Seeking Increase in Knowledge

رَّبِّ زِدۡنِي عِلۡمٗا

Transliteration

Rabbi zidnee 'ilman

Translation

My Lord, increase me in knowledge.

Notes

This is one of the most comprehensive duas for seeking knowledge. The Prophet (SAW) emphasized the importance of seeking knowledge throughout one's life.

SourceSurah Ta-Ha 20:114

Related Duas

Seeking Guidance & Steadfastness (1)

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ

Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.

Surah Al-Imran 3:8

Seeking Guidance & Steadfastness (2)

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا

Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance.

Surah Al-Kahf 18:10

Seeking Guidance & Steadfastness (3)

رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلْإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا

Our Lord, indeed we have heard a caller calling to faith, saying, 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed.

Surah Al-Imran 3:193

Seeking Ease in Affairs (1)

رَبِّ ٱشۡرَحۡ لِى صَدۡرِى ٢٥ وَيَسِّرۡ لِيٓ أَمۡرِى ٢٦ وَٱحۡلُلۡ عُقۡدَةً۬ مِّن لِّسَانِي ٢٧ يَفۡقَهُواْ قَوۡلِىٓ ٢٨

My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance] 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

Seeking Ease in Affairs (2)

رَبِّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِهِ عِلْمٌ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِي وَتَرْحَمْنِي أَكُن مِّنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy upon me, I will be among the losers.

Surah Hud 11:47

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

When you wake up (1)

اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِیۡ أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us and unto Him is the resurrection.

Sahih Al-Bukhari: 6312