by Asma bint Shameem
We all go through difficult times one time or another.
Here are some duaas proven from the authentic sources that we can read at such times.
1. The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:
There is no-one who is afflicted by distress and grief, and says:
اللهم إني عبدك ابن عبدك ابن أمَتك ، ناصيتي بيدك ، ماضٍ فيَّ حكمك عدل فيَّ قضاؤك ، أسألك بكل اسم هو لك سميت به نفسك أو علمته أحداً من خلقك أو أنزلته في كتابك أو استأثرت به في علم الغيب عندك أن تجعل القرآن العظيم ربيع قلبي ونور صدري وجلاء حزني وذهاب همي وغمي
‘Allaahumma inni ‘abduka ibn ‘abdika ibn amatika naasyati bi yadika, maadin fiyya hukmuka, ‘adlun fiyya qadaa’uka.
As’aluka bi kulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka aw anzaltahu fi kitaabika aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqika awista’tharta bihi fi ‘ilm il-ghaybi ‘indaka an taj’al al-Qur’aana al-adheema rabee’a qalbi wa noora sadri wa jalaa’a huzni wa dhihaaba hammi
“O Allaah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, 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 You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the Unseen with You, that You make the Qur’aan the life of my heart and the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety),’
but Allaah will take away his distress and grief, and replace it with joy.”
He was asked: “O Messenger of Allaah, should we learn this?” He said: “Of course; everyone who hears it should learn it.” ( Ahmad- saheeh by al-Albaani)
2) Umm Salama said that the Prophet
Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said:
“There is no Muslim who is afflicted with a calamity and says that which Allaah has enjoined,
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
Innaa lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji’oon. Allaahumma ajurni fi museebati wa akhlif li khayran minha
“Verily to Allaah we belong and unto Him is our return. O Allaah, reward me for my calamity and compensated me with something better than it,
but Allaah will compensate him with something better than it.”(Muslim)
3) Ibn ‘Abbaas said that the Messenger of Allaah Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam used to say at times of distress:
لا إله إلا الله العظيم الحليم ، لا إله إلا الله رب العرش العظيم ، لا إله إلا الله رب السموات ورب الأرض ورب العرش الكريم
“Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah al-‘Azeem al-Haleem, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah Rabb al-‘Arsh al-‘azeem, la ilaaha ill-Allaah Rabb ul-samawaati wa Rabb ul-ard wa Rabb ul-‘Arsh il-kareem
“There is no god but Allaah, the All-Powerful, the Forbearing; there is no god but Allaah, Lord of the mighty Throne; there is no god but Allaah, Lord of heaven, Lord of earth, and Lord of the noble Throne.”
(al-Bukhaari, Muslim)
4)The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said:
“Shall I not tell you of something that, if any worldly calamity or disaster befalls any man among you and he says these words, he will be relieved of it. (It is) the du’aa’ of Dhu’l-Noon:
لا إله إلا أنت سبحانك إني كنت من الظالمين
“Laa ilaaha illa anta subhaanaka inni kuntu min al-zaalimeen
“None has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allaah), Glorified (and Exalted) be You [above all that (evil) they associate with You]! Truly, I have been of the wrongdoers).”
And in another narration he said:
“No Muslim man says this duaa’ concerning anything but Allaah will answer his prayer.” (at-Tirmidhi -Saheeh by al-Albaani)
5) The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:
“The du’aa’ of the person who is in distress is:
اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ
‘Allaahumma rahmataka arjoo fa laa takilni ilaa nafsi tarfat ‘ayn wa aslih li sha’ni kullahu laa ilaaha illa anta
“O Allaah, for Your mercy I hope, so do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for the blink of an eye; rectify all my affairs. There is no god except You”
(Abu Dawood -hasan by al-Albaani)
6) If some matter was troubling him, the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam) would say:
يا حي يا قيوم برحمتك أستغيث
Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyoom bi rahmatika astagheeth
“O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, by Your mercy I seek Your help”
(at-Tirmidhi - hasan by al-Albaani)
7) The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said to Asma’ bint ‘Umays:
“Shall I not teach you some words which you can say at times of distress and hardship?
اللَّهُ اللَّهُ رَبِّي لا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا
‘Allaahu Allaahu rabbee laa ushriku bihi shay’an
“Allaah is my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him).’”(Abu Dawood- saheeh by al-Albaani)
8) And the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:
اللهم لا سهل إلا ما جعلته سهلا وأنت
تجعل الحزن إذا شئت سهلاً
“O Allaah, nothing is easy but that which You make easy and You can make hardship easy if You will.”
(Ibn Hibbaan - saheeh by al-Albaani)
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