The Significance of Prayer
Prayer is a profoundly significant act of worship in the sight of Allah, as stated by the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him: “Prayer is worship.” He also said, “Your Lord says, ‘Call upon Me; I will respond to you.’ Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell humiliated.” Prayer benefits a person both in this life and the afterlife and is considered one of the most esteemed forms of worship before Allah. It can repel calamities and serves as a means of remembering Allah.
Beautiful Prayers for the Self
Prayers for Success
Divine guidance from Allah is essential for one’s success, both in this world and the hereafter. Here are some beautiful prayers for success:
- “O Lord, open my heart and ease my task for me, and remove the impediment from my speech so they may understand my words.”
- “O Lord, admit me into a place of truthfulness and bring me out from a place of truthfulness. Grant me, from Yourself, a supportive authority.”
- “O Allah, I ask You for the understanding of the prophets and the remembrance of the angels close to You. Grant that our tongues are engaged in Your remembrance, our hearts in Your reverence, and our secrets in Your obedience. Indeed, You are capable of all things. Our sufficiency is in Allah, and He is the best disposer of affairs.”
- “O Allah, I entrust You with what I have read, memorized, and learned. Return it to me when I need it. Indeed, You are capable of all things. Our sufficiency is in Allah, and He is the best disposer of affairs. O Allah, I place my trust in You and submit my affair to You. There is no refuge nor safety from You except in You.”
- “O Allah, shower us with Your generosity in every success, righteousness, and prosperity, and make us among those who endure trials and stand firm against adversities. Let the tests of the believers conclude with triumph after hardship.”
- “O Allah, we ask You for guidance, assistance, contentment, protection, love, devotion, answered prayers, and favorable responses. Grant us light in our hearts, beauty in our faces, and strength in our actions.”
Prayers for Easing Worries
Prayer is a noble act that Muslims should maintain during both times of ease and hardship. Here are some supplications for alleviating worries:
- “O Allah, I am Your servant, the son of Your servant, and the son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand; Your decree upon me is executed, and Your judgment concerning me is just. I ask You by every name You have called Yourself or revealed in Your Book or taught to one of Your creations or kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen that You make the Quran the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the removal of my grief, and the departure of my anxiety.”
- “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, from incapacity and laziness, from stinginess and cowardice, from the burden of debt, and from the oppression of men.”
- “O Allah, I hope for Your mercy; do not leave me to my own self even for the blink of an eye. Set right all my affairs; there is no god but You, and some may increase in their demands.”
- “There is no god but Allah, the Almighty, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is no god but Allah, the Lord of the heavens and the earth and the Lord of the Noble Throne.”
- “O Allah, I complain to You of my weakness, my lack of resources, and my humiliation among people. O Most Merciful of the merciful, You are the Lord of the weak.”
- “O Allah, whoever expresses pride in You will not be humiliated; whoever finds guidance through You will not go astray, and whoever seeks abundance through You will not be diminished. Whoever seeks strength in You will not weaken, and whoever finds sufficiency in You will not suffer want. Whoever seeks assistance through You will not be defeated, and whoever relies on You will not fail. Whoever makes You their refuge will not be lost, and whoever seeks shelter in You has undoubtedly found the straight path. O Allah, be our protector and supporter, aid us, and be our refuge; indeed, You are All-Seer of us.”
Prayers for Guidance
Success and guidance are in the hands of Allah. Whoever He wills to guide, He guides, and whoever He wills to mislead, He misleads. Here are some prayers for guidance:
- “Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us from Yourself mercy; indeed, You are the Bestower.”
- “O Allah, I ask You for an unwavering faith, everlasting bliss, and the companionship of the Prophet, peace be upon him, in the highest chambers of Paradise, the eternal abode.”
- “O Allah, I ask You for all that is good, both immediate and delayed, that which I know and that which I do not know, and I seek refuge in You from all that is evil, both immediate and delayed, that which I know and that which I do not know. O Allah, I ask You for the same good that Your servant and Prophet sought from You, and I seek refuge in You from the same evil that Your servant and Prophet sought refuge from. Grant me Paradise and all that brings me closer to it in word and deed, and protect me from Hellfire and all that brings me closer to it in word and deed. I ask You to make every decree You declare for me a source of goodness.”
- “O Allah, make our deeds sincerely for Your noble face, protect us from hypocrisy and showing off. Accept our deeds and purify our hearts from sin and transgressions, O Lord of the worlds.”