Prayer before Work and the Key to Success in Achieving Success in the World & Hereafter

Dream - Every adult, especially those with families, must work to meet daily needs and support their family.Islam itself teaches its people to seek sustenance in a halal way, so that it may bring blessings from Allah SWT.

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Working is both a sunnah and an act of worship, so it must be intended as worship to Allah SWT alone.Don't forget to ask Him for ease and convenience in seeking sustenance.Dream friends can recite the prayer before work that is practiced before you go to work.

God willing, by reciting this prayer, besides being able to facilitate and ease work, it can also make you more enthusiastic and of course increase faith in Allah SWT.

Well, here is a prayer before work that you can practice as summarized by Dream through various sources.

Prayer before Work

When Dream friends are preparing to go to work, it would be nice to take a moment to recite a prayer before work.Here is a prayer before work that can be practiced:

Prayer before Work for Good Sustenance

Here is a prayer before work to get good sustenance from Allah SWT:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً

Allahumma inni as-aluka 'ilman naafi'an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa 'amalan mutaqabbalan.

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

Prayer before Work for Ease

In work, of course, Dream friends want everything to go smoothly and easily.Therefore, before working, it is advisable to recite a prayer before work to be given ease.Here is the prayer that you can practice:

اللهُمَّ لاَ سَهْلَ إِلَا مَا جَعَلْتَهَ سَهْلاً، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلاً

Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altahu sahla, wa anta taj'alul-hazna iza syi'ta sahla.

Meaning: "O Allah, there is no ease except what You make easy, and You make the difficult, if You wish, easy." (Sahih Ibnu Hibban)

Prayer before Work for Success

In addition to seeking sustenance, the purpose of work is to be given success.Yes, in every effort, humans always want improvement.That's what is called achievement.Where it can bring satisfaction for the efforts that have been fought for. Here is a prayer before work to be given success that you can practice:

اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْنَا مُفْلِحِينَ

Allahumma-ja'alna muflihin.

Meaning: "O Allah, make us successful."

The Key to Success According to Islam

After knowing the prayer before work, Dream friends also need to know what the keys to success according to Islam are.Where this can help guide you to achieve the desired success.Here are some keys to success according to Islam that Dream friends can practice:

Setting Intentions

The first key to success according to Islam is setting intentions.Yes, intentions are very important and can make a person more confident and continue to strive in the way of Allah SWT.It is important for Dream friends to intend in their hearts the desire to succeed in both the world and the hereafter.

Believing and Being Pious to Allah SWT

The second key to success is to believe and be pious to Allah SWT.Imbue faith and piety in your heart.If faith and piety are embedded, God willing, you will always do everything in accordance with the way of Allah SWT and get closer to success.

Praying on Time

To achieve success, one thing that should not be neglected is praying on time. Prayer is an obligation for every Muslim and is the pillar of religion. If prayer is neglected, it will incur the wrath of Allah SWT and also bring about sin.

Sunnah Prayers

In addition to performing obligatory prayers, it is advisable for Dream friends to also perform sunnah prayers. Some examples of sunnah prayers that you can do are dhuha prayer, tahajud prayer, and hajat prayer. Sunnah prayers are powerful in opening the door of sustenance and bringing blessings from Allah SWT.

Gratitude

The next key to success is gratitude. Everything that we have received should be grateful for. Whether it's little or much, be grateful. Because with gratitude, Allah will increase His blessings."

"If you are grateful, I will surely increase you (in favor); but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe." (QS.Ibrahim: 7)