اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي وَسَدِّدْنِي، وَاذْكُرْ بِعَمَلِي، وَاشْكُرْ لِي، وَأَعْطِنِي بِيَدِكَ الْيُمْنَى، وَارْزُقْنِي حَلَالًا طَيِّبًا
O Allah, guide me and set me on the right path, and make my actions pleasing [to You], and make me thankful [for Your blessings], and bestow upon me with Your right hand, and provide me with lawful and good sustenance.
Allahumma ihdini wa saddidni, wadhkur bi 'amali, washkur li, wa a'tini biyadik al-yumna, warzuqni halalan tayyiban.
When to Read
This comprehensive dua can be recited before starting any new endeavor, particularly when launching a business, introducing a new product, or seeking to build a strong reputation. It's ideal to say it at the beginning of your workday or before a significant business meeting, asking Allah for guidance, success, and lawful provision that upholds integrity.
How to Read
Recite this dua with sincerity and focus. Raise your hands in supplication, as is the Sunnah for duas. Visualize the trust and reputation you wish to build, and ask Allah to facilitate it through lawful and ethical means. It can be recited once or multiple times, depending on your personal inclination and the significance of the task at hand. Ensure your intention is pure: to conduct business honorably and to earn a living through permissible ways.
Virtues & Benefits
This supplication encompasses seeking Allah's guidance ('ihdini') and rectitude ('saddidni'), which are fundamental for making sound decisions in business. Asking Allah to make actions pleasing and to be thankful fosters a proactive and grateful approach. Requesting sustenance with Allah's 'right hand' signifies seeking His abundant and blessed provision. Ultimately, asking for 'lawful and good sustenance' (halalan tayyiban) ensures that success is achieved through means that are pleasing to Allah and beneficial to oneself and others, forming the bedrock of a trustworthy and reputable brand.
Source & Authentication
Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Know that what has passed you by was not going to strike you, and what has struck you was not going to pass you by. And know that the support of Allah is (attained) by acting patiently. And that relief is with endurance, and that ease is with hardship. Verily, with hardship is ease.' He also said: 'O Allah, I ask You for guidance and correctness.' (Allahumma ihdini wa saddidni). And he narrated: 'O Allah, I ask You for the guidance of the righteous. And I seek refuge in You from evil.' And he narrated: 'O Allah, grant me righteousness in my heart, and forgive me my sins.' And he narrated: 'O Allah, verily I ask You for the beneficial knowledge, and the good provision, and the accepted deeds.' And he narrated: 'O Allah, make me thankful for Your blessings, and make me good in praising You, and make me praise You well.' And he narrated: 'O Allah, guide me and set me on the right path, and make my actions pleasing [to You], and make me thankful [for Your blessings], and bestow upon me with Your right hand, and provide me with lawful and good sustenance.'