The prayer of seeking guidance from Allah
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek ability through Your power, and I ask for Your immense favor. For indeed, You know and I do not know, and You have knowledge of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter (name your need) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end (or: in my present and future), then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end (or: in my present and future), then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and ordain for me whatever is good, and make me pleased with it.
O Allah, I seek guidance from Your knowledge, and strength from Your power, and I ask from Your immense bounty. For indeed, You have power and I have no power, You have knowledge and I have no knowledge, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter (mention the matter here) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my Hereafter - or 'in my present and future affairs' - then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. O Allah, and if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my Hereafter - or 'in my present and future affairs' - then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and ordain for me whatever is good, and make me content with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and seek ability through Your power, and ask of Your immense grace. For You have power, and I have no power; You have knowledge, and I have no knowledge; and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter (mention the matter in your heart) is good for me in my religion, my life, and the outcome of my affairs โ or he said: in my present and future affairs โ then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my life, and the outcome of my affairs โ or he said: in my present and future affairs โ then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and ordain for me that which is good, wherever it may be, and make me pleased with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek ability through Your power. I ask of Your immense grace, for indeed You have power and I have none, You have knowledge and I know not, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter (name the need: the friendship of so-and-so) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the end of my affairs โ both in this world and the Hereafter โ then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the end of my affairs โ both in this world and the Hereafter โ then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and ordain for me whatever is good, and make me content with it.
O Allah, I seek guidance from Your knowledge, and strength from Your power, and I ask of Your immense grace. For You have power, and I have no power; You have knowledge, and I have no knowledge; and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter โ (mention the matter here) โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood and my final outcome (or he said: in my present and my future), then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood and my final outcome (or he said: in my present and my future), then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and ordain for me whatever is good, and make me pleased with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek ability through Your power, and I ask of Your great bounty. For indeed, You have power, and I have no power; You have knowledge, and I have no knowledge; and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter (mention the matter here clearly: e.g., 'reconciliation between so-and-so' or 'the way to resolve this dispute') is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my Hereafter (or 'in my present and my future'), then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my Hereafter (or 'in my present and my future'), then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and decree for me that which is good wherever it may be, and make me pleased with it.
O Allah, I seek guidance from Your knowledge and seek power from Your might, and I ask for Your magnificent bounty. For indeed You know, and I do not know. You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter โ mention the specific need here, e.g., โperforming Hajj this yearโ โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the end of my affairs (or: in my present and future), then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the end of my affairs (or: in my present and future), then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and decree for me whatever is good, and make me satisfied with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek ability through Your power, and I ask of Your great bounty. For indeed You have power, and I have no power; You have knowledge, and I have no knowledge; and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter (name your need here) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my Hereafter โ or he said: for my present and my future โ then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and grant me blessing in it. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my Hereafter โ or he said: for my present and my future โ then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and decree for me that which is good wherever it may be, and make me pleased with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek ability through Your power, and I ask of Your great bounty. For You decree and I have no power, You know and I have no knowledge, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter โ and name your need: choosing a mentor for me โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end (or he said: in my present and future affairs), then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end (or he said: in my present and future affairs), then turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and decree for me whatever is good, and make me pleased with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek ability through Your power, and I ask of Your great bounty. For You are capable and I am not, You know and I do not, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter (mention your situation here) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my hereafter (and in my immediate and delayed consequences), then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and then bless it for me. O Allah, if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my hereafter (and in my immediate and delayed consequences), then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and decree for me whatever is good, and make me satisfied with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance [in making a choice] by virtue of Your knowledge, and I seek ability by virtue of Your power, and I ask You of Your great bounty. You have power, and I do not. You know, and I do not. You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if in Your knowledge this matter (then he mentions his need by name) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my ultimate destiny (or he said: in my immediate and future life), then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and then bless me in it. And if in Your knowledge this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my ultimate destiny (or he said: in my immediate and future life), then turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and ordain for me what is good wherever it may be, and make me content with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek ability through Your power, and I ask of Your great bounty. For indeed You have power, and I have no power; You have knowledge, and I have no knowledge; and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter (and name it: the trusteeship of the orphan) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end โ both in this world and the Hereafter โ then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know that this matter is evil for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end โ both in this world and the Hereafter โ then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and ordain for me that which is good wherever it may be, and make me satisfied with it.