"What dua should I read for a job?"
Before each application or interview: (1) Two rakaat salah with intention for guidance. (2) Read: 'Rabbish-rah li sadri wa yassir li amri' (20:25-26) × 7. (3) Then make personal dua: 'Ya Allah, You are Ar-Razzaq. Open doors of halal provision for me. Make this path easy if it is good for me and close it if it is not.' (4) Recite Ayatul Kursi before entering.
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي
Rabbish-rah li sadri wa yassir li amri wahlul 'uqdatan min lisani
"My Lord, expand my chest, ease my affairs, and untie the knot from my tongue."
Quran 20:25-27 — the dua of Prophet Musa ﷺ before his mission. Perfect for interviews, presentations, and new beginnings.
اللَّهُمَّ يَسِّرْ وَلَا تُعَسِّرْ
Allahumma yassir wa la tu'assir
"O Allah, make it easy and do not make it difficult."
Widely reported — the simplest dua for ease in any situation including job search and interviews
Islam teaches: tie your camel (do the action) then trust Allah (release the outcome). For job seeking: (1) Perfect your skills — this is your camel. (2) Research the opportunity thoroughly. (3) Pray Istikhara before committing to a specific role. (4) Make dua but do not let rejection convince you Allah is not providing — He may be redirecting to something better.
Istikhara is not a divine yes/no signal — it is asking Allah to write the good outcome through your effort. After Istikhara: proceed in the direction you feel inclined toward. If it works, alhamdulillah. If it doesn't, trust that the redirection was the Istikhara being answered — not the answer being wrong.
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"Your striving for what has already been guaranteed to you, and your negligence of what is required of you, are evidence of the short-sightedness of your inner vision."
'Rabbish-rah li sadri wa yassir li amri' (20:25-26) — the dua of Prophet Musa ﷺ before his mission. For specific job: 'Allahumma inni as'aluka rizqan halalan tayyiban mubaraka' with the specific job mentioned in your personal dua. Also: 'Allahumma yassir wa la tu'assir' (O Allah, make things easy, not difficult).
Surah Al-Inshirah (94) — 'Indeed with hardship comes ease' — read the evening before. Surah Al-Fajr (89) — 'O reassured soul.' Ayatul Kursi before entering the interview location. 'Hasbunallahu wa ni'mal wakil' in the waiting room.
Yes. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'It is better for any of you to carry a load of firewood on his back and sell it than to ask from others.' Working for your provision is a form of worship. The Prophet explicitly discouraged unnecessary dependence when self-sufficiency is possible.
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