Question
Can you inform me about how to perform the du’a for the memorisation of the Qur’an.
Answer
The procedure of the du’a is delineated at the back of the Qur’an. However, there is some ambiguity in the phraseology which is to what, I believe, you refer. This pertains to what is said after al-Tahiyyat. In this case, al-Tahiyyat refers to the salah itself. Hence, after you have read the salah as stated reading each of the surahs which have been delineated in each rak’ah and completed the salah, you should do the following:
1. Praise Allah and glorify Him. You may do this by reciting the following:
الحمد لله رب العالمين عدد خلقه و رضاً نفسه زنة عرشه و مداد كلمته، اللهم لا احصي ثناء عليك أنت كما أثنيت على نفسك
2. Send durud upon Muhammad (s.a.w.) and all the Prophets (a.s.) You may do this by reciting the following durud:
الهم صل على محمد عبدك و رسولك النبي الامي و على آل محمد، اللهم صل على محمد و على آل محمد صلاة تكون لك رضاً و له جزاء و لحقه أداء، و أعطه الوسيلة و الفضيلة و المقام المحمود الذي وعدته و اجزه عنا ما هو أهله و اجزه أفضل ما جازيت نبياً عن قومه و رسولاً عن أمته و صل على جميع اخوانه من النبيين والصالحين يا أرحم الراحمين
3. Seek forgiveness for all Muslims, male and female. You may do this by reciting the following ayah of the Qur’an:
ربنا اغفر لنا ولإخواننا الذين سبقونا بالإيمان ولا تجعل في قلوبنا غلا للذين آمنوا ربن إنك رؤوف رحيم
Or, you could read the following ayah of the Qur’an رب إغفر و ارحم و أنت خير الراحمين whilst making the intention that may Allah forgive, and have mercy on all the Muslims who have passed away and all the Muslims that will come till the Day of Resurrection, as stated by Shaykh Yunus of Saharanpur who is one of the most eminent Hadith scholars of our age.
4. Finally, the du’a stated at the back of the Qur’an should be recited.