Here are some duas and guidelines that can be helpful when seeking employment:
Etiquettes and General Duas
When making dua for a job, it is important to follow certain etiquettes:
- Be sincere.
- Be humble.
- Praise Allah.
- Send salat and salam (duroodshareef) upon the Prophet (ﷺ).
- Have conviction of the dua being accepted.
- Ensure the presence of the heart and not to be heedless.
- Be firm in the dua for what is needed.
- Ensure that one’s food, drink, and clothing are from halal means.
- Remain patient for the acceptance of the dua.
- Avoid all types of sins[1].
Specific Duas
Dua for Beneficial Knowledge, Halal Provision, and Accepted Deeds
Allahumma inni as aluka ‘ilman naafi‘an wa rizqan tayyiban wa ‘amalan mutaqabbalan
Translation: Oh Allah, I ask You for a good (halal) provision, beneficial knowledge, and accepted deeds[3].
Dua for Guidance (Istikhara)
Allahumma innee astakheeruka bi ilmika wa-astaqdiruka biqudratika wa-as’aluka min fadhlika al-adheem. Fa innaka taqdiru walaa aqdiru. Wa ta’lamu walaa a’alamu wa anta allaamul ghuyoob.
Translation: Oh Allah, I seek Your guidance by Your knowledge, and I seek Your power by Your might, and I ask You from Your great bounty. You are capable and I am not, You know and I do not, and You are the Knower of the unseen[3].
Dua for Ease
Allahumma la sahla illa maa ja’altahu sahlan, wa Anta taj’alu l-hazna idha shi’ta sahla.
Translation: Oh Allah, there is no ease except in that which You have made easy, and You make the difficult, if You will, easy[3].
Dua for Mercy and Correction of Affairs
Allahumma rahmataka arju fala takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘aynin wa aslih li sha’ni kullahu la ilaha ila anta.
Translation: Oh Allah, I hope for Your mercy. Do not leave me to myself even for a blink of an eye. Correct all of my affairs for me. There is none worthy of worship except You[2].
Dua for Protection from Hardship
Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minal-hammi, wal-Ḥuzni wal-‘ajazi wal-kasli wal-bukhli wal-jubni wa ḍala’id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijal.
Translation: Oh Allah, I take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being overpowered by men[2].
Dua for Forgiveness and Mercy
La ilaha illa Anta, Subhanaka, inni kuntu mina z-zalimin.
Translation: There is no deity but You. Glory be to You. Verily, I have been among the wrongdoers[2].
