412. Powerful Dua for Debt Relief
اَللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِيْ بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ
Dua for Debt Relief English Transliteration
Allaahummak-finee bihalaalika 'an haraamika wa 'aghninee bifadhlika 'amman siwaak
Dua for Debt Relief English Translation
O Allah, suffice me with what You have allowed instead of what You have forbidden, and make me independent of all others besides You.
Ali (RA) narrated: That a Mukatib came to him and said: “Indeed I am not capable of my Kitabah so aid me.” He said: “Should I not teach you words that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught me? If you had a debt upon you similar to the mountain of Sir, Allah would fulfill it for you. He said: (The dua is mentioned above)
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، أَنَّ مُقَاتِلًا، جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُصِيبُ فِي السَّيْفِ وَأَنَا أَتَدَيَّنُ فَقَالَ " أَلاَ أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَيْكَ مِثْلُ جَبَلِ صِيرٍ دَيْنًا أَدَّاهُ اللَّهُ عَنْكَ، قُلْ: اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِيْ بِحَلاَلِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَأَغْنِنِيْ بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Ali ibn Abi Talib narrated: A man who was a scribe came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "I am often afflicted with hardship and I am burdened with debt." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Shall I not teach you some words which, if you were to have a debt as great as the mountain of Seer, Allah would repay it for you? Say: O Allah, suffice me with what You have made lawful instead of what You have forbidden, and make me independent of all others besides You." (Tirmidhi 3563 — Hasan)