A Du’a for Retaining What Is Learnt from The Quran

This narration appears in a Hadith Juz’ of Hisham ibn ‘Ammar as the statement of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu).

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Whoever fears forgetting the Quran should say:

اللّٰهُمَّ نَوِّرْ بِالْكِتَابِ بَصَرِي، وَأَطْلِقْ بِهِ لِسَانِي، وَاشْرَحْ بِهِ صَدْرِي، وَاسْتَعْمِلْ بِهِ جَسَدِي، بَحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِكَ

Transliteration: Allahumma nawwir bil-kitaabi basari, wa atliq bihi lisani, washrah bihi sadri, wasta’mil bihi jasadi, bi hawlika wa quwwatika, fa innahu la hawla wa la quwwata illa bika.

Translation: O Allah, illuminate my sight with the Quran, enable my tongue to recite it, open my heart through it and enable me to act upon it with my body, through Your might and power. Indeed, there is no might or power except through You.”

(Hadithu Hisham ibn ‘Ammar, Hadith: 18)

This chain consists of an extremely weak narrator. 

(Refer: Mizanul I’tidal, vol. 3, pg. 7, number: 5086)

Imam Bayhaqi (rahimahullah) has recorded the following narration, as a Hadith of Rasululluah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam): 

Sayyiduna Abud Darda (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If anyone fears forgetting the Quran, he should recite,

اللّٰهُمَّ ارْحَمْنِي بِتَرْكِ الْمَعَاصِي أَبَداً مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي، وَارْحَمْنِي بِتَرْكِ مَا لاَ يَعْنِينِي، وَارْزُقْنِي حُسْنَ النَّظَرِ فِيمَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي، وأَلْزِمْ قَلْبِي حِفْظَ كِتَابِكَ كَمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي، وَنَوِّرْ بِهِ بَصَرِي، واشْرَحْ بِهِ صَدْرِي، واجْعَلْنِي أَتْلُوهُ عَلَى ما يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي، وَأَفْرِجْ بِهِ عن قَلْبِي، وَأَطْلِقْ بِهِ لِسَانِي، وَاستَعمِلْ بِهِ بَدَنِي، وَنَوِّرْ بِهِ قَلْبِي، وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ

Transliteration: Allahummarhamni bi tarkil ma’asi abadam ma abqaytani, warhamni bi tarki ma la ya’nini, warzuqni husnan nazari fima yurdika ‘anni, wa alzim qalbi hifza kitabika kama ‘allamtani, wa nawwir bihi basari, washrah bihi sadri, waj’alni atluhu ‘ala ma yurdika ‘anni, wa afrij bihi ‘an qalbi, wa atliq bihi lisani, wasta’mil bihi badani, wa nawwir bihi qalbi, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.

Translation: O Allah, have mercy on me by enabling me to avoid sins for as long as You keep me alive. Have mercy on me by enabling me to leave what does not concern me. Grant me sound judgement regarding what pleases You. Make my heart retain Your Book as You have taught me. Illuminate my sight through it, open my heart through it and enable me to recite it in a manner that pleases You. Relieve my heart of distress through it, enable my tongue to recite it, enable me to act upon it with my body and illuminate my heart through it. There is no might or power except through Allah.”

(Ad Da’awatul Kabir, Hadith: 528)

There are a few narrators in this chain as well whom I could not locate.

The Hadih in Sunan Tirmidhi could be quoted instead. See it here. 

 

And Allah Ta’ala knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar