783. Dua to Help with Stress and Anxiety

Anas (RA) said, the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say:

اَللَّهُمَّ اِنِّي أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحُزْنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

Dua to Help with Stress and Anxiety English Transliteration

Allaahumma, inni A‛oodhu bika minal hammi, wal-huzni, wal-'ajzi, wal-kasali, wal-jubni, wal-bukhli, wa dala'id-daini, wa ghalabatir-rijal

Dua to Help with Stress and Anxiety English Translation

O Allah! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by (other) men.

ReferenceBukhari: 2893

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَخْدُمُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كُلَّمَا نَزَلَ، فَأَعْنِي بِحَاجَتِهِ، فَقَالَ لِي يَوْمًا ‏"‏ يَا بُنَيَّ إِذَا دَخَلْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ فَسَلِّمْ يَكُنْ بَرَكَةً عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ ‏"‏، وَقَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Anas narrated: I used to serve the Prophet (ﷺ) whenever he stayed somewhere. One day, he said to me, “O my son, when you enter upon your family, greet them with peace; it will be a blessing for you and for the people of your house.” And he said: “O Allah, I seek refuge with You from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from the burden of debt and from being overpowered by men.”

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Transliteration: Allahumma innee a'uzubika min alhammi wal huzni wal ajzi wal kasli wal bukhli wal jubni wa dala'id dayni wa galabatir rijaal. Translation: O Allah, I take refuge in you from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being overpowered by men. This dua for stress and anxiety is found in hadiths al Bukhari, and many people read it when feeling overwhelmed or worried.

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