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 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: choosing a school for my child) is good for me in my religion, my life, and my ultimate destiny (or: 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 life, and my ultimate destiny (or: 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.
O Allah, I seek guidance from Your knowledge, and power from 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 (name your need: developing a personal Islamic research project) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my hereafter - (or it could be: for 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 my hereafter - (or it could be: 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 ability through 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 (then name your need) โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my Hereafter (or: for 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 (or: 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 [in making a decision] with Your knowledge, and I seek ability [to fulfill it] with Your power, and I ask for Your immense 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 name it specifically โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the outcome of my affairs (or: 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 outcome of my affairs (or: 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 Your guidance with Your knowledge, and seek power with Your power, 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 and name your specific career path decision here โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end result, 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 end result, 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 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: serving parents in their old age) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my 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 my 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 satisfied with it.
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek power through Your power, and I ask for 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 the matter) is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the end of my affairs (or 'in 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 (mention the matter) is evil for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the end of my affairs (or '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 Your guidance with Your knowledge, and I seek ability with 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 matter you are seeking guidance for) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and the outcome of my affairs โ or said: in my present and future โ then ordain 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 the outcome of my affairs โ or said: in my present and 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 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 the matter here: e.g. 'leaving this toxic relationship') โ is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and my end in this life and the Hereafter (or: for my immediate and future needs), 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 in this life and the Hereafter (or: for my immediate and future needs), 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 decision] by Your knowledge, and I seek ability by 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 (and he names his need: learning a new language) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and the Hereafter โ or he said: for my present and future affairs โ 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 worldly life, and the Hereafter โ or he said: for 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 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 (name your need: adopting a new pet) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my hereafter โ for the immediate and the delayed 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 worldly life, and my hereafter โ for the immediate and the delayed 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 guidance by Your knowledge, and I seek Your ability by Your power, and I ask You from Your immense 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 (here one mentions the matter) is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and my ultimate end (or in the near term and the distant future), then decree it for me and 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 worldly life, and my ultimate end (or in the near term and the 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.