Increase in knowledge (3)

رَبِّ ہَبۡ لِیۡ حُکۡمًا وَّ اَلۡحِقۡنِیۡ بِالصّٰلِحِیۡنَ، وَ اجۡعَلۡ لِّیۡ لِسَانَ صِدۡقٍ فِی الۡاٰخِرِیۡنَ، وَ اجۡعَلۡنِیۡ مِنۡ وَّرَثَۃِ جَنَّۃِ النَّعِیۡمِ، وَ اغۡفِرۡ لِاَبِیۡۤ اِنَّہٗ کَانَ مِنَ الضَّآلِّیۡنَ، وَ لَا تُخۡزِنِیۡ یَوۡمَ یُبۡعَثُوۡنَ، یَوۡمَ لَا یَنۡفَعُ مَالٌ وَّ لَا بَنُوۡنَ، اِلَّا مَنۡ اَتَی اللّٰہَ بِقَلۡبٍ سَلِیۡمٍ

Transliteration

Rabbi hab lee hukman wa alhiqnee bis saliheen. Waj’al lee lisana sidqin fil akhireen. Waj’al nee min warathati jannatin na’eem. Waghfir li-abee innahu kanamina addalleen. Wala tukhzinee yawma yub’asoon. Yawma la yanfa’u malun walaa banoon. Illa man ata Allah bi qalbin saleem.

Translation

My Lord! Bestow Hukman (religious knowledge, right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) on me, and join me with the righteous. And grant me an honourable mention in later generations. And place me among the inheritors of the Garden of Pleasure. And forgive my father. Indeed, he has been of those astray. And disgrace me not on the Day when (all the creatures) will be resurrected. The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children, But only one who comes to Allah with a sound heart.

Notes

This was Prophet Ibrahim's (AS) favorite Dua

SourceSurah Ash-Shu'araa - 26:83-89

Related Duas

Increase in knowledge (1)

رَّبِّ زِدۡنِیۡ عِلۡمًا

My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.

Surah Taha - 20:114

Increase in knowledge (2)

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْماً نَافِعاً، وَرِزْقاً طَيِّباً، وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً

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

Ibn Majah: 925

Grant me confidence and eloquence (1)

رَبِّ اشۡرَحۡ لِیۡ صَدۡرِیۡ، وَ یَسِّرۡ لِیۡۤ اَمۡرِیۡ، وَ احۡلُلۡ عُقۡدَۃً مِّنۡ لِّسَانِیۡ، یَفۡقَہُوۡا قَوۡلِیۡ

O my Lord! Open for me my chest. And ease my task for me. And make loose the knot from my tongue, that they understand my speech.

Surah Ta'ha - 20:25-28

Grant me confidence and eloquence (2)

سُبۡحٰنَکَ لَا عِلۡمَ لَنَاۤ اِلَّا مَا عَلَّمۡتَنَا ؕ اِنَّکَ اَنۡتَ الۡعَلِیۡمُ الۡحَکِیۡمُ

Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All-Knower, the All-Wise.

Surah Al-Baqarah - 2:32

For protection from ignorance

اَعُوۡذُ بِاللّٰہِ اَنۡ اَکُوۡنَ مِنَ الۡجٰہِلِیۡنَ

I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant.

Surah Al-Baqarah - 2:67

Protection from foolishness

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَضِلَّ أَوْ أُضَلَّ أَوْ أَزِلَّ أَوْ أُزَلَّ أَوْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ أَوْ أَجْهَلَ أَوْ يُجْهَلَ عَلَىَّ

O Allah, I take refuge with You lest I should stray or be led astray, or slip or be tripped, or oppress or be oppressed, or behave foolishly or be treated foolishly.’ slip: i.e. to commit a sin unintentionally

Abu Dawud: 5094

When starting ablution

بِسۡمِ اللّٰہِ

In the name of Allah.

Ibn Majah: 397

When given a drink

اللَّهُمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَنْ أَطْعَمَنِي وَأَسْقِ مَنْ أَسْقَانِي

O Allah! Feed him who fed me and give him drink who gave me to drink.

Sahih Muslim: 2055 (a)

Before Sleeping (1)

بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، فَإِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ

In Your name my Lord, I lie down and in Your name I rise, so if You should take my soul then have mercy upon it, and if You should return my soul then protect it in the manner You do so with Your righteous servants.

At-Tirmidhi: 3401

Before Sleeping (4)

بِاسْـمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

In Your name O Allah, I live and die.

Sahih Al-Bukhari: 6324