RAWDAH MADINA · MASJID NABAWI
Duas for Anxiety
and Stress
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ
10 Prophetic duas for relief from anxiety, worry and a heavy heart. Arabic, transliteration, English & Urdu.
When Your Heart Feels Heavy — Turn to Allah
Anxiety and stress are not signs of weak faith. The Prophet ﷺ himself experienced grief, worry and hardship. What he taught us — through his own duas and the revelation of the Quran — are the most powerful tools for a troubled heart that have ever existed.
Standing in the Rawdah, in a garden from the gardens of Paradise, is one of the most powerful places to make dua for relief from anxiety. The Prophet ﷺ is near. The angels are present. And Allah — Al-Latif, the Most Subtle — is closer to you than your own jugular vein. Lay down everything you are carrying. Ask for peace. It is here.
“Verily, with hardship comes ease. Verily, with hardship comes ease.”
— Quran 94:5-6 — Allah repeated it twice as a promise
These duas were recited by the Prophet ﷺ during his most difficult moments. They are from the Quran and authentic Sunnah. Recite them in the Rawdah, and recite them daily — they are your shield against anxiety.
📍 When These Duas Are Most Powerful |
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In the Rawdah — step onto the green carpet and speak from your heart |
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During Tahajjud — the last third of the night, the time of deepest acceptance |
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After Fajr Salah — start your day with these duas for protection all day |
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During moments of acute anxiety — recite dua 3 (Hasbunallah) repeatedly |
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Before sleeping — especially dua 10 for peace at night |
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During any test, difficulty or overwhelm — these are your anchors |
Duas for Anxiety and Stress
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RAWDAH MADINA
Duas for Anxiety & Stress
Recite in Riyazul Jannah · Masjid Nabawi · Madinah
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ
RELIEF FROM WORRY & GRIEF
PROPHETIC DUA FOR ANXIETY — RECITE DAILY
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina l-hammi wa l-ḥazani wa l-ʿajzi wa l-kasali wa l-bukhli wa l-jubni wa ḍalaʿi d-dayni wa ghalabati r-rijāl
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety, grief, incapacity, laziness, miserliness, cowardice, the burden of debt and being overpowered by others.”
اے اللہ، میں تجھ سے پناہ مانگتا ہوں فکر، غم، عاجزی، سستی، بخل، بزدلی، قرض کے بوجھ اور لوگوں کے غلبے سے۔
Sahih Bukhari 2893 — The Prophet ﷺ recited this every morning and evening
DUA OF PROPHET YUNUS — FOR EXTREME DISTRESS
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
Lā ilāha illā anta subḥānaka innī kuntu mina ẓ-ẓālimīn
“There is no god but You. Glory be to You. Indeed I have been among the wrongdoers.”
تیرے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں، تو پاک ہے، بے شک میں ظالموں میں سے تھا۔
Quran 21:87 — The Prophet ﷺ said no Muslim recites this in distress except Allah relieves him
HASBUNALLAH — WHEN OVERWHELMED
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
Ḥasbunallāhu wa niʿma l-wakīl
“Allah is sufficient for us and He is the best disposer of affairs.”
اللہ ہمیں کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔
Quran 3:173 — Ibrahim and the Prophet ﷺ recited this in moments of greatest fear
FOR PEACE AND TRANQUILITY
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ نَفْسًا مُطْمَئِنَّةً تُؤْمِنُ بِلِقَائِكَ وَتَرْضَى بِقَضَائِكَ
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka nafsan muṭmaʾinnatan tuʾminu bi-liqāʾika wa tarḍā bi-qaḍāʾik
“O Allah, I ask You for a tranquil soul that believes in meeting You and is content with Your decree.”
اے اللہ، میں تجھ سے اطمینان والا نفس مانگتا ہوں جو تجھ سے ملاقات پر یقین رکھے اور تیرے فیصلے پر راضی ہو۔
Ahmad · Nasai
FULL RELIANCE ON ALLAH
تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى الْحَيِّ الَّذِي لَا يَمُوتُ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا
Tawakkaltu ʿala l-Ḥayyi lladhī lā yamūtu wal-ḥamdu lillāhi lladhī lam yattakhidh waladan
“I place my trust in the Ever-Living who does not die, and praise be to Allah who has not taken a son.”
میں نے اس زندہ پر بھروسہ کیا جو مرتا نہیں، اور تمام تعریفیں اللہ کے لیے ہیں جس نے کوئی اولاد نہیں بنائی۔
Abu Dawud 5081 · Tirmidhi
WHEN WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE
اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا
Allāhumma lā sahla illā mā jaʿaltahu sahlan wa anta tajʿalu l-ḥazna idhā shiʾta sahlā
“O Allah, nothing is easy except what You make easy, and You can make difficulty easy when You will.”
اے اللہ، کچھ بھی آسان نہیں سوائے اس کے جسے تو آسان بنا دے، اور تو مشکل کو جب چاہے آسان بنا دیتا ہے۔
Ibn Hibban — Recite before any difficult task or decision
PROPHETIC DUA FOR DISTRESS — MOST POWERFUL
اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ
Allāhumma raḥmataka arjū falā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ʿaynin wa aṣliḥ lī shaʾnī kullahu
“O Allah, it is Your mercy that I hope for. Do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye, and rectify all my affairs.”
اے اللہ، میں تیری رحمت کا امیدوار ہوں، مجھے ایک پل کے لیے بھی اپنے نفس کے حوالے نہ کر، اور میرے تمام معاملات درست فرما دے۔
Abu Dawud 5090 — The Prophet ﷺ said do not leave this dua morning or evening
FOR RELIEF FROM A SPECIFIC WORRY
اللَّهُمَّ فَارِجَ الْهَمِّ كَاشِفَ الْغَمِّ مُجِيبَ دَعْوَةِ الْمُضْطَرِّينَ أَنْتَ رَحْمَانُ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ
Allāhumma fārija l-hammi kāshifa l-ghammi mujība daʿwati l-muḍṭarrīna anta raḥmānu d-dunyā wa l-ākhirah
“O Allah, Remover of worry, Reliever of grief, Answerer of the call of the distressed — You are the Most Merciful in this world and the next.”
اے اللہ، فکر دور کرنے والے، غم ہٹانے والے، مضطرب لوگوں کی دعا قبول کرنے والے، تو دنیا اور آخرت کا رحمان ہے۔
Hakim · Bayhaqi
CONTENTMENT WITH ALLAH’S DECREE
رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا
Raḍītu billāhi Rabban wa bil-islāmi dīnan wa bi-Muḥammadin nabiyyā
“I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion and with Muhammad ﷺ as my Prophet.”
میں اللہ کو رب، اسلام کو دین اور محمد ﷺ کو نبی مان کر خوش ہوں۔
Abu Dawud 1529 — Whoever says this 3 times morning and evening, Jannah is guaranteed
FOR PEACE BEFORE SLEEP
اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ
Allāhumma aslamtu nafsī ilayka wa fawwaḍtu amrī ilayka wa aljaʾtu ẓahrī ilayka raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayk
“O Allah, I submit myself to You, I entrust my affairs to You, and I rely on You in hope and fear of You.”
اے اللہ، میں نے اپنے آپ کو تیرے سپرد کیا، اپنے معاملات تجھ پر چھوڑے، اور تیری طرف امید اور خوف سے جھک گیا۔
Bukhari 247 · Muslim 2710 — Recite before sleeping every night
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“You are standing in a garden of Paradise.
Put down every worry you carried here.
Allah is Al-Latif — He knows what is in your heart.”
