Mushna Dua Library

Duas for Hardship

Duas for difficulty, burden, pressure, distress, patience, relief, and Allah’s help.

27 duas in this collection

In hardship, dua helps the believer seek patience, mercy, relief, and Allah’s support. This collection includes duas for unbearable burdens, distress, pressure, reliance, and asking Allah for help through difficult moments.

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Do Not Burden Us Beyond Our Capacity

رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

Rabbana la tu’akhidhna in nasina aw akhta’na, rabbana wa la tahmil ‘alayna isran kama hamaltahu ‘alalladhina min qablina, rabbana wa la tuhammilna ma la taqata lana bih, wa‘fu ‘anna waghfir lana warhamna, anta mawlana fansurna ‘alal-qawm il-kafirin

Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make mistakes. Do not place on us a burden like those before us. Do not burden us beyond what we can bear. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so grant us victory.

Why this dua?

For hardship, overwhelm, mistakes, forgiveness, and seeking Allah’s support.

Al-Baqarah 2:286

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Yunus in Distress

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin

There is no deity except You; glory be to You; I have indeed been among the wrongdoers.

Why this dua?

It is widely used as a powerful dua in times of deep distress, helping a person acknowledge mistakes and cling to Allah alone for relief

Al-Anbiya’ 21:87

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Dua at the Time of Distress

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

Lā ilāha illā llāhu l-ʿaẓīmu l-ḥalīm, lā ilāha illā llāhu rabbu s-samāwāti wa l-arḍi, rabbu l-ʿarshi l-ʿaẓīm.

“There is no god except Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing. There is no god except Allah, Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Mighty Throne.”

Why this dua?

This dua is especially meaningful during distress, fear, anxiety, pressure, or overwhelming difficulty. It teaches the believer to respond to hardship by magnifying Allah rather than magnifying the problem. The repeated tawhid reminds the heart that Allah is greater than the crisis, more forbearing than our weakness, and fully in control of the heavens, earth, and Throne.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6345; Sahih Muslim 2730a

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Your Mercy I Hope For

اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَىٰ نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Allahumma rahmataka arju fala takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘ayn wa aslih li sha’ni kullahu la ilaha illa ant

O Allah, I hope for Your mercy. Do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye, and set all my affairs right. None has the right to be worshipped except You.

Why this dua?

It reassures the heart that even when one feels overwhelmed or unstable, Allah’s mercy and care over every aspect of life are still available, and that we can ask not to be abandoned to our own poor judgment.

Hisn al-Muslim 123; attributed there to Abu Dawud and Ahmad

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For Calamity and Loss

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي، وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn. Allāhumma’jurnī fī muṣībatī, wa akhlif lī khayran minhā.

Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him we return. O Allah, reward me in my calamity and replace it for me with something better than it.

Why this dua?

Helps the believer respond to grief with surrender, reward-seeking, and hope in replacement from Allah.

Sahih Muslim 918

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Dua for Distress: La Ilaha Illallahul Azim

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ

Lā ilāha illā Allāhu al-ʿaẓīmu al-ḥalīm, lā ilāha illā Allāhu rabbu al-ʿarshi al-ʿaẓīm, lā ilāha illā Allāhu rabbu as-samāwāti wa rabbu al-arḍi wa rabbu al-ʿarshi al-karīm.

There is no god worthy of worship except Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing. There is no god worthy of worship except Allah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne. There is no god worthy of worship except Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Noble Throne.

Why this dua?

For serious distress, fear and hardship, centering the heart on Allah’s greatness and control over all creation.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6346; Sahih Muslim 2730

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Forgive Our Sins and Make Us Firm

رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِي أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

Rabbanā ghfir lanā dhunūbanā wa-isrāfanā fī amrinā, wa-thabbit aqdāmanā, wa-nṣurnā ʿalā al-qawmi al-kāfirīn.

Our Lord, forgive us our sins and our excesses in our affairs, make our feet firm, and grant us victory over the disbelieving people.

Why this dua?

For repentance, resilience, and remaining firm under pressure.

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Rescue Us From the Oppressive People

رَبَّنَا أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيرًا

Rabbanā akhrijnā min hādhihi al-qaryati aẓ-ẓālimi ahluhā, wajʿal lanā min ladunka waliyyan, wajʿal lanā min ladunka naṣīrā.

Our Lord, take us out of this town whose people are oppressors, and appoint for us from Yourself a protector, and appoint for us from Yourself a helper.

Why this dua?

For oppression, danger, fear, and seeking Allah’s help against injustice.

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Judge Between Us and Our People With Truth

رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْفَاتِحِينَ

Rabbanā iftaḥ baynanā wa-bayna qawminā bil-ḥaqqi wa-anta khayru al-fātiḥīn.

Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who decide.

Why this dua?

For justice, conflict, and asking Allah to open a way with truth.

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Make Us Die as Muslims

رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ

Rabbanā afrigh ʿalaynā ṣabran wa-tawaffanā muslimīn.

Our Lord, pour upon us patience and cause us to die as Muslims.

Why this dua?

For sabr, courage, and dying upon Islam.

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Do Not Make Us a Trial for Wrongdoers

رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ ۝ وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

Rabbanā lā tajʿalnā fitnatan lil-qawmi aẓ-ẓālimīn. Wa-najjinā biraḥmatika mina al-qawmi al-kāfirīn.

Our Lord, do not make us a trial for the wrongdoing people, and save us by Your mercy from the disbelieving people.

Why this dua?

For protection from persecution, trials, and oppression.

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Grant Us Mercy and Right Guidance

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا

Rabbanā ātinā min ladunka raḥmah, wa-hayyiʾ lanā min amrinā rashadā.

Our Lord, grant us mercy from Yourself and prepare for us right guidance in our affair.

Why this dua?

For mercy, guidance, safety, and clarity in difficult circumstances.

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Save Me From the Wrongdoing People

رَبِّ نَجِّنِي مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ

Rabbi najjinī mina al-qawmi aẓ-ẓālimīn.

My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people.

Why this dua?

For fear, danger, oppression, and seeking rescue from harmful people.

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I Am in Need of Whatever Good You Send Down

رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ

Rabbi innī limā anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqīr.

My Lord, indeed I am in need of whatever good You send down to me.

Why this dua?

For rizq, help, marriage, work, and expressing need to Allah.

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Upon You We Rely

رَبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ

Rabbanā ʿalayka tawakkalnā wa ilayka anabnā wa ilayka l-maṣīr.

Our Lord, upon You we have relied, to You we have turned, and to You is the final return.

Why this dua?

For seeking Allah’s mercy, guidance, protection, and goodness through a Quranic supplication.

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Help Me Against Corrupting People

رَبِّ انصُرْنِي عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِينَ

Rabbi-nṣurnī ʿalā l-qawmi l-mufsidīn.

My Lord, help me against the corrupting people.

Why this dua?

For asking Allah for help against corruption, oppression, or harmful people.

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Reliance and Rescue from Oppressors

فَقَالُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ ۝ وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

Faqālū ʿalā llāhi tawakkalnā, rabbana lā tajʿalnā fitnatan lil-qawmi ẓ-ẓālimīn. Wa najjinā biraḥmatika mina l-qawmi l-kāfirīn.

“They said, ‘In Allah we trust. Our Lord, do not make us a trial for the wrongdoing people, and save us by Your mercy from the disbelieving people.’”

Why this dua?

For protection from oppressive people and rescue through Allah’s mercy.

Qur’an, Yūnus 10:85–86

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For Good in Every Decree

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ كُلَّ قَضَاءٍ قَضَيْتَهُ لِي خَيْرًا

Allāhumma innī as’aluka an tajʿala kulla qaḍā’in qaḍaytahu lī khayrā.

O Allah, I ask You to make every decree You have decreed for me good.

Why this dua?

Relevant during uncertainty, hardship, and disappointment.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3563

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Dua for Severe Anxiety and Distress (Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum)

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ

Yā Ḥayyu yā Qayyūm, bi‑raḥmatika astaghīth.

“O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, in Your mercy I seek relief.”

Why this dua?

For stress and distress, asking the Ever-Living and Self-Sustaining Lord for rescue through His mercy.

Jāmiʿ al‑Tirmidhī 3524 (Chapters on Supplication)

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Patience and Victory

رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

Rabbana afrigh ‘alayna sabran wa thabbit aqdamana wansurna ‘alal-qawm il-kafirin

Our Lord, pour patience upon us, make our steps firm, and grant us victory.

Why this dua?

Reciting this dua helps a person ask Allah for inner composure, steadfastness, and success in difficult struggles, whether personal, spiritual, or communal. It reminds the heart that true victory is granted, not earned by strength alone

Al-Baqarah 2:250

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Dua for Forgiveness and Ease

رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِنْ نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ، رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا ، رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ، وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ، أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكٰـفِرِيْنَ.

Rabbanā lā tu’ākidhnā in-nasīnā aw akhṭa’nā, Rabbanā wa lā taḥmil ʿalaynā iṣran kamā ḥamaltahū ʿala-l-ladhīna min qablinā, Rabbanā wa lā tuḥammilnā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bih, waʿfu ʿanna wa-ghfir lanā war-ḥamnā Anta Mawlānā fa-nṣurnā ʿala-l-qawmil-kafirīn.

Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and do not lay upon us a burden as You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and do not burden us with that which we have no ability to bear. Pardon us, forgive us and have mercy upon us. You are our Protector, so help us against the disbelieving people.

Why this dua?

For pardon, forgiveness, mercy, ease through hardship, and help against opposition.

Al-Baqarah 2:285-286

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Nuh’s Dua for Help When Overpowered

رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ

Rabbahu annī maghlūbun fantaṣir.

My Lord, indeed I am overpowered, so help.

Why this dua?

A powerful Quranic dua for moments when a person feels overwhelmed, outnumbered, or unable to continue without Allah’s support.

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Nuh’s Dua for Support Against Denial

رَبِّ انْصُرْنِي بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ

Rabbi-nṣurnī bimā kadhdhabūn.

My Lord, support me because they have denied me.

Why this dua?

A dua for seeking Allah’s help when facing rejection, false accusations, or opposition while trying to do what is right.

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Sufficient for Us Is Allah

حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ

Ḥasbunallāhu wa niʿma al-wakīl.

Sufficient for us is Allah, and He is the best Disposer of affairs.

Why this dua?

A powerful remembrance of tawakkul, courage, and reliance on Allah when facing fear, threats, or uncertainty.

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Dua for Distress: Allah Allah Rabbi

اللَّهُ اللَّهُ رَبِّي، لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا

Allāhu Allāhu rabbī, lā ushriku bihi shay’ā.

Allah, Allah is my Lord; I do not associate anything with Him.

Why this dua?

For sadness, distress and emotional pressure, helping the believer return to the safety of tawhid.

Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1525; also reported with similar wording in Sunan Ibn Mājah 3882

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Dua for Complete Reliance in Affairs

اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو، فَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَىٰ نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Allāhumma raḥmataka arjū, fa-lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ʿayn, wa aṣliḥ lī sha’nī kullah, lā ilāha illā ant.

“O Allah, Your mercy is what I hope for, so do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye. Set right for me all of my affairs. There is no god but You.”

Why this dua?

Combines hope in Allah’s mercy, protection from self-reliance, and rectification of all affairs.

Sunan Abī Dāwūd 5090 (within a longer narration of morning/evening supplications and the dua of the distressed)

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All Praise Belongs to Allah After Uhud

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ كُلُّهُ، اللَّهُمَّ لا قَابِضَ لِمَا بَسَطْتَ، وَلا بَاسِطَ لِمَا قَبَضْتَ، وَلا هَادِيَ لِمَا أَضْلَلْتَ، وَلا مُضِلَّ لِمَنْ هَدَيْتَ، وَلا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، اللَّهُمَّ تَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ وَأَحْيِنَا مُسْلِمِينَ، اللَّهُمَّ قَاتِلِ الْكَفَرَةَ الَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ رُسُلَكَ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَبِيلِكَ، إِلَهَ الْحَقِّ

Allāhumma laka al-ḥamdu kulluhu. Allāhumma lā qābiḍa limā basaṭta, wa lā bāsiṭa limā qabaḍta, wa lā hādiya limā aḍlalta, wa lā muḍilla liman hadayta, wa lā muʿṭiya limā manaʿta, wa lā māniʿa limā aʿṭayta. Allāhumma tawaffanā muslimīna wa aḥyinā muslimīna. Allāhumma qātili al-kafarata alladhīna yukadhdhibūna rusulaka wa yaṣuddūna ʿan sabīlika, ilāha al-ḥaqq.

O Allah, all praise belongs to You. O Allah, no one can withhold what You have expanded, and no one can expand what You have withheld. No one can guide whom You allow to go astray, and no one can mislead whom You guide. No one can give what You prevent, and no one can prevent what You give. O Allah, cause us to die as Muslims and give us life as Muslims. O Allah, deal with those who deny Your messengers and block others from Your path, O God of Truth.

Why this dua?

For praising Allah after hardship, remembering His complete control over giving and withholding, and asking to live and die upon Islam.

Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal 22211

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