Dua for Debt and Provision (Allahummakfini Bihalalika)
“Allahummakfini bi halalika 'an haramik” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Jami at-Tirmidhi 3563. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
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
When to recite
When burdened by debt or worried about income.
Virtue
Ali ibn Abi Talib said the Prophet ﷺ taught him these words and said that even if one had a debt as large as a mountain, Allah would pay it off for him.
About this dua
Narrated by Ali ibn Abi Talib, who taught it to a slave who had come to him unable to pay for his freedom.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3563
- Grading: Graded hasan by al-Albani.
- Read the source: Jami at-Tirmidhi 3563
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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