Question 1

What is the Dua for Anxiety, Grief & Debt (8 Refuge) in Arabic?

Accepted Answer

The Dua for Anxiety, Grief & Debt (8 Refuge) in Arabic transliteration is: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan, wal-'ajzi wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-jubn, wa dhala'id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijal" — meaning: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and grief, from weakness and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, and from the burden of debt and from being subjugated by men.". Source: Bukhari. The Prophet ﷺ recited this dua frequently. It covers eight major trials of life. Recite morning and evening and whenever overwhelmed by worry, financial stress, or fear.

Question 2

What is the Dua for Anxiety and Grief in Arabic?

Accepted Answer

The Dua for Anxiety and Grief in Arabic transliteration is: "Allahumma inni 'abduka wabnu 'abdika wabnu amatika, nasiyati biyadika, madin fiyya hukmuka, 'adlun fiyya qada'uka, as'aluka bikulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka, aw anzaltahu fi kitabika, aw 'allamtahu ahadan min khalqika, awista'tharta bihi fi 'ilmil-ghaybi 'indaka, an taj'alal-Qur'ana rabi'a qalbi, wa nura sadri, wa jala'a huzni, wa dhahaba hammi" — meaning: "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 forever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You which You have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or have preserved in the knowledge of the Unseen with You, that You make the Quran the life of my heart, the light of my chest, a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety.". Source: Ahmad. Allah will remove his worry and replace his sorrow with joy.

Question 3

What is the Hasbunallahu wa Ni'mal Wakil in Arabic?

Accepted Answer

The Hasbunallahu wa Ni'mal Wakil in Arabic transliteration is: "Hasbunallahu wa ni'mal-wakil" — meaning: "Allah is sufficient for us and He is the best Disposer of affairs.". Source: Quran 3:173; Bukhari. The words of Ibrahim (AS) when thrown into the fire, and of Muhammad ﷺ when told "the people have gathered against you."

Question 4

What is the Dua of Yunus (AS) in Arabic?

Accepted Answer

The Dua of Yunus (AS) in Arabic transliteration is: "La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin" — meaning: "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.". Source: Quran 21:87. The dua of Yunus (AS) from inside the whale. No Muslim calls upon Allah with these words in any matter except that Allah responds to him.

Anxiety & Stress

1. Dua for Anxiety, Grief & Debt (8 Refuge)

2. Dua for Anxiety and Grief

3. Hasbunallahu wa Ni'mal Wakil

4. Dua of Yunus (AS)

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