A collection of various du'a that may be recited while studying or

working.
Du'as before/during study
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Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altu sahla, wa 'anta taj-alul hazna
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O Allah! There is nothing easy except what You make easy, and
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Allahumma Tufiltuf bi fi taysiri kulli 'asirin, fainna taysirra kuuli
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O Allah! Make easy for me every difficult thing, with Your special
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Allahumma infa'nii bimaa 'allamtanii wa'allimnii maa yanfa' unii
O Allah! Make useful for me what You taught me and teach me
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Allahumma inni as'alukal 'afuwawal-afiya
O Allah! I seek your forgiveness and well being (meaning in
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Allahumma inni as'aluka 'Ilman naafi'an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa
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O Allah! I ask You for knowledge that is of benefit, a good
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[Ibn Majah and others]
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Allahumma inni as'aluka min al khairi kullihi 'ajilihi wa ajilihi, ma
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O Allah! I ask You for all the good which is in the present or in the
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[a comprehensive du'a taught to Aisha by the Prophet (saws)]
Du'as for anxiety/difficulty
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Allahumma inni a'udhubika minal hammi wal hazan, wal 'ajzi wal
kasal, wal bukhli wal jubn, wa dhala'id-dayni wa ghalabatir rijaal
O 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]
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Allahumma inni unzila bika haajati wa-in qasuura rubbi wa du'fa
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O 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
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HasbiyAllahu wa ni'mal wakeel
Allah is my availer and protector and the best of aids.
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Rabbi inni maghlubun fan-tass-ssir
O Allah! I am overpowered, so help me.
[surah al-Qamar, 54:10]
This was the du'a of sayyidna Nuh (alayhis salam) after 950 years
of preaching to a stubborn people.
Du'as for Knowledge
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Allahumma inni as'aluka 'ilman-naaji'han
O Allah! I ask You for useful Knowledge

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Subhanaka la 'ilma lana 'illa ma 'allamtana 'innaka 'antal-'Alimul
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Glory 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]

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Rabbi zidni 'ilman war zuqni fahman
O Allah! Advance me in Knowledge and true understanding
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O All-Knowing, grant me knowledge
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Rabbi zidni ilma
O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge
[surah Ta-Ha; 20:114]
Du'as after studying

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Allahumma zakkirni minhu, wa 'alimni minhu ma jahiltu
O Allah! Assist me to remember it, and teach me whatever I am
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Allahhumma inni astaodeeuka ma qara'tu wama hafaz-tu.
Faradduhu 'allaya inda hagati elayhi
O 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.
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SallAllahu 'ala Muhammad wa 'aali Muhammad. Allahumma inni
as'aluka ya Mudhakkiral khayr wa faa'ilahu wal-aamimira bihi
dhakirni ma ansaanihi-shaytan
Blessings 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
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Allahummanf'ani bima 'allamtani, wa 'allimni ma yaufa'uni
O Allah! Let the knowledge that You have granted me, be useful
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Rabbana ta-qabbal minna 'innaka 'Antas-Sami-'ul-'Aliim
Our Rabb! accept from us. You indeed, You are the all-Hearing,
the all-Knowing.
[Surah Baqarah, 2:127]
Study Tips:
1. Do the prayers at their correct times.
2. Pray a 2 rakat nafl prior to exam
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Bismillah...) at the top of the page or cover.
4. Say

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the Most Kind) - before commencing the exam - indeed before
anything that you do.
5. Recite some du'as (like the ones listed above), and keep in
constant dhikrullah (i.e. the daily dhikrs when waking, dressing,
eating, sleeping, etc)
6. Come home and pray 2 rakat nafl after the exam for shukr
(offer thanks to Allah) for granting you the strength and
persistence and ability to complete the exam and accomplish
goals inshaAllah
7. Increase in your reading and listening of the Qur'an and
performing more ibadah (worship) (i.e. nafilah (voluntary) prayers
and deeds). Keep away from bad actions and deeds - Follow up a
bad deed with a good deed, to cancel it out.
Some Dua's for you students may Allah make your paths easy for
you....Ameen..