English

Dua for exams and studying

Short answerQuranic and prophetic supplications for students: “My Lord, expand my chest and ease my task,” “My Lord, increase me in knowledge,” and “O God, nothing is easy except what You make easy.” Say them before studying and when entering the exam, then work hard and rely on God.

0 of 4 completed

  1. قَالَ رَبِّ ٱشۡرَحۡ لِي صَدۡرِي ۝ وَيَسِّرۡ لِيٓ أَمۡرِي ۝ وَٱحۡلُلۡ عُقۡدَةٗ مِّن لِّسَانِي ۝ يَفۡقَهُواْ قَوۡلِي

    Rabbishraḥ lī ṣadrī, wa yassir lī amrī, waḥlul 'uqdatan min lisānī, yafqahū qawlī.

    My Lord, expand for me my chest, ease my task for me, and untie the knot from my tongue so they may understand my speech.

    The dua of Musa when he was given his mission.

    Ta-Ha 20:25–28

  2. فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡحَقُّۗ وَلَا تَعۡجَلۡ بِٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن يُقۡضَىٰٓ إِلَيۡكَ وَحۡيُهُۥۖ وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدۡنِي عِلۡمٗا

    Rabbi zidnī 'ilmā.

    My Lord, increase me in knowledge.

    God commanded His Prophet ﷺ to ask for more knowledge.

    Ta-Ha 20:114

  3. اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا

    Allāhumma lā sahla illā mā ja'altahu sahlā, wa anta taj'alul-ḥazna idhā shi'ta sahlā.

    O God, nothing is easy except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if You will.

    A supplication for ease in every matter.

    Ibn Hibban 974, graded sound by Al-Albani

  4. اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي، وَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي، وَزِدْنِي عِلْمًا

    Allāhummanfa'nī bimā 'allamtanī, wa 'allimnī mā yanfa'unī, wa zidnī 'ilmā.

    O God, benefit me with what You have taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge.

    A supplication for beneficial knowledge.

    At-Tirmidhi 3599, Ibn Majah 251

Texts and translations are under scholarly review.

Does dua replace studying?

No; dua goes together with effort and taking the means.