When in distress (3)

لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللّٰهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللّٰهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ، وَرَبُّ الأَرْضِ، وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ

Transliteration

Laa ‘ilaaha ‘illallaahul-’Adheemul-Haleem, laa ‘ilaaha ‘illallaahu Rabbul-’Arshil-’Adheem, laa ‘ilaaha ‘illallaahu Rabbus-samaawaati wa Rabbul-’ardhi wa Rabbul-’Arshil-Kareem

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.

SourceSahih Al-Bukhari: 6346

Related Duas

Say these words when in distress

اللّٰہُ اللّٰہُ رَبِّي لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا

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

Abu Dawood: 1525

Get a house in Jannah!

قَالَتۡ رَبِّ ابۡنِ لِیۡ عِنۡدَکَ بَیۡتًا فِی الۡجَنَّۃِ

My Lord! Build me a house in Paradise near You

Quran 66:11

When you fail or lose at something

قَدَّرَ اللّٰهُ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ

It is the Decree of Allah and He does whatever He wills.

Ibn Majah: 4168

When stricken by tragedy (1)

اِنَّا لِلّٰہِ وَ اِنَّاۤ اِلَیۡہِ رٰجِعُوۡنَ، اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

We are from Allah and unto Him we return. O Allah take me out of my plight and bring to me after it something better.

Sahih Muslim: 918 (b)

When stricken by tragedy (2)

حَسۡبُنَا اللّٰہُ وَ نِعۡمَ الۡوَکِیۡلُ

Allah is sufficient for us and the best of those on whom to depend.

Surah Al-Imran 3:173

For seeking Allah's help (1)

حَسۡبُنَا اللّٰہُ وَ نِعۡمَ الۡوَکِیۡلُ

Allah is sufficient for us and the best of those on whom to depend.

Surah Al-Imran 3:173

For seeking Allah's help (2)

اِنَّمَاۤ اَشۡکُوۡا بَثِّیۡ وَ حُزۡنِیۡۤ اِلَی اللّٰہِ وَ اَعۡلَمُ مِنَ اللّٰہِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ

I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you do not know.

Surah Yusuf - 12:86

At times of worry and sorry

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

O Allah, I seek refuge in you from grief and sadness, from weakness and from laziness, from miserliness and from cowardice, from being overcome by debt and overpowered by men (i .e . others).

Sahih Al-Bukhari: 6369

When in distress (1)

لَّاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّاۤ اَنۡتَ سُبۡحٰنَکَ اِنِّیۡ کُنۡتُ مِنَ الظّٰلِمِیۡنَ

There is none worthy of worship but You, glory is to You. Surely, I was among the wrongdoers.

Surah Al-Anbiya - 21:87, At-Tirmidhi: 3505

When in distress (2)

اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلاَ تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

O Allah, I hope for Your mercy. Do not leave me to myself even for the blinking of an eye (i.e. a moment). Correct all of my affairs for me. There is none worthy of worship but You.

Abu Dawud: 5090