Anxiety
Du'a for Anxiety and Grief
When to say it: When worried, sad, or overwhelmed
Arabic
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
Transliteration
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika minal-hammi wal-ḥazan, wal-ʿajzi wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-jubn, wa ḍalaʿid-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijāl.
Meaning
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and grief, from weakness and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from the burden of debt and from being overpowered by people.
Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 6369
About this du'a
Anas (RA) said he often heard the Prophet ﷺ say this. It names the weights of the heart one by one and places each of them before Allah.
More du'as for Anxiety
- Du'a for Reliance on Allah · When afraid, pressured, or facing something bigger than you
- Du'a of Yunus in Distress · In any hardship or moment of distress