Dua #707•Bukhari: 6346

Prayer to Remove Worry and Sadness

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Ibn `Abbas (RA) tells us: When the Prophet (ﷺ) felt distress, he would say this:

#707

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

Transliteration

Laa ilaaha illallahul 'azimul halim Laa ilaaha illaallahu Rabbul 'arshil-'azim, Laa ilaaha illaallahu Rabbu-s-samaawaati wa Rabbul ardi, wa Rabbul 'arsh-il-Karim

Translation

There is none worthy of worship but Allah the Mighty, the Forbearing. There is none worthy of worship but Allah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne. There is none worthy of worship but Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Noble Throne.

Hadith about the Dua

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقُولُ عِنْدَ الْكَرْبِ ‏ "‏ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ، وَرَبُّ الأَرْضِ، وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ ‏" ‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ وَهْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ مِثْلَهُ‏.‏

Translation

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to say at a time of distress, "La ilaha illal-lahu Rabbul-l-'arsh il-'azim, La ilaha illallahu Rabbu-s-samawati wa Rabbu-l-ard, Rabbu-l-'arsh-il-Karim." [Bukhari: 6346]

Common Questions

This prayer asks Allah for help with sadness, worry, feeling weak, and hard days. The transliteration or translation makes it easy to say. Muslims use it when life feels too hard.

Say this prayer. It asks Allah to help with worry, sadness, weakness, and money trouble. Many Muslims know this from hadith. People say it to feel calm and safe.

This prayer is for asking Allah to take away worry, sadness, and weakness. Muslims who feel alone or have too many problems say this dua.

Read Surah Al-Inshirah when you feel worried. This surah reminds you: after hard times, easy times will come. It makes you feel better inside.

This prayer asks Allah to clean your heart from bad feelings like jealousy and anger. Muslims say it to have a clean and happy heart.