Mushna Dua Library

Duas for Overthinking

Duas for worry, repeated thoughts, uncertainty, decision-making, and seeking calm and clarity.

7 duas in this collection

When the mind feels busy or uncertain, dua can help redirect worry toward Allah. This collection includes duas for clarity, guidance, reliance, ease, and relief from anxiety and distress.

HadithSahih

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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DhikrHasan

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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QuranQuranic

Expand My Chest and Ease My Task

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي

Rabbi-shrah li sadri wa yassir li amri wahlul ‘uqdatan min lisani yafqahu qawli

My Lord, expand my chest, ease my task, and untie the knot in my tongue so people understand my speech.

Why this dua?

For anxiety, public speaking, exams, interviews, and difficult responsibilities.

Taha 20:25–28

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HadithSahih

Istikhara

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ وَاقْدُرْ لِيَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ رَضِّنِي بِهِ

Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi‘ilmika wa astaqdiruka biqudratika wa as’aluka min fadlikal-‘azim, fa innaka taqdiru wa la aqdir, wa ta‘lamu wa la a‘lam, wa anta ‘allamul-ghuyub. Allahumma in kunta ta‘lamu anna hadhal-amra khayrun li fi dini wa ma‘ashi wa ‘aqibati amri faqdurhu li wa yassirhu li thumma barik li fih, wa in kunta ta‘lamu anna hadhal-amra sharrun li fi dini wa ma‘ashi wa ‘aqibati amri fasrifhu ‘anni wasrifni ‘anhu waqdur liyal-khayra haythu kana thumma raddini bih

O Allah, I seek Your choice by Your knowledge and Your power by Your power. If this matter is good for my religion, life, and outcome, decree it, ease it, and bless it for me. If it is bad, turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and decree the good for me wherever it is, then make me pleased with it.

Why this dua?

Using it helps a believer hand over anxiety about choices to Allah, while still researching and consulting people, and then be content with how events unfold.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6382

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HadithSahih

Guidance and Uprightness

اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي وَسَدِّدْنِي

Allahumma ihdini wa saddidni

O Allah, guide me and keep me upright and correct.

Why this dua?

Reciting it helps cultivate humility and fear of misguidance, and anchors a believer in times of fitnah or inner doubt, while asking Allah to preserve one’s īmān.

Sahih Muslim 2725; Riyad as-Salihin 1473

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QuranQuranic

Do Not Let Our Hearts Deviate

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ

Rabbana la tuzigh qulubana ba‘da idh hadaytana wa hab lana min ladunka rahmah innaka antal-Wahhab

Our Lord, do not let our hearts swerve after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. You are the Bestower.

Why this dua?

For steadfastness, protection of faith, and mercy from Allah.

Al ‘Imran 3:8

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HadithSahih

Refuge from Anxiety, Grief, Debt, and Being Overpowered

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

Allahumma inni a‘udhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan, wal-‘ajzi wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-jubn, wa dala‘id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijal

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and grief, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debt, and being overpowered by people.

Why this dua?

Regular use of this dua helps a person be honest about their struggles while seeking Allah’s protection from patterns—like chronic laziness or crushing debt—that can damage their religion and life.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6369

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Duas for Overthinking

Matching duas

Dua at the Time of Distress

Your Mercy I Hope For

Expand My Chest and Ease My Task

Istikhara

Guidance and Uprightness

Do Not Let Our Hearts Deviate

Refuge from Anxiety, Grief, Debt, and Being Overpowered