Dua and Hadith

"Whatever hardship a Muslim goes through—whether physical exhaustion, illness, anxiety, sadness, emotional pain, or distress—even something as small as a thorn that pricks him—Allah uses it to erase some of his sins.”

(Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)

“No fatigue, nor illness, nor pain, nor grief—not even the mental burden that weighs on a believer’s heart—afflicts them, except that Allah wipes away some of their sins because of it.”

(Sahih Muslim)

These duas are helpful for anyone going through times of stress, pain, and sorrow:

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and grief,

and I seek refuge in You from weakness and laziness,

and I seek refuge in You from cowardice and miserliness,

and I seek refuge in You from being overwhelmed by debt and overpowered by men.

O Allah, I am Your servant,

the child of Your male servant,

and the child of Your female servant.

My destiny is in Your Hand,

Your command over me is always carried out,

Your decree for me is just.

I ask You by every Name that is Yours—

which You have named Yourself with,

or revealed in Your Book,

or taught to any of Your creation,

or kept with Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen—

that You make the Qur'an the spring of my heart,

the light of my chest,

the remover of my sadness,

and the reliever of my anxiety and distress.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ

اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّي عَبْـدُكَ

ابْنُ عَبْـدِكَ

ابْنُ أَمَتِـكَ

نَاصِيَتِي بِيَـدِكَ

مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ

عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤكَ

أَسْأَلُـكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ

سَمَّـيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ

أِوْ أَنْزَلْتَـهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ

أَوْ عَلَّمْـتَهُ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِـكَ

أَوِ اسْتَـأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الغَيْـبِ عِنْـدَكَ

أَنْ تَجْـعَلَ القُرْآنَ رَبِيـعَ قَلْبِـي

وَنورَ صَـدْرِي

وجَلَاءَ حُـزْنِي

وذَهَابَ هَمِّـي