here are some duas for all thoz sitting exams
DUA BEFORE STUDYING
Allahumma infa'nii bimaa
'allamtanii wa'allimnii
maa yanfa' unii.
O Allah! Make useful for me what You
taught me and teach me knowledge
that will be useful to me.
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Allahumma inii as'aluka
fahmal-nabiyyen wa hifthal
mursaleen al-muqarrabeen.
O Allah! I ask You for the understanding
of the prophets and the memory of the
messengers, and those nearest to You.
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Allahumma ijal leesanee
'amiran bi thikrika wa
qalbi bi khashyatika.
O Allah! Make my tongue full of
Your remembrance, and my heart with
consciousness of You.
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Innaka 'ala ma-tasha'-u
qadeer wa anta hasbun-allahu
wa na'mal wakeel.
(O Allah!) You do whatever You wish,
and You are my Availer and
Protector and the best of aid.
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DUA AFTER STUDYING
Allahhumma inni astaodeeuka
ma qara'tu wama hafaz-tu.
Faradduhu 'allaya inda
hagati elayhi.
Innaka 'ala ma-tasha'-u
qadeer wa anta hasbeeya
wa na'mal wakeel.
O Allah! I entrust You with what I
have read and I have studied.
(O Allah!) Bring it back to me when
I am in need of it.
(O Allah!) You do whatever You wish,
and You are my Availer and
Protector and the best of aid.
DUA WHILE STUDYING SOMETHING DIFFICULT
Allahumma la sahla illama
ja-'altahu sahla wa anta taj
'alu al hazana etha shi'ta
sahla
O Allah! Nothing is easy except what
You have made easy. If You wish, You
can make the difficult easy.
DUA FOR ANXIETY
Allahumma inni a'oodhoo bika
minal-hammi walhuzni, wal-'ajzi
wal-kasali wal-bukhli wal-jubni,
wa dal'id-dayni wa ghalabatir-
rajaal
O Allah! I seek refuge in You from anxiety
and sorrow, weakness and laziness,
miserliness and cowardice, the burden of
debts and from being oppressed by men.
DUA FOR DISTRESS
Allahumma rahmataka arjoo falaa
takilnee ilaa nafsee tarfata
'aynin wa aslih-lee sha'nee
kullahu, laa ilaha illa anta
O Allah! It is Your mercy that I hope for
so do not leave me in charge of my affairs
even for a blink of an eye and rectify
for me all of my affairs. None has the
right to be worshipped except You.
"oh my Lord, relieve my mind, and ease my task for me" - this one is unbelievable, it helped me so much
and here are a few a teacher gave me:
1. KAA-HAA-YA-'AIN-SAAD HAA-MEEM-'AIN-SEEN-QAAF
starting at right hand small finger, read each letter e.g. KAA and close a finger upon reading a letter
2. rabbi yasir, wala tu'asir wa tamim bil khair, wa bika nasta'eenu yaa fataahu
3.duroode ibrahim
4. sahil yaa ilaahee kula s'abin bihur mati sayidil abraari sahil
5. Ya Qawiyu - i just tend to keep repeating this before the exam along with 'oh my lord relieve my mind...' and its great mashallah!!