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 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 [mention your need here] โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the end of my affair (or said: 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 the end of my affair (or said: 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 satisfied with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek ability through Your power, and I ask for Your great bounty. For indeed You decree, and I cannot 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 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 decree 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 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 decree for me whatever is good, and make me satisfied 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; You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know that this matter โ [mention your matter here] โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end (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 bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end (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 with Your knowledge, and I seek power with Your power, and I ask of Your abundant grace. For indeed, You have power and I have no power, 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 the matter here] โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my Hereafter (or: in my present and my future) โ 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 livelihood, and my Hereafter (or: 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 content with it.
O Allah, I seek guidance from Your knowledge, and strength from Your power, and I ask for Your tremendous 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 your matter here: e.g., this engagement/this friendship/this decision regarding my family) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my Hereafter (or he said: for 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 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 decree for me that which is good wherever it may be, and make me content with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance [in making a choice] by virtue of Your knowledge, and I seek ability [to carry it out] by virtue of Your power, and I ask You of Your great bounty. For indeed, You have power, and I do 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 he should mention his need) is good for me in relation to my religion, my worldly life, and [my life in] the Hereafter (or he said: in the immediate and distant future), then decree 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 relation to my religion, my worldly life, and [my life in] the Hereafter (or he said: in the immediate and distant future), then turn it away from me, and turn me away from it, and decree 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 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 โ and then you specify your need โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end (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 bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end (or: 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 pleased with it.
O Allah, I seek guidance from Your knowledge and seek strength from Your power, and I ask of Your abundant grace. For indeed, You have power and I have no power, 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 your matter here) is good for me in my religion, my life, and my final 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 life, and my final 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 content with it. O Allah, if You know that this matter has ease and facility in it for You, then grant it to me. And if You know that it involves hardship and difficulty for You, then turn it away from me.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance with Your knowledge, and I seek power with 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 the person mentions his need here) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and the outcome of my affair (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 worldly life, and the outcome of my affair (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 that which is good wherever it may be, and make me satisfied with it.
O Allah, I seek guidance from Your knowledge, and seek ability 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 (and he should mention his need) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and the end of my affairs โ or he said: for 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 worldly life, and the end of my affairs โ or he said: for 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 Your guidance with Your knowledge, and I seek Your power with Your might, 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 [mention your endeavor here] โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end 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 โ [mention your endeavor here] โ 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 decree 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 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 your need here) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the end of my affair - or in another narration: 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 the end of my affair - or in another narration: 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 satisfied with it.