DhikrA dua from the Sunnah
Dua for anxiety and worry
A dua for anxiety and worry from the Sunnah is Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan, “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief,” which Anas reported the Prophet ﷺ used to say (Sahih al-Bukhari 6369).
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
Transliteration
Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan, wal-'ajzi wal-kasal, wal-jubni wal-bukhl, wa dala'id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijal
Meaning
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from helplessness and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from the burden of debt and from being overpowered by others.
Urdu meaning
اے اللہ! میں تیری پناہ مانگتا ہوں غم و الم سے، عاجزی سے، سستی سے، بزدلی سے، بخل، قرض چڑھ جانے اور لوگوں کے غلبہ سے۔
Urdu meaning from the translation by Maulana Muhammad Dawood Raz.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6369 Sahih
Where this dua comes from
Anas reported that the Prophet ﷺ used to say this.
The dua asks Allah for refuge from eight things, in four pairs: worry and grief, helplessness and laziness, cowardice and miserliness, and the burden of debt and being overpowered by others. The narration does not tie it to a particular time of day.
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