anxious Duas
16 authentic duas from the Quran and Hadith.
Hadith
Dua for Anxiety & Distress
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.
Quran
Dua of Prophet Yunus (Relief from Distress)
There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.
Hadith
Relief Through Divine Mercy
O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining, by Your mercy I seek helper/rescue. Rectify for me all of my affairs, and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.
Hadith
Dua for Grief, Heartbreak & Heavy Sorrow
O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand, Your decree over me is ever executed, Your judgment upon me is perfectly just. I ask You by every Name belonging to You which You have named Yourself, 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 banisher of my sadness, and the reliever of my anxiety.
Hadith
Seeking Refuge from Lethargy, Senility & Helplessness
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from helplessness and laziness, cowardice and old age; I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, and from the trials of life and death.
Hadith
Seeking Safety from Debts, Scarcity and Hunger
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from hunger, for it is an evil bedfellow, and I seek refuge in You from treachery, for it is an evil trait.
Hadith
Prophetic Supplication in Times of Extreme Agony (Dua al-Karb)
There is no deity except Allah, the Great, the Forbearing. There is no deity except Allah, Lord of the heavens and the earth and Lord of the Magnificent Throne.
Hadith
Quick Prophetic Shield against Whispers of Doubt and Temptation
I believe in Allah and His Messengers.
Hadith
The Blessed Supplication of Laylatul Qadr (Night of Decree)
O Allah, indeed You are Pardoning, You love pardon, so pardon me.
Hadith
Prophetic Supplication for Emotional Rescue and Sound Judgment
O Allah, it is Your mercy that I hope for, so do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye, and rectify all my affairs. There is no deity worthy of worship except You.
Quran
The Definitive Quranic Formula of Sincere Reliance and Sufficiency
Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs.
Hadith
Defensive Shield for Isolation, Sleep Paralysis, and Night Terrors
I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from His anger, His punishment, the evil of His servants, and from the whispers of the devils, and lest they should come near me.
Hadith
Prophetic Tahajjud Supplication to Resolve Deep Confusion & Indecision
O Allah, Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Israfel, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You judge between Your servants in what they used to differ. Guide me, by Your permission, to the truth concerning that about which they differed. Indeed, You guide whom You will to a straight path.
Hadith
Prophetic Bedtime Adhkar to Safeguard Against Insomnia and Dread
O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Magnificent Throne, our Lord and Lord of all things, suffice me against all things and protect me with Your protection.
Hadith
Prophetic Healing Formula for Acute Physical and Mental Distress
In the Name of Allah, O Allah, remove from me the evil of what I experience.
Hadith
Supplication for Calmness of the Heart and Faults Concealment
O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant, my forelock is in Your hand. Conceal my faults and calm my fears.