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Refuge from Anxiety, Grief, Debt, and Being Overpowered

Hadith

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

Transliteration

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

Translation

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.

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Background & benefit

Background

This hadith records the Prophet ﷺ often seeking refuge from eight harms: anxiety, grief, incapacity, laziness, cowardice, miserliness, heavy debt, and being overpowered by people. It shows the Prophet’s awareness of both inner emotional burdens and outward pressures, and how he taught his companions to turn to Allah before these problems took hold of their lives.

Benefit

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.

When to recite

Recite when feeling anxious, grieving, overwhelmed, lazy, trapped by debt, or overpowered by circumstances or people.

Virtue note

The narration establishes that the Prophet ﷺ used this supplication. No fixed count or separate reward is mentioned in the cited report.

Source & authenticity

Source: Hadith

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6369

Authenticity: Sahih

Reported in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (6369) and other collections with similar wording. It is a compassionate prophetic supplication for emotional, financial, and social burdens, and can be recited alongside practical support and treatment.

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Protection from Anxiety, Laziness, Debt and Oppression

اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالحَزَنِ ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ.

Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina-l-hammi wa-l-ḥazan, wa aʿūdhu bika mina-l-ʿajzi wa-l-kasal, wa aʿūdhu bika min-l-jubni wa-l-bukhl, wa aʿūdhu bika min ghalabati-d-dayni wa qahri-r-rijāl.

O Allah, I seek Your protection from anxiety and grief. I seek Your protection from inability and laziness. I seek Your protection from cowardice and miserliness, and I seek Your protection from being overcome by debt and being overpowered by men.

Why this dua?

It helps the believer turn a real spiritual need into dua, seeking Allah’s help for protection, debt relief, relief while remembering dependence on Him.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6369

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La Ilaha Illallah Wahdahu for Protection and Reward

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shay’in qadīr.

There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion, and His is the praise, and He has power over all things.

Why this dua?

A daily dhikr for renewing tawhid, seeking protection from Shaytan, remembering Allah’s dominion, and increasing good deeds.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5077

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Set Right My Religion, World, and Hereafter

اللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِيَ الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي دُنْيَايَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَاشِي، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي آخِرَتِيَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَادِي، وَاجْعَلِ الْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لِي فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ، وَاجْعَلِ الْمَوْتَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ

Allahumma aslih li dini alladhi huwa ‘ismatu amri, wa aslih li dunyaya allati fiha ma‘ashi, wa aslih li akhirati allati fiha ma‘adi, waj‘alil-hayata ziyadatan li fi kulli khayr, waj‘alil-mawta rahatan li min kulli sharr

O Allah, set right my religion, which safeguards my affairs; set right my worldly life, where my livelihood is; set right my Hereafter, where I will return; make life an increase in every good, and death a relief from every evil.

Why this dua?

It offers a comprehensive way to ask Allah to “fix” what is broken, aligning every stage of existence with good, rather than focusing narrowly on one aspect like wealth or health.

Sahih Muslim 2720

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Steadfastness of the Heart

يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ

Ya Muqallibal-qulub, thabbit qalbi ‘ala dinik

O Turner of hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.

Why this dua?

Using this dua regularly can calm fears about losing faith while acknowledging that only Allah controls hearts, encouraging constant reliance and vigilance.

Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 2140

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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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The Most Gentle Dua for Grief and Sadness

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

Lā ilāha illallāhu al-Ḥalīmu al-Karīm. Subḥānallāhi wa tabārakallāhu Rabbul-ʿArshi al-ʿAẓīm. Wal-ḥamdu lillāhi Rabbil-ʿālamīn.

There is no god worthy of worship except Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous. Glory be to Allah, blessed is Allah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

Why this dua?

For grief, sadness, emotional pressure and returning the heart to tawhid and praise of Allah.

Sunan Ibn Majah 3883; Sunan al-Nasa’i al-Kubra

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Protection from Anxiety, Laziness, Debt and Oppression

La Ilaha Illallah Wahdahu for Protection and Reward

Set Right My Religion, World, and Hereafter

Steadfastness of the Heart

Your Mercy I Hope For

The Most Gentle Dua for Grief and Sadness