رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا
Rabbana hab lana min ladunka rahmatan wa hayyi' lana min amrina rashada
Our Lord, grant us mercy from Yourself and prepare for us right guidance in our affair.
The du'a of the People of the Cave (Ashab al-Kahf) — young believers who fled persecution and sought refuge. They asked for two things: mercy (to protect them in their vulnerability) and rushd (right guidance in their decision to hide). For families facing difficult decisions — relocation, financial hardship, social pressure — this du'a asks Allah to give you both protection and wisdom simultaneously.
Related Du'as
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
Our Lord, grant us from among our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes, and make us a leader for the righteous.
Sahihبَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِي الْمَوْهُوبِ لَكَ وَشَكَرْتَ الْوَاهِبَ وَبَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ وَرُزِقْتَ بِرَّهُ
May Allah bless you in what He has given you. May you give thanks to the One who granted this gift. May the child reach maturity, and may you be granted his righteousness.
Hasanوَأَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِي إِنِّي تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
And set right for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed I am of the Muslims.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا وَخَيْرَ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَشَرِّ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ
O Allah, I ask You for her goodness and the goodness of what You have created in her nature, and I seek refuge in You from her evil and the evil of what You have created in her nature.
Hasan