Dua for Relief from Distress
This supplication was often recited by the Prophet ﷺ when facing deep sadness or hardship.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ، وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ، وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ، أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ، أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَوِ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِندَكَ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي، وَنُورَ صَدْرِي، وَجَلَاءَ حُزْنِي، وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي
Allāhumma innī ʿabduka, wa-ibnu ʿabdika, wa-ibnu amatika, nāṣiyatī biyadika, māḍin fiyya ḥukmuka, ʿadlun fiyya qaḍā’uka, as’aluka bikulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka, aw anzaltahu fī kitābika, aw ʿallamtahu aḥadan min khalqika, aw ista’tharta bihi fī ʿilmil-ghaybi ʿindaka, an tajʿala al-Qur’āna rabīʿa qalbī, wa nūra ṣadrī, wa jalā’a ḥuznī, wa dhahāba hammī.
O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand, Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every Name belonging to You which You have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Qur’an the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the remover of my sorrow and the dispeller of my grief.
Dua for Patience and Steadfastness
This prayer from the Qur’an is for patience and firmness, helpful in times of difficulty and emotional distress.
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Rabbanā afrigh ‘alaynā ṣabran wa thabbit aqdāmanā wansurnā ‘ala al-qawmi al-kāfirīn.
Our Lord, pour upon us patience and make our feet firm and help us against the disbelieving people.
Dua for Easing Hardship
The Prophet ﷺ taught this dua to seek relief and ease from any distress, worry, or depression.
اللَّهُمَّ لاَ سَهْلَ إِلاَّ مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلاً، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلاً
Allāhumma lā sahla illā mā jaʿaltahu sahlā, wa anta tajʿalu al-ḥazna idhā shi’ta sahlā.
O Allah, there is no ease except what You make easy. And You make the difficult, if You wish, easy.
Dua for Protection from Worry and Sorrow
The Prophet ﷺ encouraged reciting this supplication to seek refuge from anxiety and sadness.
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 mina al-hammi wal-ḥazani, wa aʿūdhu bika min al-ʿajzi wal-kasali, wa aʿūdhu bika min al-jubni wal-bukhli, wa aʿūdhu bika min ghalabatid-dayni wa qahrir-rijāl.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being overpowered by men.
