Dua for Condolence (Ta’ziyah)
“Inna lillahi ma akhadha wa lahu ma a'ta” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari 1284. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ، وَلَهُ مَا أَعْطَى، وَكُلٌّ عِنْدَهُ بِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى، فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ
Transliteration: Inna lillahi ma akhadha, wa lahu ma a'ta, wa kullun 'indahu bi ajalin musamma, faltasbir waltahtasib.
Translation: To Allah belongs what He has taken and to Him belongs what He has given, and everything with Him has an appointed term. So be patient and hope for the reward.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1284; Sahih Muslim 923
When to recite
When consoling someone who has lost a loved one.
About this dua
Narrated by Usamah ibn Zayd: one of the Prophet’s daughters sent word that her son was dying. He sent back his greetings with this message. The final words are addressed to her; when speaking to a man say “falyasbir walyahtasib” in the third person or “fasbir wahtasib” directly.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1284; Sahih Muslim 923
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1284 · Sahih Muslim 923
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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