Invocations in times of worry and grief — Du'a 1

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبدُكَ، ابنُ عَبدِكَ، ابنُ أَمَتِكَ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكمُكَ، عَدلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ، أَسأَلُكَ بِكُــــلِّ اسمٍ هُوَ لَكَ، سَمَّيتَ بِهِ نَفسَكَ، أَو أَنزَلتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ، أَو عَلَّمتَهُ أَحَداً مِن خَلقِكَ، أَوِ استَأثَرتَ بِهِ فِي عِلمِ الغَيبِ عِندَكَ، أَن تَجعَلَ القُرآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلبِي، وَنُورَ صَدرِي، وَجَلاَءَ حُزنِي، وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي

Pronunciation

Allahumma innee 'abduk, ibnu 'abdik, ibnu amatik, nasiyatee biyadik, madin fiyya hukmuk, 'adlun fiyya qada-ok, as-aluka bikulli ismin huwa lak, sammayta bihi nafsak, aw anzaltahu fee kitabik, aw 'allamtahu ahadan min khalqik awis-ta/tharta bihi fee 'ilmil-ghaybi 'indak, an taj'alal-Qurana rabee'a qalbee, wanoora sadree, wajalaa huznee wathahaba hammee

English meaning

O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant, my forelock is in Your hand (i.e. You have total mastery over), 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 named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Quran the life of my heart and the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety.

Explanation (Tafseer)

This prayer begins with complete servanthood, acknowledging Allah’s control and the justice of His decree. It calls upon every name belonging to Him, then asks that the Quran revive the heart, illuminate the chest, remove sorrow, and release anxiety. Revelation is presented as the requested source of inner renewal.

When to use

Invocations in times of worry and grief

Reference & source

Hisn al-Muslim 120

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