Du’as for Anxiety, Stress and Depression
Facing anxiety and worry can be a distressing time, and when faced with hardships, it’s important to remember:
Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear.
[Qur’an | Surah Baqarah | 2:286]
Du’a for Anxiety
For relief from anxiety and sorrow, recite this du’a:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ الْهَمِّ وَالْحُزْنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
Transliteration: Allahumma innee a’uzubika min alhammi wal huzni wal ajzi wal kasli wal bukhli wal jubni wa dala’id dayni wa galabatir rijaal.
Translation: O Allah, I take refuge in you from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being overpowered by men.
[Hadith | Sahih Al-Bukhari]
Du’a for Stress
During times of distress, you can recite the following:
حَسْبُنَا ٱللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ
Transliteration: Hasbunallahu wa ni’mal wakeel.
Translation: Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs.
[Qur’an | Surah Ale-Imran | 3:173]
Du’a for Depression
To dispel the gloom of depression, recite the following:
اللهم اخرجني من الظلمات إلى النور
Transliteration: Allahumma Akhrijnee min adhulumaati ilaa annur.
Translation: Oh Allah take me out of darkness and into the light.
[Practiced Du’a]
Du’a for Worry
When facing a difficult task, the following du’a can be recited:
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِالله
Transliteration: La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.
Translation: There is no power or strength except with Allah.
[Hadith | Ibn Majah]
Anas bin Malik said when the Prophet (PBUH) would be afflicted with a stressful trial, he would say:
O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting Sustainer of all, I seek help through Your mercy!
[Hadith | Tirmidhi]
Recite the du’a as follows:
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيْث
Transliteration: Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyum, bi-rahmatika astaghith.
Translation: O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting Sustainer of all, I seek help through Your mercy.
May Allah grant us all with Sabr (patience) through our trials and tribulations and grant us ease, Ameen!