Supplications for students and anyone seeking to learn: asking Allah to increase knowledge, to make it beneficial, to ease tasks and to keep the heart firm upon guidance.
اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي، وَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي، وَزِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Transliteration: Allahumman-fa'ni bima 'allamtani, wa 'allimni ma yanfa'uni, wa zidni 'ilma.
Translation: O Allah, benefit me through what You have taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge.
Source: Sunan Ibn Majah 251; Jami at-Tirmidhi 3599
When to recite: Before studying, before exams, or at any time.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا، وَعَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلًا
Transliteration: Allahumma inni as'aluka 'ilman nafi'a, wa rizqan tayyiba, wa 'amalan mutaqabbala.
Translation: O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, good and pure provision, and deeds that are accepted.
Source: Sunan Ibn Majah 925
When to recite: After the Fajr prayer, after the salam.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالْعَفَافَ وَالْغِنَى
Transliteration: Allahumma inni as'alukal-huda wat-tuqa wal-'afafa wal-ghina.
Translation: O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity and self-sufficiency.
Source: Sahih Muslim 2721
When to recite: At any time.
يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ
Transliteration: Ya Muqallibal-qulub, thabbit qalbi 'ala dinik.
Translation: O Turner of hearts, keep my heart firm upon Your religion.
Source: Jami at-Tirmidhi 2140
When to recite: At any time; the Prophet ﷺ said it often.
رَبِّ ٱشْرَحْ لِى صَدْرِى ﴿٢٥﴾ وَيَسِّرْ لِىٓ أَمْرِى ﴿٢٦﴾ وَٱحْلُلْ عُقْدَةًۭ مِّن لِّسَانِى ﴿٢٧﴾ يَفْقَهُوا۟ قَوْلِى ﴿٢٨﴾
Transliteration: Rabbish-rah li sadri, wa yassir li amri, wahlul 'uqdatan min lisani, yafqahu qawli.
Translation: My Lord! relieve my mind, and ease my task for me; and loose a knot from my tongue, that they may understand my saying.
Source: Quran 20:25–28 (Surah Ta-Ha)
When to recite: Before an exam, interview, presentation or any difficult task — especially one involving speaking.
رَبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًۭا ﴿١١٤﴾
Transliteration: Rabbi zidni 'ilma.
Translation: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.
Source: Quran 20:114 (Surah Ta-Ha)
When to recite: Before studying, reading or attending a class, and at any time.
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ ﴿٨﴾
Transliteration: Rabbana la tuzigh qulubana ba'da idh hadaytana wa hab lana min ladunka rahmah, innaka antal-Wahhab.
Translation: Our Lord! Cause not our hearts to stray after Thou hast guided us, and bestow upon us mercy from Thy Presence. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Bestower.
Source: Quran 3:8 (Surah Ali 'Imran)
When to recite: At any time, especially when worried about weakening faith.
Hadith references follow the standard numbering on sunnah.com. Quranic Arabic is the Uthmani text with the Pickthall (1930, public domain) translation; other translations are our own.