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Distress & Hardship 📜 Sahih Hadith Grading: Sahih

Dua for Protection from Anxiety, Grief, Weakness, and Debt

A daily shield taught by the Prophet ﷺ against eight crippling psychological, physical, and financial burdens.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bika mina l-hammi wa-l-ḥazani, wa-l-‘ajzi wa-l-kasali, wa-l-bukhli wa-l-jubni, wa-ḍala‘i l-dayni, wa-ghalabati l-rijāl

Translation & Meaning

"O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, from weakness and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from being overcome by debt and being overpowered by men."

"اے اللہ! میں تیری پناہ مانگتا ہوں تفکرات اور رنج و غم سے، عاجزی اور سستی سے، بخل اور بزدلی سے، قرض کے بوجھ تلے دبنے سے اور لوگوں کے تسلط سے۔"

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اللَّهُمَّ

Allāhumma

O Allah

اے اللہ

إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ

innī a‘ūdhu bika

I seek refuge in You

میں تیری پناہ مانگتا ہوں

مِنَ الْهَمِّ

mina l-hammi

from anxiety (about future)

فکر اور اندیشے سے

وَالْحَزَنِ

wa-l-ḥazani

and sorrow (about past)

اور غم سے

وَالْعَجْزِ

wa-l-‘ajzi

and incapacity / weakness

اور بے بسی سے

وَالْكَسَلِ

wa-l-kasali

and laziness / procrastination

اور سستی سے

وَالْبُخْلِ

wa-l-bukhli

and stinginess / greed

اور کنجوسی سے

وَالْجُبْنِ

wa-l-jubni

and cowardice

اور بزدلی سے

وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ

wa-ḍala‘i l-dayni

and heavy burden of debt

اور قرض کے بوجھ سے

وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

wa-ghalabati l-rijāl

and oppression of men

اور لوگوں کے غلبے سے

📿 Sunnah Tasbih Counter

Recommended Repetitions: 1 time

Every morning and evening, and in times of financial or emotional distress

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💡 Linguistic & Spiritual Meaning

Scholars note that Al-Hamm (الْهَمّ) is anxiety regarding upcoming uncertainties, while Al-Ḥazan (الْحَزَن) is grief over past losses. Al-‘Ajz (الْعَجْز) is the inability to act despite wanting to, while Al-Kasal (الْكَسَل) is having capacity but lacking motivation.

🏆 Authentic Virtues & Rewards

Anas ibn Malik (RA) reported: "I used to serve the Messenger of Allah ﷺ whenever he stayed at home, and I repeatedly heard him supplicating with these words." (Sahih al-Bukhari 2893, 6363).