8 duas
اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا
Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altahu sahla, wa anta taj'alul-hazna idha shi'ta sahla
O Allah, there is no ease except what You make easy, and You make difficulty easy if You will.
Ibn Hibban 974
رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Rabbi zidni 'ilma
My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
Quran 20:114
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
Rabbish-rah li sadri wa yassir li amri wahlul 'uqdatan min lisani yafqahu qawli
My Lord, expand for me my chest, ease for me my task, and untie the knot from my tongue so they may understand my speech.
Quran 20:25-28
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَوْدِعُكَ مَا قَرَأْتُ وَمَا حَفِظْتُ، فَرُدَّهُ إِلَيَّ عِنْدَ حَاجَتِي إِلَيْهِ
Allahumma inni astawdi'uka ma qara'tu wa ma hafizt, faruddahu ilayya 'inda hajati ilayh
O Allah, I entrust to You what I have read and memorized, so return it to me when I need it.
Supplication of the scholars
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ
Ya Hayyu ya Qayyum, birahmatika astaghith
O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, by Your mercy I seek help.
Tirmidhi 3524
اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي، وَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي، وَزِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Allahumman-fa'ni bima 'allamtani, wa 'allimni ma yanfa'uni, wa zidni 'ilma
O Allah, benefit me by what You have taught me, teach me what benefits me, and increase me in knowledge.
Tirmidhi 3599
اللَّهُمَّ رَضِّنِي بِقَضَائِكَ، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا قُدِّرَ لِي
Allahumma raddini biqada'ik, wa barik li fima quddira li
O Allah, make me content with Your decree and bless me in what has been destined for me.
Supplication of the righteous
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ
Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan, wal-'ajzi wal-kasal
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness.
Bukhari 6369