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9 duas

Dua of Musa for ease

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي

Transliteration

Rabbish-rah li sadri wa yassir li amri wahlul 'uqdatan min lisani yafqahu qawli

Translation

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

Quran 20:25-28

Dua for guidance and success

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالْعَفَافَ وَالْغِنَى

Transliteration

Allahumma inni as'alukal-huda wat-tuqa wal-'afafa wal-ghina

Translation

O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and self-sufficiency.

Muslim 2721

Nothing is easy except what You make easy

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

Transliteration

Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altahu sahla, wa anta taj'alul-hazna idha shi'ta sahla

Translation

O Allah, there is no ease except what You make easy, and You make difficulty easy if You will.

Ibn Hibban 974

Istikhara (seeking guidance in decisions)

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi'ilmik, wa astaqdiruka biqudratik, wa as'aluka min fadlikal-'azim

Translation

O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, I seek ability through Your power, and I ask You of Your great bounty.

Bukhari 1166

Dua for beneficial outcome in all affairs

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

Transliteration

Ya Hayyu ya Qayyum, birahmatika astaghith, aslih li sha'ni kullah, wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'ayn

Translation

O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, by Your mercy I seek help. Set right all my affairs, and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.

Al-Hakim 1/545

Dua for good in this world and the Hereafter

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Transliteration

Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina 'adhaban-nar

Translation

Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

Quran 2:201

Dua for increase in knowledge

رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا

Transliteration

Rabbi zidni 'ilma

Translation

My Lord, increase me in knowledge.

Quran 20:114

Dua for steadfastness of the heart

يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ

Transliteration

Ya Muqallibal-qulub, thabbit qalbi 'ala dinik

Translation

O Turner of hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.

Tirmidhi 3522

Dua for barakah (blessing) in work

اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Transliteration

Allahumma barik lana fima razaqtana wa qina 'adhaban-nar

Translation

O Allah, bless for us what You have provided us and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

Ibn As-Sunni