Prayers Before Exams
Prayers from the Sunnah
It is not appropriate to specify prayers exclusively for exams, as such mentions are not found in the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). A Muslim is encouraged to address Allah (SWT) with any supplication fitting their needs. Below are some general prayers from the Sunnah that can be recited in various situations, including before taking exams:
- (O Allah, there is no ease except what You have made easy, and You make hardship easy if You wish).
- (O Living, O Sustainer, I seek Your mercy).
- (There is no deity except You; Glory be to You, indeed I have been among the wrongdoers).
- (O Allah, I am Your servant, the son of Your servant, the son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand; Your decree is carried out upon me; Your judgment upon me is just. I ask You by every name that is Yours, which You have named Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or have 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 dispeller of my sadness, and the removal of my worries).
- (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, and I seek refuge in You from incapacity and laziness; and I seek refuge in You from cowardice and miserliness. I also seek refuge in You from the burden of debt and the oppression of men).
- (There is no deity except Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne; there is no deity except Allah, the Majestic, the Forbearing; there is no deity except Allah, the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and the Lord of the Mighty Throne; there is no deity except Allah, the Lord of the Noble Throne).
General Prayers Before Exams
Here are some additional prayers that a Muslim can recite before exams as well as in other circumstances:
- O Allah, grant me beneficial knowledge.
- O Allah, ease that which burdens us and make our affairs easy. Open for us with truth, for You are the Best of Openers.
- O Allah, inspire us towards righteousness; guide our right hands, bless us in our understanding, and in our time.
- O Allah, I place in Your trust what I have retained and understood; return it to me when I need it.
- O Allah, I ask You for rectitude and success, and correctness in my responses.
- O Allah, grant me the highest ranks in this world and the Hereafter.
- O Allah, I ask You for blessings in time and ease in my studies.
- O Allah, make focusing on my studies easy for me, instill love for it within me, and distance me from distractions.
- O Allah, I ask You for the understanding of the Prophets, the preservation of the Messengers, and the closeness of the angels.
- O Allah, let my tongue remain vibrant with Your remembrance, and my heart filled with Your awe; indeed, You are capable of all things.
- O Allah, I earnestly hope in Your mercy; do not leave me to myself for the blink of an eye and grant me success by Your might to what is best for me, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
- O Allah, You who find everything easy, assist me in my studies, and bless my time, effort, and strength.
- O Allah, I ask You for clarity of mind, quick understanding, and strong retention.
- O Allah, I ask You for ease and facilitation in all matters.
- O Allah, make what is difficult easy for me, and bless me in what is easy.
- O Allah, I have purified my intention for Your noble face and I seek refuge in You from the accursed devil.
- O Allah, I call upon You by Your most beautiful names and glorious attributes, and I call upon You by Your Greatest Name—by which when invoked, You respond—to make my affairs easy, to ease my path, and to fulfill my needs.