اللَّهُمَّ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي وَانْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي وَزِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Allahumma 'allimni ma yanfa'uni wanfa'ni bima 'allamtani wa zidni 'ilma
O Allah, teach me what benefits me, let me benefit from what You have taught me, and increase me in knowledge.
Three-part knowledge du'a: (1) Teach me what is beneficial — filter out useless information at the source; (2) Let me benefit from what I already know — many people have knowledge that sits unused; (3) And then increase me more. The second request is the most neglected — how much do you know that you don't act on? Knowing without benefiting is the worst kind of knowledge.
Related Du'as
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا وَعَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلًا
O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, good provision, and accepted deeds.
Sahihاهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ
Guide us to the straight path — the path of those You have blessed, not of those who earned anger, nor of those who went astray.
Sahihرَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
Sahihرَبَّنَا أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Our Lord, perfect our light for us and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things capable.
Sahih