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Dua for Exams and Success: Duas for Students

Duas for exams, study and success: the dua of Sayyiduna Musa (Rabbish-rahli sadri), Rabbi zidni ‘ilma and the dua for ease, in Arabic, transliteration and English, with sources.

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QuranDua of Musa
KnowledgeRabbi zidni ‘ilma
EaseIbn Hibban 974
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The dua of Sayyiduna Musa

Quran 20:25رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِيRabbish-rahli sadri,O my Lord, open my chest for me,Quran, Ta-Ha 20:25. English meaning based on Kanz-ul-Iman (Imam Ahmad Raza Khan).
Quran 20:26وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِيwa yassir li amri,and make my task easy for me,Quran, Ta-Ha 20:26. English meaning based on Kanz-ul-Iman (Imam Ahmad Raza Khan).
Quran 20:27وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِيwahlul ‘uqdatam-min lisani,and untie the knot from my tongue,Quran, Ta-Ha 20:27. English meaning based on Kanz-ul-Iman (Imam Ahmad Raza Khan).
Quran 20:28يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِيyafqahu qawli.so that they understand my speech.Quran, Ta-Ha 20:28. English meaning based on Kanz-ul-Iman (Imam Ahmad Raza Khan).

Dua for knowledge

Short and easyرَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًاRabbi zidni ‘ilma.O my Lord, increase me in knowledge.Quran, Ta-Ha 20:114. English meaning based on Kanz-ul-Iman (Imam Ahmad Raza Khan).

Dua for ease in difficulty

Easeاللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًاAllahumma la sahla illa ma ja‘altahu sahla, wa anta taj‘alul-hazna idha shi’ta sahla.O Allah, nothing is easy except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if You will.Sahih Ibn Hibban 974

Frequently asked questions

What dua can I read before an exam?

The dua of Sayyiduna Musa, “Rabbish-rahli sadri wa yassir li amri…” (Ta-Ha 20:25–28), and “Rabbi zidni ‘ilma” (Ta-Ha 20:114).

Is there a dua to make things easy?

Yes: “Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja‘altahu sahla…”, reported by Ibn Hibban in his Sahih (974).

Sources

  1. Quran: Arabic from the Tanzil Quran text; English meaning based on Kanz-ul-Iman by Imam Ahmad Raza Khan, checked against the Kanz-ul-Iman text on dawateislami.net (Ta-Ha 20:25–28 and 20:114).
  2. Hadith: Sahih Ibn Hibban 974 (al-Ihsan, Risalah edition).

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Last updated: October 2026

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