اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ، ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ، ابْنُ أَمَتِكَ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ، أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ، أَوْ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي، وَنُورَ صَدْرِي، وَجِلَاءَ حُزْنِي، وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي.
O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand. Your command over me is forever executed. Your judgment upon me is just. I ask You by every name that You have called Yourself, or revealed to one of Your creation, or sent down in Your Book, or preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Qur'an the springtime of my heart, the light of my chest, the banisher of my grief, and the reliever of my anxiety.
Allahumma inni 'abduka, ibnu 'abdika, ibnu amatik, nasiyati biyadika, madin fiyya hukkumuka, 'adlun fiyya qada'uka, as'aluka bikulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka, aw 'allamtahu ahadan min khalqika, aw anzaltahu fi kitábika, aw ista'tharta bihi fi 'ilmil-ghaibi 'indaka, an taj'ala al-Qur'ana rabi'a qalbi, wa nura sadri, wa jila'a huzni, wa dhahaba hammi.
When to Read
This is a profound supplication taught by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to be recited when one is distressed or seeking immense help from Allah. For children's resilience, we can adapt this by making dua for them when they are facing difficult situations, including moments where they might be tempted to stray due to peer pressure. Recite it for them daily, or specifically when you feel they are struggling with external influences.
How to Read
Make this dua with sincere conviction, focusing on Allah's power and mercy. Imagine the words sinking into your heart and the hearts of your children. You can recite it yourself, or teach it to your older children to recite for themselves. For younger children, you can recite it while placing your hand on their forehead or chest with intention. Focus on the essence: asking Allah to make the Qur'an, the ultimate guidance, the guiding force in their lives, protecting them from negative influences.
Virtues & Benefits
This dua is one of the most comprehensive that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught. By asking Allah to make the Qur'an the 'springtime of the heart,' it signifies that it brings life, growth, and joy, counteracting the barrenness that negative influences can create. It promises that the Qur'an will be a light, dispelling the darkness of confusion or temptation, and will remove sorrow and anxiety, which can be deeply felt by children grappling with peer pressure. It is a direct request for divine protection through the best of means – the guidance of Allah.
Source & Authentication
It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. Mas'ud that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "No servant has ever said, when a calamity befalls him, in response to Allah's command: 'Verily we belong to Allah and verily to Him we shall return,' (Al-Baqarah 2:156) and then said: 'O Allah, reward me for my affliction and give me something better than it in its place,' but Allah would reward him for his affliction and give him something better than it in its place. Abdullah b. Mas'ud further said: 'Then 'Abdullah b. 'Umar ('Abdullah b. Mas'ud's nephew) told me that he had heard Allah's Messenger ﷺ on an occasion say: 'O Allah, I ask You by virtue of the covenant that You made with [all of] Your creation, and by virtue of the grace that is Yours, that You make the Qur'an the light of my heart, the illumination of my chest, the remover of my grief and the away of my anxiety.' Abdullah b. Mas'ud added: 'I said: 'O Allah's Messenger, should I not learn this from you?' Thereupon he said: 'Yes, indeed. He who hears it must memorize it.'