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“When you ask, ask Allah; when you seek help, seek help from Allah.”
Remember that no sadness lasts forever, and no trial is placed upon you except that the cure, ease, and divine compensation have already been authored.
The Great Du‘ā Against Worry, Sorrow & Debt
📜 Background Context: The Prophet ﷺ taught this supplication to Abu Umamah when he found him sitting sorrowful and burdened in the mosque.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الهَمِّ وَالحَزَنِ، وَالعَجْزِ وَالكَسَلِ، وَالبُخْلِ وَالجُبْنِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
Allahumma inni a‘oodhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan, wal-‘ajzi wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-jubn, wa dala‘id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijal.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from grief and sorrow, from weakness and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from being overwhelmed by debt and overpowered by men.”
Supplication of the Distressed (Du‘ā al-Karb)
📜 Background Context: The prayer of Prophet Yunus (Jonah) from inside the three layers of darkness: darkness of the belly of the whale, darkness of the deep ocean, and darkness of the night.
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
La ilaha illa Anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimeen.
“There is no deity worthy of worship except You; exalted are You! Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.”
Supplication upon Loss or Calamity (Istirjā‘)
📜 Background Context: Umm Salamah recited this when her beloved husband Abu Salamah passed away; Allah then granted her marriage to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي، وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji‘oon. Allahumma’jurni fee museebati wa akhlif li khayran minha.
“Indeed to Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. O Allah, reward me in my affliction and replace it with something better for me.”
Prophetic Ruqyah for Pain in the Body
📜 Background Context: Prescribed by the Prophet ﷺ to ‘Uthman ibn Abi al-‘As when he complained of severe pain in his body since he accepted Islam.
بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ (ثَلَاثًا) · أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ (سَبْعًا)
Bismillah (3 times) · A‘oodhu billahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhir (7 times).
“In the name of Allah (3×). I seek refuge in Allah and in His power from the evil of what I feel and what I fear (7×).”
Supplication for Healing (Shifā)
📜 Background Context: Recited seven times when visiting any sick person who has not reached the final moments of death.
أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ العَظِيمَ رَبَّ العَرْشِ العَظِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ (سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ)
As’alullahal-‘Azeema Rabbal-‘Arshil-‘Azeemi an yashfiyak (7 times).
“I ask Allah the Almighty, Lord of the Magnificent Throne, to cure you (7×).”
Repayment of Mountain-Sized Debt
📜 Background Context: ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) taught this to a debtor who said: “Even if you owe a debt equal to Mount Seer, Allah will settle it for you.”
اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ، وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
Allahummak-fini bi-halalika ‘an haramika, wa aghnini bi-fadlika ‘amman siwak.
“O Allah, suffice me with Your lawful provision away from what is unlawful, and enrich me by Your grace from needing anyone besides You.”
Salāt al-Istikhārah (Divine Counsel)
📜 Background Context: The Prophet ﷺ used to teach his companions Istikharah for every matter just as he taught them a chapter of the Qur’an.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ العَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الغُيُوبِ
Allahumma inni astakheeruka bi-‘ilmika, wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratika, wa as’aluka min fadlikal-‘azeem, fa-innaka taqdiru wa la aqdir, wa ta‘lamu wa la a‘lam, wa Anta ‘Allamul-ghuyoob...
“O Allah, I seek Your counsel through Your knowledge, and I seek ability through Your power, and I ask You from Your immense bounty, for You possess power and I do not, and You know and I do not, and You are the Knower of the unseen...”
Easing Difficulties & Freeing the Tongue
📜 Background Context: The prayer of Prophet Musa (Moses) when commanded to face Pharaoh, asking for clarity, composure, and eloquence.
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي · وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي · وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي · يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
Rabbish-rah li sadri, wa yassir li amri, wahlul ‘uqdatam-mil-lisani, yafqahoo qawli.
“My Lord, expand for me my chest, and ease for me my task, and untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech.”
Making the Impossible Simple
📜 Background Context: Authentic prophetic formula for confronting complicated intellectual or practical hurdles.
اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا
Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja‘altahu sahla, wa Anta taj‘alul-hazna idha shi’ta sahla.
“O Allah, there is no ease except that which You have made easy, and You can make difficulty, if You will, easy.”
Impenetrable Shield in the Heavens & Earth
📜 Background Context: Prescribed by the Prophet ﷺ to be said 3 times every morning and evening.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ العَلِيمُ (ثَلَاثًا)
Bismillahil-ladhi la yadurru ma‘asmihi shay’un fil-ardi wa la fis-sama’i wa Huwas-Samee‘ul-‘Aleem (3 times).
“In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing in the earth nor in the heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing (3×).”
Supplication for Complete Pardon
📜 Background Context: The prayer of Prophet Musa after his mistake, and Allah immediately granted him full pardon.
رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي
Rabbi inni zalamtu nafsi faghfir li.
“My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me.”
Extinguishing the Fire of Anger
📜 Background Context: Two men argued in front of the Prophet ﷺ until one’s face turned red with rage. The Prophet ﷺ said: “I know a word which, if he says it, what he feels will go away.”
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
A‘oodhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajeem.
“I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast.”
Supplication upon Receiving Good News or Relief
📜 Background Context: The Prophet ﷺ would recite this whenever something occurred that pleased him.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي بِنِعْمَتِهِ تَتِمُّ الصَّالِحَاتُ
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi bi-ni‘matihi tatimmus-salihat.
“All praise is due to Allah by whose blessing all good things are accomplished.”