Dua for Distress (Dua al-Karb)
“La ilaha illallahul-'Azimul-Halim” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari 6346. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
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
When to recite
In times of severe distress or hardship.
About this dua
Narrated by Ibn Abbas: the Prophet ﷺ used to say these words at times of distress (karb).
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6346; Sahih Muslim 2730
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih al-Bukhari 6346 · Sahih Muslim 2730
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.