Can you provide the reference and Arabic text for this supplication
‘O Allah benefit me with that which You have taught me and teach me that which will benefit me and increase me in knowledge’
Answer
Imam Tirmidhi and Imam Ibn Majah (rahimahumallah) have recorded this du’a on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu).
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 3599 and Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 251)
Arabic text
اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي وَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي وَزِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Transliteration
Allahumman fa’ni bima ‘allamtani wa ‘allimni ma yanfa’uni wa zidni ‘ilma
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar