Request:
I want to know any dua i should read for the state of the world today, and for my after life.
Also for the happiness of my family, and for my children to have successful lives.
Response:
Shaykh Hisham is praying the best for you and your family.
Recite after every salat, or in julus, just prior to salam:
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
rabbana atina fi ‘d-dunya hasanatan wa fi ‘l-akhirati hasanatan wa qina `adhab an-nar
“Our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and defend us from the torment of the Fire!” (al-Baqara, 2:201)
and:
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyatina qurrata `ayunin w ‘aja`alna li ‘l-muttaqina imama
“Our Lord! Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous.” (al-Furqan, 25:74)
Taher Siddiqui