The prayer of seeking guidance from Allah
O Allah, I seek guidance from Your knowledge, and seek ability from 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 โ (and here the need is mentioned: healing from psychological trauma) โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood and my end in my affairs, then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know that this matter โ (healing from psychological trauma) โ is evil for me in my religion, my livelihood and my end in my affairs, 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 of Your immense favour. 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 specific matter, e.g., supporting our struggling Muslim community) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my Hereafter - or he said: for 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 Hereafter - or he said: for my present and my future - then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and ordain for me the 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 for Your immense favor. 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 here, e.g., repairing my relationship with [person's name]) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the 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, if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the 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 accept it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and seek ability through Your power, and I ask of Your magnificent grace. 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 your matter with your heart) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my hereafter โ or he said: in my present and my future โ 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 hereafter โ or he said: in my present and my future โ then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and decree for me whatever is good, 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 tremendous bounty. For indeed, You decree and I do not decree, and You know and I do not know, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter (mention the matter here: accepting the leadership role) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the outcome of my affair, 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 outcome of my affair, 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 strength from Your power, and I ask for Your immense favour. 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: renovating the house) โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my Hereafter (or said: for my present and future affairs), then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. And if You know that this matter โ (mention the matter: renovating the house) โ is evil for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my Hereafter (or said: for 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 guidance from Your knowledge, and seek power from Your might, 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: the upbringing choice for my son/daughter) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my hereafter (or he said: 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 evil for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my hereafter (or he said: in my present and future affairs), then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and ordain for me the good wherever it may be, and make me satisfied with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance with Your knowledge, and I seek ability with Your power, and I ask of Your immense favour. For You decree and I cannot decree, and You know and I do not know, 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 worldly life, and the Hereafter (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 evil for me in my religion, my worldly life, and the Hereafter (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 content with it.
O Allah, I seek guidance from Your knowledge, and strength from Your power, and I ask of Your immense favour. 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 (name the matter here) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my hereafter - for its immediate and delayed consequences - 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 - for its 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 content with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and seek ability through Your power, and I ask of Your abundant grace. 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 (naming the matter: choosing a business partner) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my hereafter - for the present and the 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 - for the present and the future - then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and decree 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 favor. For indeed, You decree and I do not decree, You know and I do not know, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter (mention your need here) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end (or: in my present and my future), then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. O Allah, if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end (or: in my present and my future), then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and decree for me whatever is good, and make me content with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and seek strength through Your power, and I ask of Your immense bounty. For indeed, You have power and I have no power; You know and I do not know; and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter (name your need, e.g., 'becoming a parent', 'marriage', 'travel', 'leaving a job', or any important matter) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my Hereafter (or 'for my present and my future'), then ordain it for me and 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 Hereafter (or 'for my present and my future'), 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 content with it.