These du’aas may come from the Quran, Sunnah (Hadeeth), sahaabah, righteous predecessors, Imams, Sheikhs, Ustadhs, Ustadhas or even a few righteous  brothers and sisters. One may also use some of these du’aas during a hardship, calamity or difficulty of any sort. They may not necessarily be meant for students during their exams or studying only. Non-students may also find some of these du’aas useful, in shaa Allah.

Please note that the best kind of du’aas are those found in the Quran and saheeh Sunnah (Hadeeth). It is best if one can use these as much as one can, in shaa Allah.

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Remember…

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For some videos, see at the end of this article. Please also read these:

⚘ https://storiesformuslimkids.wordpress.com/portfolio/sadness/

⚘ https://islamqa.info/en/answers/22704/being-successful-in-life

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Last updated: 11/9/2023

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Du’aas from Qur’aan

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” O my Lord! Increase me in knowledge!”

Qur’aan; 20:114

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“O my Lord, expand my chest for me (with assurance). And ease my task for me. And untie the knot from my tongue. (So) that they may understand my speech.”

Quran; 20: 25-28

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• https://youtu.be/K0qR3hjYVII
• For good memory, confidence, ease in doing a task, clarity in speech and communication. Also for overcoming stammering and stuttering.

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لا إلهَ إلا أنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظّالِمِيْنَ

‘There is no deity but You. Glory be to You (How perfect youare)! Verily, I have been among the wrongdoers.’ (Quran 21:87)

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Laa ilaaha illaa anta, subhaanaka, innee kuntu minaZ Zaalimeen

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Video: https://youtube.com/shorts/XjJihJGc6GA?si=rJb6fDpI9b5K9wXy

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رَبِّ اِنِّىْٓ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ اَنْ اَسْـــَٔـلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِيْ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ ۭ وَاِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِيْ وَتَرْحَمْنِيْٓ اَكُنْ مِّنَ الْخٰسِرِيْنَ

Rabbi Inneee A-o’od’u Bika An As-alaka Maa Laysa Lee Bihee I’lm Wa Illaa Taghfirlee Wa Tarh’amneee Akum Minal Khaasireen

O my Lord! I seek refuge with You from asking You that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have Mercy on me, I would indeed be one of the losers.

Surah Hud – 11:47

https://www.islamicfinder.org/duas/masnoon/for-forgiveness/#1

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7. MIX. Protection from evil.

From both Quran and Sunnah.

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Du’aa that is said usually when one turns 40 or 60, but one can actually say it at any age too, in shaa Allah!

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Du’aas from Ahadeeth (Hadeeths)

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Rasulallah ﷺ taught his daughter, Fatima RA a powerful du’a, a du’a that he ﷺ said to not let a morning or evening pass without saying:

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَـيُّومُ
بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ
أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ
وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ

Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyoomu
(O Ever Living, O Ever Sustaining)
bi rahmatika astagheeth
(in Your mercy I seek relief)
aslih lee sha’nee kullahu
(rectify for me all of my affairs)
wa laa takilnee ilaa nafsee tarfata ‛ayn
(and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye).

[Al-Haakim No# 2000 and he graded it authentic]

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Another translation:

“Ya Ḥayyu ya Qayyūm, by Your Mercy I seek help, rectify for me all of my affairs and do not leave me to depend on myself, even for the blink of an eye.” (Hakim)

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Another source: al-Sunan al-Kubrā lil-Nasā’ī 10330

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

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References: https://www.virtualmosque.com/islam-studies/islam-101/belief-and-worship/do-not-leave-me-to-myself-for-the-blink-of-an-eye/ , https://wp.me/p4fAMu-1bE , https://youtu.be/1wqwFONkqxg , https://www.abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2020/12/19/prophet-instruction-fatimah/

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The du’aa enlarged…

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْهَرَمِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ اللَّهُمَّ آتِ نَفْسِي تَقْوَاهَا وَزَكِّهَا أَنْتَ خَيْرُ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا أَنْتَ وَلِيُّهَا وَمَوْلاَهَا اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لاَ يَنْفَعُ وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ لاَ يَخْشَعُ وَمِنْ نَفْسٍ لاَ تَشْبَعُ وَمِنْ دَعْوَةٍ لاَ يُسْتَجَابُ لَهَا

“O Allaah! I seek your refuge from incapacity, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, decrepit old age, and punishment of the grave. O Allaah! Grant my soul its dutifulness (taqwaa), and purify it, You are the One to purify it: You are its Guardian and its Lord. O Allaah! I seek Your refuge from knowledge that does not benefit, and from a heart that is not humble ( i.e. a heart that does not find peace and calmness in the remembrance of Allaah), and from a soul that is never satisfied, and from a supplication that is not answered’.”

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More information:

The Supplication Narrated by Zayd ibn Arqam – radiyallaahu anhu

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اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ لَا يَخْشَعُ وَمِنْ نَفْسٍ ‏لَا تَشْبَعُ ‏ ‏وَمِنْ دَعْوَةٍ لَا يُسْتَجَابُ لَهَا‏

Allaahumma innee a’oo_dhu bika min ‘ilmin la yanfa’u wa min qalbin la yakh-sha’u wa min nafsin laa tash-ba’u wa min da’watin laa yustajaabu lahaa

“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowledge which does not benefit, from a heart that does not entertain the fear (of Allah), from a soul that is not satisfied and the supplication that is not answered.”

Source: Saheeh Muslim

Reference:  https://muslimmatters.org/2011/08/04/ramadan-supplication-series-seeking-refuge-from-four-things/

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‘O Allah, I seek refuge from knowledge which does not benefit, from the heart that is not submissive to you/fearful of you, from the soul that does not feel contented and the supplication that is not answered’

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اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي ، وَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي عِلْمًا تَنْفَعُنِي بِهِ

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Allaahumman fa’nee bi-maa ‘allam-ta-nee wa ‘allim-nee maa yanfa’u-nee war zuq-nee ‘ilman tanfa’u-nee bih

(O Allah benefit me with what You have taught me, and teach me that which will benefit me, and grant me knowledge which will benefit me)

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[Collected by an-Nasaa’i 4/444, al-Hakim 1/ 510, Bayhaqi 1/158 & authenticated by Albani in Silsilah No. 3151]

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اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي وَ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا

Allaahumman fa’nee bimaa ‘allamtanee wa ‘allimnee maa yanfa’unee wa zidnee ‘ilmaa

(O Allah, benefit me with what You have taught me, and teach me that which benefit me, and increase me in knowledge)

[Collected by Al-Tirmidhi 3599, Ibn Majah 251 and Ibn Abi Shaybah, 10/281, and authenticated by Al-Albani in Sahih Ibn Majah, 1/53, And Sahih al-Tirmidhi, No. 2845]

Reference: https://preciousgemsfromthequranandsunnah.wordpress.com/2019/02/08/dua-seeking-increase-in-beneficial-knowledge-deeds/

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More information:

The Supplication Series: Beneficial Knowledge

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اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمِنْ دُعَاءٍ لَا يُسْمَعُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ لَا يَخْشَعُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمِنْ نَفْسٍ لَا تَشْبَعُ .

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[O Allah, I seek refuge with You from knowledge that is of no benefit, from a supplication that is not heard, from a heart that does not fear (You) and from a soul that is not satisfied].

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Allahumma, inni a’udhu bika min ‘ilmin la yanfa’u, wa mindu’a’in la yusma’u, wa min qalbin la yakhsha’u, wa min nafsin la tashba’u

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Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)

Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 250

In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 250

English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 250

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Source: https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:250

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اَللَّهُمَّ اِنْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي, وَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي, وَارْزُقْنِي عِلْمًا يَنْفَعُنِي

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“O Allah! Grant me benefit in what you have taught me, and teach me useful knowledge and provide me with knowledge that will benefit me.” 

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Reference:

Bulugh al Maram, The Comprehensive Book

English translation : Book 16, Hadith 1608

Arabic reference : Book 16, Hadith 1565

Also,

“Bulugh al-Maram Hadiths” https://quranx.com/hadith/Maram/English/Book-16/Hadith-1608/

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https://sunnah.com/urn/2118850

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O Allah,  I ask You for beneficial knowledge, a good provision and good deeds that will be accepted.

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Allaahumma ‘ilman naafi ‘an. Wa rizqan Tayyiban wa ‘amalan muta-qabbalan.

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Best read after Fajr prayer daily. (Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) encouraged this. Evidence: Hadeeth Ibn Mājah and others. See Al-Albāni, Sahih Ibn Mājah 1/152 and Majma’uz-Zawā’id 10/111) Reference: Fortress of the Muslim; Pg 87; Du’aa number 73; Section 25. Darussalam Publishers.

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More information: https://studentsofquran.com/dua-for-students-beneficial-knowledge/

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“There is no deity but Allah, the Knowing, the Clement^. There is no deity but Allah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne. There is no deity but Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth and Lord of the Noble Throne.” [Sahih Bukhari]

Laa ilaaha illaa Allaahul ‘aleemul Haleem^. Laa ilaaha illaa Allahu Rabbul ‘arshil aZeem. Laa ilaaha illaa Allahu Rabbus samaawaati wa Rabbul arDi wa Rabbul arshil kareem.

Reference:

https://www.duasrevival.com/basics/way-of-life/dua-for-relief-of-distress-and-joy

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^ haleem = be forbearing, mild, lenient, clement; to be forgiving, gentle, deliberate; to be leisurely in manner, not hasty; to be calm, serene; to manage one’s temper; or to exhibit moderation.

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“Allah, Allah, my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him”

Allah, Allah, Rabbee Laa Ushriku Bihi Shai-aa

(Narrated by Imam Muslim)

References:

https://muslim.sg/articles/dua-for-anxiety-and-depression

“Duas for Supplication for one in distress | Hisnul Muslim” https://ahadith.co.uk/hisnulmuslim-dua-35

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Reference: https://authentic-dua.com/category/dua-dhikr/shaitan-devil/

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Billions of rewards

Benefits of the following du’aa:

1. You’ll get billions of rewards, in shaa Allah!*
2. Angels will say Ameen to your du’aa too and the angels are also asking Allah to grant you the same, as you are making du’aa in the absence of others!**
3. Asking Allah for forgiveness will also open our “doors”, in shaa Allah!

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**Evidence:

{Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said: 

“The supplication of a Muslim for his (Muslim) brother in his absence will certainly be answered. Everytime he makes a supplication for good for his brother, the angel appointed for this particular task says: ‘Ameen! May it be for you, too’.”

[Muslim]}

“The Excellence of Supplicating in one’s Absence – AbdurRahman.Org” https://abdurrahman.org/2014/09/04/riyad-us-saliheen-imaam-nawawi-chapter-251/amp/

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References:

• https://youtube.com/shorts/3RIYBezEbg8?feature=share
• “The Excellence of Supplicating in one’s Absence – AbdurRahman.Org” https://abdurrahman.org/2014/09/04/riyad-us-saliheen-imaam-nawawi-chapter-251/amp/
• “10 Benefits of Asking God’s Forgiveness | About Islam” https://aboutislam.net/reading-islam/finding-peace/remembering-allah/10-benefits-of-asking-gods-forgiveness/
• “Benefits of Seeking Forgiveness” https://www.islamweb.net/en/article/166349/benefits-of-seeking-forgiveness

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Some Du’aas for Forgiveness

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Why? Allah likes it very VERY much when we ask HIM for forgiveness. In shaa Allah, HE may forgive us for our sins PLUS – – HE may give us more knowledge, HE may increase our gifts for us, HE may open our doors of Rizq and ‘Ilm, HE may give us more children, money, food or bigger houses, etc… Basically HE may answer more of our du’aas, the way that we like them, in shaa Allah!

Therefore, asking for HIS forgiveness, is always a brilliant idea!

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Du’aa for anxiety and sorrow

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Allaahumma ‘innee ‘abduka, ibnu ‘abdika, ibnu ‘amatika, naasiyatee biyadika, maadhin fiyya hukmuka, ‘adlun fiyya qadhaa’uka, ‘as’aluka bikulli ismin huwa laka, sammayta bihi nafsaka, ‘aw ‘anzaltahu fee kitaabika, ‘aw ‘allamtahu ‘ahadan min khalqika, ‘awista’tharta bihi fee ‘ilmil-ghaybi ‘indaka, ‘an taj’alal-Qur’aana rabee’a qalbee, wa noora sadree, wa jalaa’a huznee, wa thahaaba hammee .

O Allah, I am Your slave and the son of Your male slave and the son of your female slave . My forehead is in Your Hand (i.e. you have control over me) . Your Judgment upon me is assured and Your Decree concerning me is just . I ask You by every Name that You have named Yourself with , revealed in Your Book , taught any one of Your creation or kept unto Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen that is with You , to make the Qur’an the spring of my heart, and the light of my chest, the banisher of my sadness and the reliever of my distress.

Reference: Ahmad 1/391, and Al-Albani graded it authentic.

Reference: https://www.islamawareness.net/Dua/Fortress/120.gif

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Reference: “Dua for grief and anxiety – As the heart heals” https://astheheartheals.com/dua-for-grief-and-anxiety/

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• https://youtube.com/shorts/pre-yrJBN18?feature=share

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..https://youtu.be/CQyyUIorKEk 3 duaas … Allah will convert stress to happiness, in shaa Allah 😊 Sheikh Yasir Qadhi

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Some videos:

• https://youtu.be/_1B60L4m60M Freedom from anxiety, depression and negative thoughts. Ustadha Dunia Shuaib
• ..https://youtu.be/CQyyUIorKEk 3 duaas … Allah will convert stress to happiness, in shaa Allah  Sheikh Yasir Qadhi

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Strength through dhikr. Sheikh Abu Usamah at-Thahabi. (11:22) … https://youtu.be/JzNAWR6xP2E

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A dhikr that gives you physical strength, in shaa Allah. Sheikh Abdurrazak al-Badr. https://youtu.be/m-eHxmTC6Jo

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Coming soon, in shaa Allah!

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Prophetic Prayers

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Here Are 5 Prophetic Duas to Help Eliminate Stress

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https://muslim.sg/articles/dua-for-anxiety-and-depression

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Du’aas from Sahaabahs & righteous predecessors

Du’aas from Books, Sheikhs, Ustadhs, Ustadhas

Du’aas from pious people, students of knowledge, others

Note to self: check out hisnul muslim mobile edition.

check out also:

Dealing with Worries and Stress
By: Sheikh
Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

islamqa pdf

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