DUA FOR STUDIES & EXAMS!!!...
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SHARAHBIL MUHAMMAD SANI www.sharhamak.blogsspot.com Tel: 08113777717
Copyright Š, 2014 by MUHAMMAD SANI, Sharahbil Website: www.sharhamakinfo.com www.sharhamak.blogspot.com E-mail: sharhamak.info@gmail.com PUBLISHED IN NIGERIA BY: Sign-Tech Digital Press Limited Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State of Nigeria E-mail: signtechdp@gmail.com Tel: (Call Only) 08032054591, 08070942354 (Text Only) 08054918787 BOOK SETTING/COVER DESIGN Sharahbil Muhammad Sani 08103139272
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DEDICATION This book is dedicated to my Parents, Brothers and Sisters in Islam.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT All praises be to Almighty Allah (SWT) for given me the privilege, knowledge and understanding to writing of this text. My parents are responsible for whatever I become in life and I am proud of them. They have been very responsible parents and they have always been there for me. May Allah (SWT) reward them abundantly. I would like to thank my best and beloved Teachers in life, specifically my Father who was brain behind my knowledge of writing and Malam Atiku Shehu Faruk, Alkhafiz Yusuf Abubakar Suru and Malam Sa’idu May Allah (SWT) reward them abundantly. I salute the patrons and members of Pen Writers Association (PEWA) for their contribution. Finally, I would like to thank all my brothers and sisters of Nuhu Makera’s family, for their love, understanding and encouragement.
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BEFORE CLASS
Allhumma Akhrijni min zulumatil wahmi ,wa akrimni bi nuril fahmi . Allahumma aftah alaina abwaba rahmatika, wanshur alaina khaza’ina ulumika bi rahmatika ya arhamar rahimin. O ALLAH, please bring me out of the darkness of doubt and favour me with the light of comprehension, O ALLAH open to us the doors of your mercy and unfold for us the treasure of your knowledge by your mercy O the most merciful of the merciful ones.
DUA BEFORE STUDYING
“Allahumma infa’ni bima allamtani wa’allimni ma yanfa’uni. Allahumma ini as’aluka fahmal-nabiyyin wa hifzal mursalin almuqarrabin. Allahumma ijal lisani ‘aiman bi dhikrika wa qalbi bi khashyatika. innaka ‘ala ma-tasha’u qadir wa anta hasbun-allahu wa ni’mal wakil.” Oh Allah! Make useful for me what you have taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me. Oh Allah! I ask you for the understanding of the prophets and the memory of the messengers, and those nearest to you. Oh Allah! Make my tongue full of your remembrance and my heart with awe of you. Oh Allah! You do whatever you wish, and you are my availer and .protector and best of aid Sharhamak 2015
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DUA BEFORE STUDY
. Allahumma akrimni binuril fahmi wa kharrajani min zulumatil wahmi waftah’ alaina abwaba ilmak. Wan-shur alaina khuzzanu ma’arifatika ya arhamar rahimin. Allahumma waffiqni fil mutala’ti bihabli jami-i’ mushkilatil masa-ili minal kutubi birah’matika ya arhamar rahimin. O Allah, honor me by the light of understanding and take me out from the darkness’s of doubt and open upon us the doors of Your knowledge and open upon us the treasure of Your recognition, O the best of the Merciful ones. O Allah, and give me Tawfeeq to the study and solving all the difficult problems through books. By Your mercy, O the best of the merciful ones. DUA AFTER STUDYING
“Allahumma inni astaudika ma qara’atu wama hafaz-tu. Farudduhu ‘allayya inda hajati ilahi. Innaka ‘ala ma-tasha’-u qadir wa anta hasbiya wa ni’i’mal wakil.” “Oh Allah! I entrust you with what I have read and I have studied. Oh Allah! Bring it back to me when I am in need of it. Oh Allah! You do whatever you wish, you are my availer and protector and the best of aid.” DU`A FOR REMOVING ANXIETY
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Allahumma inni a‘udhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan. Wa a‘udhu bika minal-ajzi wal-kasal. Wa a‘udhu bika minal-jubni wal-bukhl. Wa a‘udhu bika min ghalabatiddayni wa qahrir-rijal. Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from helplessness and laziness, from cowardice and stinginess, and from overpowering of debt and from oppression of men.
Allahumma ja’al li fiy Qalbi Nuraa Wa-Basaran Wafahman Wa’ilman Innaka AlaKulli Shai’in Qadir. O Allah let my heart be filled with light & insight & understanding & knowledge, verily you control everything.
“Allahumma inni astaudika ma qara’atu wama hafaz-tu. Farudduhu allayya inda hajati ilahi. Innaka ‘ala ma-tasha’-u qadir wa anta hasbiya wa ni’i’mal wakil” Oh Allah! I entrust you with what I have read and I have studied. Oh Allah! Bring it back to me when I am in need of it. Oh Allah! You do whatever you wish, you are my availer and protector and the best of aid. DUA WHILE STUDYING SOMETHING DIFFICULT Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja‘altahu sahla wa anta taj‘alu al-hazana idha shi’ta sahla. Oh Allah! Nothing is easy except what You have made easy. If You wish, You can make the difficult easy.
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DUA FOR CONCENTRATION
Sallal-lahu ala Muhammad wa ali Muhammad. Allahumma inni as’aluka Ya mudhakkiral khayr wa fa’ilahu wal-amira bihi dhakkir-ni ma ansanihi-shaytan. Blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad and his progeny. O Allah, I ask you, the one who mentions goodness and actualizes it and commands it, remind me of that which the shaytan makes me forget. DUA FOR VICTORY AND PROSPERITY
“Ya sayyidas-sada-ti, Ya mojibad-da’a’wati, Ya rafi’ad-darajati, Ya waliyal hasanati, Ya ghafiral-khati’ati, Ya mu’ti-yal mas’alati, Ya qabi-lattawbati, Ya sami’al-aswati, Ya ‘alimal-khafiyati, ya dafi’al bali yati.” O’ the chief of all chiefs! O’ the acceptor of prayers! O’ the elevator of ranks! O’ the master of virtues! O’ the forgiver of sins! O’ the granter of requests! O’ the excerptor of penance! O’ the hearer of all voices! O’ the one who knows all mysteries! O’ the remover of calamities! DUA FOR INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE
Bismillahir rahmanir rahim - Allahumma Swalli ‘ala Muhammadin wa ali Muhammad - Allahumma inni asaluka ‘amalan nafi‘a - Wa ‘amalan swaliha - hifzan qawiyya - wa fahman kamila - wa aqlan salima Sharhamak 2015
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birahmatika ya arhamar rahimin - Allahumma Swalli ‘ala Muhammadin wa ali MuhammadIn the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful, O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family. O Allah I ask You for beneficial knowledge and good deeds and a strong memory and a perfect understanding and a sound intellect by Your mercy, O the most Merciful of the merciful ones. O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family DUA FOR CONCENTRATION
“Salla-l-lahu ala Muhammad wa ali Muhammad. Allahumma inni as’aluka Ya mudhakkiral khayr wa fa’ilahu wal-amimira bihi dhakir-ni ma ansanihi-shaytan.” “Blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad and his progeny. O Allah, I ask you, the one who mentions goodness and actualizes it and commands it, remind me of that which the shaytan makes me forget.” DUA BEFORE EXAMS & AFTER EXAMS Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja‘altahu sahla wa anta taj‘alu al-hazana idha shi’ta sahla. Oh Allah! Nothing is easy except what You have made easy. If You wish, You can make the difficult easy.
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TIPS FOR STUDENTS AND EXAMS The Muslim student puts his trust in Allah when facing the tests of this world, and he seeks His help whilst following the prescribed means, in accordance with the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): “The strong believer is better and is more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, although both are good. Strive to attain that which will benefit you and seek the help of Allah, and do not feel helpless.” (Sahih Muslim, hadith No: 2664) Among those means are the following:
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Turning to Allah by making du’a in any way that is prescribed in Islam, such as saying, “Rabbish-shrahli sadri wa yassir li amri…” (O my Lord, expand my chest and make things easy for me).”
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Getting used to sleeping early and going to exams on time.
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Reciting the du’a’ for leaving the house: “Bismillah, tawakkaltu ‘ala Allah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa Billah. Allahumma inni a’udhu bika an adilla aw udalla, aw azilla aw uzalla, aw azlima aw uzlama, aw ajhala aw yujhala ‘alayya (In the name of Allah, I put my trust in Allah, and there is no strength and no power except with Allah. O Allah, I seek refuge with You lest I should stray or be led astray, lest I slip (commit a sin unintentionally) or be tripped, lest I oppress or be oppressed, lest I behave foolishly or be treated foolishly).”Do not forget to seek your parents’ approval, for their du’a for you will be answered.
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Mention the name of Allah before you start, for mentioning the name of Allah is prescribed when beginning any permissible action; this brings blessing, and seeking the help of Allah is one of the means of strength.
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Fear Allah with regard to your classmates, and do not be affected by their anxiety or fear just before the exam, for anxiety is a contagious
Preparing all required or permitted equipment such as pens, rulers and setsquares, calculators and watches, because being well prepared helps one to answer questions.
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disease. Instead, make them feel optimistic by saying good words as prescribed in Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was optimistic when he heard the name of Suhayl (which means “easy”) and he said: “Things have been made easy for you.” He used to like to hear the words ‘Ya Rashid, when he went out for any purpose. So be optimistic that you and your brothers will pass this exam.
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Remembering Allah (Dhikr) dispels anxiety and tension. If something is too difficult for you, then pray to Allah to make it easy for you. Whenever Sheikh al – Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) found something too difficult to understand, he would say, “O You Who taught Ibrahim, teach me; O You Who caused Sulaiman to understand, cause me to understand.”
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Choose a good place to sit during the exam, if you can. Keep your back straight, and sit on the chair in a healthy manner.
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Look over the exam first. Studies advise spending 10% of the exam time in reading the questions carefully, noting the important words and dividing one’s time between the questions.
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Plan to answer the easy questions first, then the difficult ones. Whilst reading the questions, write notes and ideas which you can use in your answers later.
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Answer questions according to importance.
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Take your time to answer, for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Deliberation is from Allah and haste is from the Shaytan.” (A hasan hadith. Sahih al-Jami, 3011).
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Think carefully about the answer and choose the right answer when answering multiple-choice questions. Deal with them in the following manner. If you are sure that you have chosen the right answer, then beware of waswasah (insinuating whispers from the Shaytan). If you are not sure, then start by eliminating the wrong or unlikely answers, and then choose the correct answer based on what you think is most likely to be correct. If you guessed at a correct
Start by answering the easy questions which you know. Then move on to the questions which carry high marks, and leave till the end the questions to which you do not know the answers, or which you think will take a long time to produce an answer or which do not carry such high marks.
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answer then do not change it unless you are sure that it is wrong – especially if you will lose marks for a wrong answer. Research indicates that the correct answer is usually that which the student thinks of first.
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In written exams, collect your thoughts before you start to answer. Write an outline for your answer with some words which will indicate the ideas which you want to discuss. Then number the ideas in the sequence in which you want to present them.
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Write the main points of your answer at the beginning of the line, because this is what the examiner is looking for, and he may not see what he is looking for if it is in the middle of the page and he is in a hurry.
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Devote 10% of the time for reviewing your answers. Take your time in reviewing, especially in mathematical problems and writing numbers. Resist the desire to hand in the exam papers quickly, and do not let the fact that some people are leaving early bother you. They may be among the people who have handed in their papers too early.
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If you discover after the exam that you answered some questions incorrectly, then take that as a lesson in the importance of being well prepared in the future, and not rushing to answer questions. Accept the will and decree of Allah and do not fall prey to frustration and despair. Remember the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), “If anything befalls you, do not say, ‘If only I had done such and such.’ Rather say, ‘Qadar Allah wa ma sha’a kan (the decree of Allah and what He wills happened),’ for saying ‘if only’ opens the door for the Shaytan.” (Sahih Muslim and the first part of this hadith were mentioned above).
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Note that cheating is haram whether it is in foreign language tests or any other tests. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Whoever cheats is not one of us.” It is wrongdoing and it is a haram means of attaining a degree or certificate, etc., that you have no right to. The consensus is that cheating is a kind of cooperation in sin and transgression. So do without that which is haram and Allah will suffice you from His bounty. Reject all offers of haram things that come to you from others. Whoever gives up a thing for the sake of Allah, Allah will compensate him with something better. You have to denounce and resist evil, and tell the authorities about any such thing that you see during the exam, or
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before or after it. This is not the forbidden kind of slander rather it is denouncing evil which is obligatory.
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Advise those who buy or sell questions or post them on the Internet etc., or who prepare cheat notes. Tell them to fear Allah, and tell them of the ruling on what they are doing and on the money they earn from that. Tell them that the time they are spending in preparing these haram things, if they spent it in studying, or answering previous exams, or helping one another to understand the subject before the exam, that would be better for them than doing these haram things.
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Remember what you have prepared for the Hereafter, and the questions of the examination in the grave, and how to be saved on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever is saved from the Fire and admitted to Paradise will indeed have succeeded.
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We ask Allah to make us succeed in this world and cause us to be among those who are victorious and saved in the Hereafter, for He is the All-Hearing Who answers prayer. Tammat Biham-Dil-lillaah REFERENCES
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Qur’an al – Karim Sahih Buhari Sahih Muslim Duas Islam Great Religion Khulalasatul Adhkaar Mafateehul Jinaan Tohfatul Hashmiya
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