Duʿāʾ for anxiety and distress
When the chest tightens, the Sunnah turns the heart back to Allah. These are the supplications the Prophet ﷺ and the prophets before him made in moments of fear, worry, and overwhelm — including the duʿāʾ of Yūnus from the belly of the fish.
لاَ إِلَٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
"There is no god but You — glory be to You! I have indeed been among the wrongdoers."
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
"Allah is enough for us, and the best of those who are trusted."
اللَّهُمَّ لاَ سَهْلَ إِلاَّ مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلاً، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزَنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلاً
"O Allah, nothing is easy except what You have made easy. And You make what is hard — if You will — easy."
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي، وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي، وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
"My Lord, open my chest for me, ease my task, and loosen the knot from my tongue so they understand what I say."
More supplications by need
- Duʿāʾ for forgiveness
- Duʿāʾ for hardship and difficulty
- Duʿāʾ for knowledge and studying
- Duʿāʾ for protection
- Duʿāʾ for travel
- Duʿāʾ before sleep
- Duʿāʾ for grief and loss
- Morning duʿāʾ (adhkār al-ṣabāḥ)
- Evening duʿāʾ (adhkār al-masāʾ)
- Duʿāʾ before and after eating
- Duʿāʾ for leaving and entering the home
- Duʿāʾ inside the prayer (ṣalāh)
- Duʿāʾ for exams, study, and ease in a hard task
- How to make duʿāʾ — the etiquette