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Intention for Seeking Knowledge by Imam al-Haddad

and Selected Duas for Studying


with Arabic text, transliteration, and English translation

Arranged by Mohsin Ali Please email with corrections/additions/comments mohsin863@gmail.com

Imam al-Haddads Intention for Seeking Knowledge (in another script)

Imam al-Haddads Intention for Seeking Knowledge

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In the Name of Allah, the All Merciful, the Compassionate Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. And peace and blessings be upon Sayyidina Muhammad and upon his family and his companions.

(transliteration in Notes section below)

Imam al-Haddads Intention for Seeking Knowledge

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I intend to study and teach, to take and give a reminder, to take and give benefit, to take and give advantage, to encourage holding fast to the Book of God and the way of His messenger, to call to guidance and to direct towards good, hoping for the countenance of God and His pleasure, His proximity and His reward. Transcendent is He.

Selected Duas for Studying (next)


The following slide contains my preferred litany of duas for studying. It is simply my own arrangement; it is not a recommended collection and it is not in a recommended order. The last slide contains a much longer list of duas that you can pick and choose from to formulate your own litany.

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Salwat

SubHaanaka laa ilma lanaa illaa maa 'allamtanaa, innaka antal-'Alimul Hakeem Glory be to you, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise. [Al-Baqarah; 2:32]

Allahumma infanee bimaa 'allamtanee wa 'allimnee maa yanfa' unee O Allah! Make useful for me what You have taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me

Allahumma innee as'aluka ilman naafi'an, wa rizqan Tayyiban, wa 'amalan mutaqabbalan O Allah! I ask You for knowledge that is of benefit, and a good provision, and deeds that will be accepted. Rabbi zidnee 'ilman war zuqnee fahman O Allah! Advance me in knowledge and true understanding

Allahumma innee asaluka fahm an-nabiyyeena wa hifdh al-mursaleen almuqarrabeen. Oh Allah! I ask You for the understanding of the prophets and the memory of the messengers, and those nearest to You.

rabbi ishraH lee Sadree wa yassir lee amree waHlul uqdatan min lisaanee yafqahoo qawlee My Lord! Expand my breast for me And ease my task for me; And make loose the knot from my tongue That they understand my speech Wa sallallahu alaa sayyidinaa Muhammadin wa alaa aalihi wa saHbihi wa sallam. And peace and blessings be upon Sayyidina Muhammad and upon his family and his companions.

Longer Compilation of Duas for Studying


Compiled by Alia Malik
Du'as before/during study Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altu sahla, wa 'anta taj-alul hazna idha shi'ta sahla

O Allah! There is nothing easy except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if it be Your Will [Ibn Hibban]
Allahumma infa'nii bimaa 'allamtanii wa'allimnii maa yanfa' unii O Allah! Make useful for me what You taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me. Allahumma inni as'alukal 'afuwawal-afiya O Allah! I seek your forgiveness and well being (meaning in examination, memory, and concentration etc) , , Allahumma inni as'aluka 'Ilman naafi'an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa 'amalan mutaqabbalan O Allah! I ask You for knowledge that is of benefit, a good provision and deeds that will be accepted. [Ibn Majah and others] Allahumma inni as'aluka min al khairi kullihi 'ajilihi wa ajilihi, ma 'alimtu minhu wa ma lam a'alam O Allah! I ask You for all the good which is in the present or in the future, which I know and which I do not know [a comprehensive du'a taught to Aisha by the Prophet (saws)]

Duas for Anxiety/Difficulty


Allahumma inni a'udhubika minal hammi wal hazan, wal 'ajzi wal kasal, wal bukhli wal jubn, wa dhala'iddayni 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]

HasbiyAllahu wa ni'mal wakeel Allah is my availer and protector and the best of aids.

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.

Duas for Knowledge


Subhanaka la 'ilma lana 'illa ma 'allamtana 'innaka 'antal-'Alimul Hakim 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] Rabbi zidni 'ilman war zuqni fahman O Allah! Advance me in Knowledge and true understanding Ya Alimu, alimni O All-Knowing, grant me knowledge Rabbi zidni ilma O my Lord! Advance me in Knowledge [surah Ta-Ha; 20:114]

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