Duʿāʾ for grief and loss
On hearing of loss or trial, the believer returns to Allah. These are the words the Sunnah gives for grief — “to Allah we belong and to Him we return” — and for the heart that feels overwhelmed by it.
Innā lillāhi — upon receiving bad news On hearing of loss or trial
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
"Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we return. O Allah, reward me in this trial, and replace it for me with something better."
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 918 Full duʿāʾ + transliteration →
Ḥasbunā Allāh When overwhelmed
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
"Allah is enough for us, and the best of those who are trusted."
Source: Qurʾan 3:173 Full duʿāʾ + transliteration →
Lā ilāha illā anta — in distress The duʿāʾ of Yūnus in 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."
Source: Qurʾan 21:87 Full duʿāʾ + transliteration →
More supplications by need
- Duʿāʾ for anxiety and distress
- Duʿāʾ for forgiveness
- Duʿāʾ for hardship and difficulty
- Duʿāʾ for knowledge and studying
- Duʿāʾ for protection
- Duʿāʾ for travel
- Duʿāʾ before sleep
- 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