742. Dua to Increase Knowledge of Religion
The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed for Ibn 'Abbaas (RA):
Dua to Increase Knowledge in Arabic
اَللَّهُمَّ فَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّيْنِ
Dua for Increase Knowledge English Transliteration
Allaahumma faqqih-hu fid deen
Dua for Increase Knowledge English Translation
O Allah! Make him a learned scholar in religion (Islam).
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَرْقَاءُ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي يَزِيدَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ الْخَلاَءَ، فَوَضَعْتُ لَهُ وَضُوءًا قَالَ " مَنْ وَضَعَ هَذَا ". فَأُخْبِرَ فَقَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ فَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ ".
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Once the Prophet (ﷺ) entered a lavatory and I placed water for his ablution. He asked, "Who placed it?" He was informed accordingly and so he said, "O Allah! Make him (Ibn `Abbas) a learned scholar in religion (Islam). [Bukhari: 143]