Duas for Anxiety, Stress and Distress

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

Transliteration: Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan, wal-'ajzi wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-jubn, wa dala'id-dayn, wa ghalabatir-rijal.

Translation: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, from weakness and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from the burden of debt and from being overpowered by people.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6363, 6369

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ

Transliteration: La ilaha illallahul-'Azimul-Halim. La ilaha illallahu Rabbul-'arshil-'azim. La ilaha illallahu Rabbus-samawati wa Rabbul-ardi wa Rabbul-'arshil-karim.

Translation: There is no god but Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth and Lord of the Noble Throne.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6346; Sahih Muslim 2730

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ، ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ، ابْنُ أَمَتِكَ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ، سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ، أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ، أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَوِ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي، وَنُورَ صَدْرِي، وَجِلَاءَ حُزْنِي، وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي

Transliteration: Allahumma inni 'abduk, ibnu 'abdik, ibnu amatik, nasiyati biyadik, madin fiyya hukmuk, 'adlun fiyya qada'uk, as'aluka bi kulli ismin huwa lak, sammayta bihi nafsak, aw anzaltahu fi kitabik, aw 'allamtahu ahadan min khalqik, awista'tharta bihi fi 'ilmil-ghaybi 'indak, an taj'alal-Qur'ana rabi'a qalbi, wa nura sadri, wa jala'a huzni, wa dhahaba hammi.

Translation: O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand; Your command over me is ever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every name that is Yours — by which You have named Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or kept with You in the knowledge of the unseen — to make the Quran the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the remover of my sadness and the reliever of my worry.

Source: Musnad Ahmad 3712

لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿٨٧﴾

Transliteration: La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin.

Translation: There is no Allah save Thee. Be Thou Glorified! Lo! I have been a wrong-doer.

Source: Quran 21:87 (Surah Al-Anbiya)

حَسْبُنَا ٱللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ ﴿١٧٣﴾

Transliteration: Hasbunallahu wa ni'mal-wakil.

Translation: Allah is Sufficient for us! Most Excellent is He in Whom we trust!

Source: Quran 3:173 (Surah Ali 'Imran)

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَجْعَلُكَ فِي نُحُورِهِمْ، وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شُرُورِهِمْ

Transliteration: Allahumma inna naj'aluka fi nuhurihim, wa na'udhu bika min shururihim.

Translation: O Allah, we place You before them, and we seek refuge in You from their evil.

Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 1537

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي، وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

Transliteration: Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un. Allahumma'jurni fi musibati, wa akhlif li khayran minha.

Translation: Indeed we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. O Allah, reward me in my affliction and replace it for me with something better.

Source: Sahih Muslim 918

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

Transliteration: A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim.

Translation: I seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, the accursed.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2610; Sahih al-Bukhari 3282

اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ، وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ

Transliteration: Allahummakfini bi halalika 'an haramik, wa aghnini bi fadlika 'amman siwak.

Translation: O Allah, suffice me with what You have made lawful instead of what You have made unlawful, and make me independent by Your bounty of all besides You.

Source: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3563

رَبِّ ٱشْرَحْ لِى صَدْرِى ﴿٢٥﴾ وَيَسِّرْ لِىٓ أَمْرِى ﴿٢٦﴾ وَٱحْلُلْ عُقْدَةًۭ مِّن لِّسَانِى ﴿٢٧﴾ يَفْقَهُوا۟ قَوْلِى ﴿٢٨﴾

Transliteration: Rabbish-rah li sadri, wa yassir li amri, wahlul 'uqdatan min lisani, yafqahu qawli.

Translation: My Lord! relieve my mind, and ease my task for me; and loose a knot from my tongue, that they may understand my saying.

Source: Quran 20:25–28 (Surah Ta-Ha)

أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ﴿٨٣﴾

Transliteration: Anni massaniyad-durru wa anta arhamur-rahimin.

Translation: Lo! adversity afflicteth me, and Thou art Most Merciful of all who show mercy.

Source: Quran 21:83 (Surah Al-Anbiya)