The prayer of seeking guidance from Allah
O Allah, I seek guidance from Your knowledge, and I seek power from Your power, and I ask of Your abundant grace. 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 โ (mention your need here) โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the outcome of my affairs โ (and in another narration: in my present and future affairs) โ then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and bless it for me. O Allah, and if You know that this matter โ (mention your need here) โ is evil for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the outcome of my affairs โ (and in another narration: in my present and future affairs) โ 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 counsel through Your knowledge, and seek Your power through Your might, and I ask of Your abundant 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 life, and my Hereafter โ or he said: in my present and my future โ 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 life, 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 ordain for me the good wherever it may be, and make me content with it.
O Allah, I seek guidance from Your knowledge, and strength from 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 (mention your matter here) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, 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. And if You know that this matter is evil for me in my religion, my worldly life, 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 pleased with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek ability through Your power. I ask of You Your magnificent 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 here] - 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 - [mention the matter here] - 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 pleased with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance with Your knowledge, and I seek ability with Your power, and I ask for Your immense 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, e.g., reconciling with [person's name]) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and for my hereafter - or he said: for my present and future affairs - then decree it for me, make it easy for me, and then bless it for me. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my worldly life, and for my hereafter - or he said: for 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 Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek power 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 the matter here: embracing a new community) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end โ for its coming, and its delaying 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 end โ for its coming, and its delaying โ 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 counsel by Your knowledge, and I seek Your strength by Your power, and I ask You from Your immense favor. For verily You are able 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 (and here you would specify: 'my intention to embark on a path of service to the elderly' or 'this job opportunity to care for the elderly' or 'this plan to volunteer with seniors in my community') is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my ultimate end (both in this life and the Hereafter), then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and then bless me in it. And if You know that this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my ultimate end (both in this life and the Hereafter), then turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and ordain for me what is good wherever it may be, and then 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 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 name the matter specifically โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my Hereafter (or: in my present life 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 (or: in my present life 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 guidance from Your knowledge and power from Your might, and I ask from 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 (then the person should mention the specific matter) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my Hereafter 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 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 You 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 (then name your need: e.g. reconciling with my family member) โ is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my hereafter (or: for my immediate and later consequences), 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 worldly life, and my hereafter (or: for my immediate and later consequences), 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 of You Your great bounty. For indeed You have power and I have no power, and 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) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood and my Hereafter โ or he said: in my present and my future 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 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 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 immense bounty. 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) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end โ or he said: in my present and my future 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 my end โ or he said: in my present and my future โ 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.