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Hardship & Distress

Supplications to recite during times of trial, grief, or financial difficulty.

Dua of Prophet Yunus (In the Whale) →

لَّا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minadh-dhalimin.

"There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."

Surah Al-Anbiya 21:87

Dua e Hajat (Prayer of Need) →

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، أَسْأَلُكَ مُوجِبَاتِ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَعَزَائِمَ مَغْفِرَتِكَ، وَالْغَنِيمَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ بِرٍّ، وَالسَّلَامَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ إِثْمٍ، لَا تَدَعْ لِي ذَنْبًا إِلَّا غَفَرْتَهُ، وَلَا هَمًّا إِلَّا فَرَّجْتَهُ، وَلَا حَاجَةً هِيَ لَكَ رِضًى إِلَّا قَضَيْتَهَا يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

La ilaha illallahul-Halimul-Karim, Subhanallahi Rabbil-'Arshil-'Azim, Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil-'Alamin. As'aluka mujibati rahmatika, wa 'aza'ima maghfiratika, wal-ghanimata min kulli birrin, was-salamata min kulli ithmin. La tada' li dhanban illa ghafarhtahu, wa la hamman illa farrajtahu, wa la hajatan hiya laka ridan illa qadaytaha ya Arhamar-Rahimin.

"There is no god but Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous. Glory be to Allah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. I ask You for the means to Your mercy, the resolves for Your forgiveness, the gain from every righteousness, and safety from every sin. Leave not a sin for me except that You forgive it, nor a distress except that You relieve it, nor a need that meets Your approval except that You fulfill it, O Most Merciful of those who show mercy."

Sunan At-Tirmidhi 479, Sunan Ibn Majah 1384

Dua for Settling Debt →

اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ، وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ

Allahummak-fini bihalalika 'an haramika, wa aghnini bifadlika 'amman siwaka.

"O Allah, suffice me with what You have made lawful so that I have no need of what You have made unlawful, and enrich me with Your bounty so that I have no need of anyone but You."

Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3563