5 Prayers of a Wife for a Husband who is Seeking Livelihood, God Willing, He Will be Given Halal and Blessed Provision

Dream - The duty of a husband is to provide for his wife and also his family members. Many husbands have to work outside the area and far from their wives. Meanwhile, the wife stays at home to take care of the household, take care of the children, and carry out various activities.

However, there is one thing that a wife should not neglect when her husband is working to seek a livelihood, which is to pray for him. The prayer of a wife is very important for her husband. This will help facilitate and smooth the husband to be given halal and blessed provision.

As explained in a hadith narrated by Tirmidhi as follows:

"Indeed, the prayer that is immediately answered by Allah is the prayer of a (wife) to someone else (husband) who is not in the same place (far apart)." (HR. Tirmidhi)

Now, here are some prayers that a wife can recite for her husband who is working to seek a livelihood as summarized by Dream through various sources.

Prayers of a Wife for Her Husband who is Seeking Livelihood

Prayer for a Husband Seeking Halal Provision

Here are some prayers that a wife can practice for her husband who is working to be given halal and blessed provision:

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Meaning: "May Allah provide you with piety that will make you guard yourself from His forbidden matters and stay away from acts of disobedience to Him."

Prayer for a Husband to Always be in Goodness

Here are some prayers for a husband who is working to always be given goodness wherever he is:

اللَّهُمَّ غَفِرْ لِي، وَارْحَمْنِي، وَاهْدِنِي، وَعَافِنِي، وَارْزُقْنِي.

Meaning: "O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, protect me (from various diseases), and provide for me." (HR Muslim)

Prayer for a Husband to be Given Halal, Good, and Eternal Provision

Here are some prayers for a husband who is working to always be given halal, good, and eternal provision without interruption or loss:

اللَّهُمَّ رَزُقْنِي رِزْقًا حَلَالًا طَيِّبًا، وَاشْتَمِلْنِي طَيِّبًا.اللَّهُمَّاجْعَلْ أَوْسَعَ رِزْقِكَ عَلَيَّ، عِنْدَ كِبَرِ سِنِّي وَنَقِصَةِ عُمْرِي.اللَّهُمَّكْفِنِي بِحَلاَلِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ.وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ.اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رِزْقًا وَاسِعًا نَافِعًا.اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ نَعِيمًا مُقِيمًا، الَّذِي لَا يَحُولُ، وَلَا يَزُولُ.

Meaning: "O Allah, provide me with halal and good provision and envelop me with goodness. O my Allah, make Your provision for me the widest when I am old and when my life is diminished. O Allah, suffice me with Your halal from Your haram. And enrich me with Your grace from others. O Allah, I ask You for abundant and beneficial provision. O Allah, I ask You for a lasting blessing that does not cease and does not disappear."

Prayer for a Husband to be Successful and Smooth in Seeking Livelihood

Here are some prayers for a husband to be given success and smoothness in seeking provision:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا، وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً.

Meaning: "O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, good provision, and accepted deeds." (HR. Ibn Majah and Ahmad)

Prayer for a Husband to be Kept Away from Haram Provision

Here are some prayers for a husband to be kept away from haram provision:

اللَّهُمَّ يَا غَنِيُّ يَا حَمِيدُ يَا مُبْدِئُ يَا مُعِيدُ يَا رَحِيمُ يَا وَدُودُ يَا فَاعِلُ لِمَا يُرِيدُ أَغْنِنِي بِحَلاَلِكَ، أَنْحُرُمِكَ وَبِفَضْلِكَعَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ.

Meaning: "O Allah, my Lord who is rich and praiseworthy, the Creator and the Restorer, the Merciful and the Loving, the Doer of what He wills, enrich me with Your halal, forbid me from Your haram, and by Your grace, make me richer than others."

Those are some prayers that a wife can practice for her husband who is seeking livelihood, whether in a distant or close place. The hope is that the husband will be given ease, smoothness, success, and safety wherever he is. O Allah, suffice me with halal sustenance from You rather than haram. Enrich me from others with Your grace. O Allah, I ask You for abundant and beneficial sustenance. O Allah, I ask You for eternal blessings that do not end and will not be lost."

Prayer for Husband's Success and Smooth Search for Sustenance

Here is a prayer for a husband to be given success and smoothness in searching for sustenance:

للَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا وَعَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلzا

Allahumma innii as-aluka ‘ilman naafi’a, wa rizqon thoyyibaa, wa ‘amalan mutaqobbalaa.

Meaning: "O Allah, I truly ask You for beneficial knowledge, halal sustenance, and accepted deeds." (Narrated by Ibn Majah and Ahmad)

Prayer for Husband to be Kept Away from Haram Sustenance

Here is a prayer for a husband to be kept away from haram sustenance:

اَللَّهُمَّ ياَ غَنِىُّ ياَحَمِيْدُ يَامُبْدِئُ يَامُعِيْدُ يَارَحِيْمُ يَاوَدُوْدُ يَافَعَّالُ لِمَا يُرِ يْدُ اَغْنِنِىْ بِحَلاَ لِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَبِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ

Allahumma Yaa Ghoniyyu Yaa hamiid Yaa Mubdi’u Yaa Mu’iid Yaa Rohimu Yaa Waduud Yaa Fa’alu lima yuriid agnini bihalaalika, anharoomika wa bifadlika’amman siwaak.

Meaning: "O Allah, my Lord who is rich and praiseworthy, the Lord who decrees and restores, the Merciful and the Loving, the Doer of what He wills, enrich me with what You have made halal, not what You have made haram, give me excess from others with the blessing of Your grace."

Those are some prayers that can be practiced by a wife for her husband who is seeking sustenance, whether in a distant or nearby place. The hope is that the husband is given ease, smoothness, success, and safety wherever he is. Furthermore, may the husband be blessed with lawful and blessed sustenance.