Prayers for Exams
Below are several prayers that students can utilize before their exams:
- (O Allah, place light in my heart, light in my sight, light in my hearing, light to my right, light to my left, light above me, light below me, light in front of me, light behind me, and grant me light).
- (O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, bestow blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You bestowed blessings upon the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious).
- (O Allah, nothing is easy except what You have made easy, and You make sorrow easy if You wish).
- O Allah, alleviate our concerns, make our affairs easy, and open for us the truth, for You are the best opener.
- O Allah, inspire us to be correct in our answers, guide our hands, and bless us in our understanding and time.
- O Allah, I entrust to You what I have memorized and understood, so return it to me when I need it.
Prayers During the Exam
Here are various prayers to help students during the examination:
- O Allah, I ask that You safeguard in my mind, heart, and intellect what I have studied and memorized, and do not let my effort and sleepless nights be in vain, O Lord of the worlds.
- O Allah, my firm support, and my guardian in my endeavors, manage my affairs, for I do not possess the skill of planning.
- O Allah, I ask You for the understanding of the prophets, the retention of the messengers, and the inspiration of the closest angels. We ask You to make our tongues articulate with Your remembrance, our hearts obedient to You, and our secrets filled with Your awe; surely, You are capable of everything.
- O Allah, make every difficult matter easy for us; indeed, the difficult is easy for You, O Lord of the worlds.
- O Allah, facilitate all challenges, and be my support as I answer the questions.
- O Allah, grant me openings of the knowledgeable, make the exam time blessed, and inspire me to provide the correct answers.
- O Allah, direct my answers, and provide me with swiftness in problem-solving and understanding.
- O Allah, guide me to the right path, and strengthen me in what is correct.
- O Allah, I am in need of what I have entrusted to You from what I have studied, memorized, and read. I ask You to return it to me beautifully.
- O Allah, remind me of what I have forgotten, teach me what I am ignorant of, and grant me the answers, for You are capable of everything.
- O Allah, strengthen my focus, enlighten my insight, and assist me as I have forgotten the answers.
- O Allah, ease the information I have forgotten for me, grant me swift understanding, and inspire me with what is correct.
Prayers on the Night Before the Exam
Here are some general prayers for the night before the exam:
- O Allah, O refuge for the fearful, O Respondent to the seekers, O Savior of the distressed, I turn to You in this blessed time of night, asking You to make tomorrow’s dawn one of success and facilitation, kindness and ease.
- O Allah, may the outcome of my exam be filled with light, joy, and happiness.
- O Allah, You know I am facing a challenging exam; lighten its burden and help me to perform well, making it easy and manageable as I wish and hope.
- O Allah, bless my time, bless my speed in accomplishing tasks, and bless my effort and strength.
- O Allah, make this night a time for righteous deeds that draw me closer to You, and may my pursuit of knowledge be a means for Your forgiveness.