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Yaqub’s Words of Grief to Allah

Quran

إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي إِلَى اللَّهِ

Transliteration

Innamā ashkū baththī wa ḥuznī ilallāh.

Translation

I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah.

Understand the dua

Background & benefit

Background

Prophet Yaqub عليه السلام said these words after years of grief over Yusuf عليه السلام. They show deep sorrow without despair, and teach that the believer pours grief out before Allah.

Benefit

A Quranic expression for grief, patience, and turning emotional pain toward Allah instead of despair.

When to recite

Recite or reflect on it when grieving, missing someone, or needing to bring sadness to Allah with patience.

Source & authenticity

Source: Quran

Reference: Quran 12:86

Authenticity: Quranic

Quranic wording from the speech of Prophet Yaqub عليه السلام. It is a prophetic expression of grief and reliance on Allah.

Related duas

Hadith/DhikrSahih

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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Cause Me to Die as a Muslim

فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَنتَ وَلِيِّي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ۖ تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ

Fāṭira as-samāwāti wal-arḍ, anta waliyyī fi ad-dunyā wal-ākhirah, tawaffanī musliman wa-alḥiqnī biṣ-ṣāliḥīn.

Creator of the heavens and the earth, You are my protector in this world and the Hereafter. Cause me to die as a Muslim and join me with the righteous.

Why this dua?

For a good ending, righteous company, and reliance on Allah in this world and the next.

Quran 12:101

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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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