta wali-yuha wa maw-laaha
Allaahumma in-ni a‛oodhu bika min ‛ilmin laa yanfa‛, wa min qalbin laa
yakh-sha‛, wa min naf-sin laa tashba‛, wa min du‛wat-in laa yustajaabu
laha
Sources: Muslim No# 2722 An-Nasa'i No# 5458, 5538
Dua and remembrance to be said at any time #11 Expand
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ، وَالْقِلَّةِ،
وَالذِّلَّةِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ
Translation
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from absolute poverty, paucity,
humiliation, and I seek refuge in You from oppressing or being
oppressed.
Transliteration
Allaahumma inni a‛oodhu bi-ka minal-faqr, wal-qil-lah, wal-dhil-lah,
wa a‛oodhu bi-ka min an aẓlima aw au uẓlam
Sources: Abu Dawud No# 1544 ِAn-Nasa'i No# 5460 Ibn Majah No# 3842
Dua to be protected from all types of evil #2 Expand
اللهمَّ إنِّي أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَهْدِ البَلاَءِ، وَدَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ،
وَسُوءِ القَضَاءِ، وَشَمَاتَةِ الأَعْدَاءِ
Translation
O Allah I seek refuge with You from severe calamity, and from misery
to fall upon me, and from a bad fate and from the gloating of [my]
enemies.
Transliteration
Allaahum-ma inni a‛oodhu bika min jah-dil-balaa', wa
darak-ish-shaqaa', wa soo'il-qaḍaa', wa shamaata-til a'daa'
Sources: Bukhari No# 6616; Muslim No# 2707; An-Nasa'i No# 5491