Dua by situation
Dua for exams and tests
The night before an exam, the mind swings between cramming and catastrophising. These duas ask for understanding, steady nerves, and a result that carries blessing.
Duas for this moment
Dua When Starting Work (Prayer of Musa)
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
Rabbi-shrah lee sadree, wa yassir lee amree, wahlul 'uqdatam min lisaanee, yafqahoo qawlee
My Lord, expand for me my breast, and ease for me my task, and untie the knot from my tongue, that they may understand my speech.
Surah Ta-Ha, 20:25-28
Mercy, knowledge, and forgiveness
ٱلَّذِينَ يَحْمِلُونَ ٱلْعَرْشَ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۢ رَّحْمَةًۭ وَعِلْمًۭا فَٱغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
alladhīna yaḥmilūna l-ʿarsha waman ḥawlahu yusabbiḥūna biḥamdi rabbihim wayu'minūna bihi wayastaghfirūna lilladhīna āmanū rabbanā wasiʿ'ta kulla shayin raḥmatan waʿil'man fa-igh'fir lilladhīna tābū wa-ittabaʿū sabīlaka waqihim ʿadhāba l-jaḥīmi
Those [angels] who carry the Throne and those around it exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who have believed, [saying], "Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire
Quran 40:7
Wisdom and righteous company
رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًۭا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ وَٱجْعَل لِّى لِسَانَ صِدْقٍۢ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ وَٱجْعَلْنِى مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
rabbi hab lī ḥuk'man wa-alḥiq'nī bil-ṣāliḥīna wa-ij'ʿal lī lisāna ṣid'qin fī l-ākhirīna wa-ij'ʿalnī min warathati jannati l-naʿīmi
[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous And grant me a reputation of honor among later generations And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure
Quran 26:83-85
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