This collection gathers supplications from the worry, grief, and anguish chapters of Hisn al-Muslim. Their wording asks for mercy, protection, and relief while expressing trust in Allah.
The Du’a of Yunus is also connected to his story in the Quran. Follow the link to read its narrative context alongside the supplication.
Asking for relief through the Quran
Occasion: Invocations in times of worry and grief
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 reading aid
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
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.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 120
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Seeking refuge from worry and grief
Occasion: Invocations in times of worry and grief
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الهَمِّ وَالحَزَنِ، وَالعَجزِ وَالكَسَلِ، وَالبُخلِ وَالجُبنِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّينِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
Pronunciation reading aid
Allahumma innee a'oothu bika minal-hammi walhuzn, wal'ajzi walkasali walbukhli waljubn, wadal'id-dayni waghalabatir-rijal
English meaning
O Allah, I take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being over powered by men.
Explanation
This prayer seeks protection from paired inner and outward burdens: anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, crushing debt and domination by others. The list recognizes emotional pain, inability, harmful character, financial pressure, and social powerlessness as connected forms of distress requiring Allah’s refuge.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 121
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The Du’a of Yunus
Occasion: Invocations for anguish
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنتَ سُبحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظّالِمِينَ
Pronunciation reading aid
La ilaha illa anta subhanaka innee kuntu minath-thalimeen
English meaning
None has the right to be worshipped except You. How perfect You are, verily I was among the wrong-doers.
Explanation
The prayer of Yunus joins three movements in a few words: affirming that only Allah deserves worship, declaring Him perfect, and admitting personal wrongdoing. It neither excuses the speaker nor loses hope; confession is placed directly beside praise and exclusive devotion to Allah.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 124
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Calling on Allah in distress
Occasion: Invocations for anguish
اللَّهُ اللَّهُ رَبِّي لاَ أُشرِكُ بِهِ شَيئاً
Pronunciation reading aid
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Allāhu allāhu rabbī lā ushriku bihi shay'an
English meaning
Allah, Allah is my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him.
Explanation
This brief invocation repeats Allah’s name, affirms Him as the speaker’s Lord, and rejects associating anything with Him. Its compact wording brings together personal belonging and uncompromising monotheism, making reliance on Allah inseparable from worshipping Him without partners.
Source: Hisn al-Muslim 125
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