Before you start reading about the best dua for exams, let us tell you that no dua can make you pass the exam if you haven’t prepared.
Allah will help those who help themselves.
That said, let’s begin our blog with the best duas for exams. Duas will help you pass the exam with flying colors and good grades.
Best dua for Exam
Exam preparation starts at the start of the semester or year. The dua for getting the best results should be recited daily, many days before the exam date. We have searched the complete Quran and Hadits and found this dua to be the most powerful and relevant.
رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًۭا
Transliteration: Rabbi Zidni Ilma
Translation: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.
These are the last three words of Surah Taha Verse 114, revealed on our Holy Prophet (PBUH). Reciting Rabbi Zidni Ilma a few times daily can increase your knowledge, and you can score better on the exams.
The dua is not limited to passing the exam but asking Allah to help you grow mentally, spiritually, intellectually, and financially.
Second Dua for exam
While the recitation of Rabbi Zidni Ilam should be practiced many days before exams, here is another dua you can use just before the exam.
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
Transliteration: Rabbi ishrah li sadri wa yassir li amri, wahlul ‘uqdatam min lisaani yafqahu qawli
Translation: My Lord! Uplift my heart for me, make my task easy, and remove the impediment from my tongue so people may understand my speech. — Surah Taha Verse 25-28
Reference: This is no ordinary dua. This dua was made by Prophet Mosses (PBUH) when he was going for a test against the King of that time (Pharaoh). His test was to make everyone believe in the existence of one God (Allah), and he is the only true deity worthy of praying.
Conclusion
Reciting Rabbi Zidni Ilma daily with the thought of gaining knowledge and succeeding in exams will definitely work if Allah wills it. The second dua should be added as a supplement to the first one.
Accoding to a few Islamic scholars, reciting Rabbi Zidni Ilma after every Salah 143 times will help you succeed in the exam. This can be true or false because the number 143 is not associated with this dua anywhere in the Hadith. You can also recite this supplication for the Hifz Exam. Here is the guide on Hifz classes for kids and more.
Dua for exams and students
We have all experienced tough times in our lives, and exams are one of them. You have to revise the whole course because anything could be asked in the exam.
This is quite frustrating and can cause depression and stress among students. If you have learned everything in the book, then there comes the pre-exam depression, which causes many students to fail.
However, if you have overcome all the hurdles with confidence, you will face exam night anxiety, which can cause mental trauma, and you can’t give your 100% on the exam day.
We have prepared these duas to fight these issues, which will help you in your exams.
Dua before exam revision
Students often face pre-exam depression, which can lower their performance and grades. Even the brightest students are not exempted from pre-exam depression. Therefore, here is the dua to reduce pre-exam depression, and it should be recited before starting your revision.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اَخْرِجْنِيْ مِنْ ظُلُمَاتِ الْوَهْمِ وَ اَكْرِمْنِيْ بِنُوْرِ الْفَهْمِ اَللّٰهُمَّ افْتَحْ عَلَيْنَا اَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ انْشُرْ عَلَيْنَا خَزَآئِنَ عُلُوْمِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ
Translation: Allhumma Akhrijni min zulumatil wahmi ,wa akrimni be nuril fahmi . Allahumma afta alayna abwaba rahmateka, wa anshur alyna khazaena uloomeka be rahmateka ya arrahamar rahemeen.
Transliteration: O GOD, please bring me out of the darkness of doubt and favour me with the light of comprehension, O GOD open to us the doors of your mercy and unfold for us the treasure of your knowledge by your mercy O the most merciful of the merciful ones.
Explanation: In this dua, we ask Allah to clear our doubts (anxiety about falling) and help us achieve our goal, which is passing the exam. We ask Allah to bless us with his mercy and open the doors of knowledge so that we can score good grades in exams.
Dua before you start studying for the exam
Always remember to start studying with Bismillah. Adding Allah’s name before doing any task will add Allah’s mercy.
Now here is the dua you should recite before starting studiyng for exam:
للَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي .اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فَهْمَ النَّ بِيِّينَ وَ حِفْظَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِسَانِي عَامِرًا بِذِكْرِكَ وَ قَلْبِي بِخَشْيَتِك.َ.إِنَّكَ عَلَى مَا تَشَاءُ قَدِيرٌ وَ أَنْتَ حَسْـبُنَا اللَّهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
Transliteration: Allahumma infa’nii bimaa ‘allamtanii wa’allimnii maa yanfa’uunii. Allahumma inii as’aluka fahmal-nabiyyen wa hifzal mursaleen al-muqarrabeen. Allahumma ijal leesanee ‘aiman bi dhikrika wa qalbi bi khashyatika. Innaka ‘ala ma-tasha’u qadeer wa anta hasbun-allahu wa na’mal wakeel.
Translation: Oh Allah! Make useful for me what you have taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me. Oh Allah! I ask you for the understanding of the prophets and the memory of the messengers, and those nearest to you. Oh Allah! Make my tongue full of your remembrance and my heart with awe of you. Oh Allah! You do whatever you wish, and you are my availer and protector and best of aid.
Dua for exam to reduce anxiety
Students’ stress levels start to rise as the exam date approaches. Here is the dua to reduce exam anxiety.
للَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَ الْحَزَنِ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ العَجْزِ وَ الْكَسَلِ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَ الْبُخْلِ َو أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ و قَهْرِ الرجال
Transliteration: Allâhumma innî a‘ûdhu bika min al-hammi wa al-hazan. Wa a‘ûdhu bika min al-‘ajzi wa al-kasal. Wa a‘ûdhu bika min al-jubni wa al-bukhl. Wa a‘ûdhu bika min ghalabat id-dayni wa qahr ir-rijal.
Translation: Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from helplessness and laziness, from cowardice and stinginess, and from overpowering debt and from the oppression of men.
The dua is also mentioned in Hadith — Hisn al-Muslim 137
Dua for exam- After revision or studiying
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَوْدِعُكَ مَا قَرأتُ وَمَا حَفَظْتُ، فَرُضُهُ عَليّ عِنْدَ حَاجَتِي إِلَيه،ِ إِنّكَ عَلى مَا تَشَاءُ قَدِيرُ وَأَنْتَ حَسْبِي وَنِعْمَ الوَكِيل
Transliteration: Allahumma inni astaodeeka ma qara’tu wama hafaz-tu. Farudduhu ‘allaya inda hajati elahi. Innaka ‘ala ma-tasha’-u qadeer wa anta hasbeeya wa na’mal wakeel”
Translation: Oh Allah! I entrust you with what I have read and I have studied. Oh Allah! Bring it back to me when I am in need of it. Oh Allah! You do whatever you wish, you are my availer and protector and the best of aid.
Explanation: This is one of the best dua for exams a student can recite. In this dua, we are directly seeking Allah’s help to recall all that we have studied when we are in an exam. We urge everyone to recite this dua just before leaving for the exam.
Dua for a difficult exam
Subjects like Math, Physics, and Chemistry are more technical than others and require special attention to learn. Here is a dua for the exam for difficult subjects.
اللَّهُمَّ لاَ سَهْلاً إِلّاَ مَا جَعَلّتَهٌ سَهْلاً وَأَنّتَ تَجّعَلَ الحَزَنَ إِذَا شِئتَ سَهْلاً
Transliteration: Allâhumma lâ sahla illâ mâ ja‘altahu sahlâ wa anta taj‘alu al-hazana idhâ shi’ta sahlâ. — Hisn al-Muslim 139
Translation: Oh Allah! Nothing is easy except what You have made easy. If You wish, You can make the difficult easy.
Dua for studying with concentration
We lose concentration while studying or doing our daily work and start thinking about the future. This can lead to frustration, and a student loses precious time, especially on exam days.
Here is the dua to study with concentration during exams.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْألُكَ يَا .صَلّىَ االلهُ عَلى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّد وَالآمِرَ بِهِ ذَكِرّنِي مَا اَنّسَانِهِ مُذَكِرَ الخَيْرِ وَفَاعِلَهُ الشّيطَان
Transliteration: Salla-l-laahu alaa muhammad wa aal-e muhammad. allahumma inni as’aluka yaa mudhakkira-l khayr wa faa’ilahu wa-l-aamira bihi dhakir-ni maa ansaani-hishaytan.
Translation: Blessings of God be upon Muhammad and his progeny. O God, I ask you, the one who mentions goodness and actualizes it and commands it, remind me of that which the shaytan makes me forget.
Dua for best results in exam
While you have recited all the above-mentioned duas, your exam went excellent. Here is the dua to ask Allah’s mercy and blessings and score good grades.
يَاوَلِيَّ يَا رَافِعَ الدَّرَجَاتِ يَا مُجِيبَ الدَّعَوَاتِ يَا سَيِّدَ السَّادَاتِ يَا قَابِلَ يَا مُعْطِيَ الْمَسْأَلاتِ يَا غَافِرَ الْخَطِيئَاتِ الْحَسَنَاتِ يَا دَافِعَ الْبَلِيَّاتِ يَا عَالِمَ الْخَفِيَّاتِ يَا سَامِعَ الأَصْوَاتِ التَّوْبَاتِ
Transliteration: Ya sayyedas-sada-te, ya mojeebad-da’vate, ya rafe’ad-darajate, ya vali-yal hasanate, ya feralkhati’ate, ya mo’ti-yal mas’alate, ya qabi-lat-tavbate, ya same’al-asvate, ya ‘alemal-khafiyate, ya dafe’al bali yate.
Translation: O’ supreme of all leaders! O’ the one who answers prayers! O’ the raiser of ranks! O’ the lord of virtues! O’ the pardoner of sins! O’ the fulfiller of desires! O’ the acceptor of repentance! O’ the listener to all voices! O’ the knower of all secrets! O’ the reliever of hardships!
Wrap Up
So far, we have discussed the best dua for exams with references to Hadiths and the Quran. We have provided the best dua for exams, ‘Rabbi Zidni Ilma’ and Rabbi ishrah li sadri wa yassir li amri, wahlul ‘uqdatam min lisaani yafqahu qawli.
Furthermore, we have added more duas that can help students prepare for exams. We will add more duas in the future as we find them.
FAQs
Is Dua for the exam enough to pass?
You must prepare and give it your best shot to pass the exam with good grades. Just reciting the exam duas day and night won’t help you.
Can Dua change exam results?
A Dua with a pure heart can change the world, so yes, it can change exam results. But that does not mean you don’t write anything correctly in the answer sheet and expect Allah to improve your grades.
What surahs to recite before the exam?
You should recite Surah Al Ikhlas, Al Falaq, and Al Nas before the exam. Recite these three surahs three times and blow on the glass of water. Drink the water before leaving for the exam.
What is the most powerful dua for success in an exam?
As per our research, Rabbi ishrah li sadri wa yassir li amri, wahlul ‘uqdatam min lisaani yafqahu qawli is the most powerful dua for exams.
