Invocation for when you find something becoming difficult for you

اللَّهُمَّ لاَ سَهلَ إِلاَّ مَا جَعَلتَهُ سَهلاً، وَأَنتَ تَجعَلُ الحَزنَ إِذَا شِئتَ سَهلاً

Pronunciation

Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altahu sahla, wa-anta taj'alul- hazana in shi'ta sahla

English meaning

O Allah, there is no ease except in that which You have made easy, and You make the difficulty, if You wish, easy.

Explanation (Tafseer)

This prayer acknowledges that true ease exists only when Allah makes something easy. It then asks, through recognition of His ability, that He turn difficulty into ease. The wording does not deny hardship; it places the transformation of hardship under Allah’s will.

When to use

Invocation for when you find something becoming difficult for you

Reference & source

Hisn al-Muslim 139

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