Duas for anxiety, sorrow, and distress
Duas for anxiety, sorrow, distress, fear of a ruler or enemy, debt, difficulty, and panic — the Prophet's ﷺ words for hard hours.
When life tightens, the Prophet ﷺ left us words that simultaneously lift the heart to Allah and lighten the shoulders. These duas are often spoken at threshold moments — before meeting an unjust ruler, in panic, when a debt cannot be repaid.
The collection: dua for anxiety and sorrow, for distress, when encountering an enemy or one in authority, fearing an unjust ruler, against an enemy, when afraid of a group of people, for one afflicted with doubt in his faith, for settling a debt, for one whose prayer is disrupted by Satan, when something becomes difficult, upon committing a sin, for expelling the devil, and when panicked.
Each is from authentic sources, with audio and references.
Chapters in this category
- 36.Supplication for anxiety and sorrow2 dua
- 37.Supplication for distress4 dua
- 38.Upon encountering an enemy or those of authority3 dua
- 39.Supplication for one who fears the injustice of a ruler2 dua
- 40.Supplication against an enemy1 dua
- 41.What to say when afraid of a group of people1 dua
- 42.Supplication for one afflicted with doubt in his faith3 dua
- 43.Supplication for settling a debt2 dua
- 44.Supplication for one whose prayer is disrupted by Satan1 dua
- 45.Supplication for when something becomes difficult1 dua
- 46.Supplication upon committing a sin1 dua
- 47.Supplications for expelling the Devil and his whisperings3 dua
- 128.What to say when panicked1 dua
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