Dua for relief from worry and sorrow
Recite this dua when feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, grief, or hardship, seeking Allah’s mercy and comfort.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min al-hammi wal-ḥazani, wa aʿūdhu bika min al-ʿajzi wal-kasali, wa aʿūdhu bika min al-jubni wal-bukhli, wa aʿūdhu bika min ghalabati al-dayni wa qahri al-rijāl.
O Allah, I seek refuge with You from worry and sorrow, from weakness and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, and from the burden of debts and the overpowering of men.
Dua for ease in the heart
Say this dua to ask Allah for making your affairs easy and to relieve anxiety from your heart.
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي
Rabbi ishraḥ lī ṣadrī wa yassir lī amrī.
My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance] and ease for me my task.
Dua for distress or anxiety
Use this supplication when you feel distressed or anxious, as practiced by the Prophet ﷺ.
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ
Yā Ḥayyu Yā Qayyūm, bi-raḥmatika astaghīth.
O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, in Your mercy I seek relief.
Dua for relief from hardship
Recite this dua to seek Allah’s help and mercy when faced with great anxiety or hardship.
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ
Lā ilāha illallāh al-‘aẓīm al-Ḥalīm, lā ilāha illallāh Rabb al-‘Arsh al-‘Aẓīm, lā ilāha illallāh Rabbu as-samāwāti wa Rabbu al-arḍi wa Rabbu al-‘Arsh al-Karīm.
There is none worthy of worship except Allah, the Most Great, the Most Forbearing. There is none worthy of worship except Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is none worthy of worship except Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Noble Throne.
