When someone is in a difficulty

"All praise belongs to Allah who has saved me from such a condition which is afflicted on you and favoured me over many creations". The virtues of this dua is that the reciter will be saved from the difficulties he has seen.

(Mishkat)

Note:

Read the dua softly so that the person in difficulty may not hear it, on the other hand if the person in difficulty is engaged in sin then it should be read aloud so that they may learn a lesson.

 

 

When in any difficult

"Allah is sufficient for us and He is the Best Guardian".

(Qur'an, Surah Al-Imraan)

 

 

or recite

..."There is no god but Thou: Glory to Thee: I was indeed wrong!".

(Qur'an, Surah Al Anbiya 21:87, Translated A.Yusuf Ali)

 

The Qur'an states that these words were recited when Yunus (A.S.) called upon Allah from the belly of the fish. Prophet Mohammad stated in a hadith that when any Muslim makes this dua via these words to Allah, then Allah surely accepts his duas.

(Tirmidhi)

 

 

Abdullah bin Abbas (R.A.) narrates that Prophet Mohammad stated that if a person constantly makes "Astaghfar", then Allah removes every difficulty, frees him from every sorrow and makes a means for him to receive sustencance from places that he never thought of.

(Mishkat from Ahmad)

 

 

When fearing the enemy

"O Allah, we make you the turner of the (enemies) chest (heart) and seek refuge in You from their evils".

(Abu Dawood)

 

 

When one's heart is filled with emotion

"Allah is deserving (worthy) of praise under all circumstances". (Ibn Maja)

 

 

At the time of anger or when hearing a donkey or a dog

"I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan".

(Mishkat)

 

 

For any calamity

When any calamity comes, even if pricked by a thorn recite:

"Definitely we are from Allah and to Him is our return. O Allah, grant reward in my calamity and grant in its place a good substitute".

(Muslim)

If there is an infection on the body, wet the Shahaadat finger with saliva from the mouth, place it on the ground and then rub it on the infection while reciting:

"In the name of Allah, with the blessings of this soil of our land which I mixed with the saliva so that the ailment is cured by the order of our Lord".

(Bukhari, Muslim)

If there is pain on the body, place the right hand on the pain, recite "Bismillah" thrice and the following dua seven times:

"I seek refuge in the Being and Power of Allah from the effects of which I am in and from that which I fear".

(Muslim)

 

 

When tired of life

"O Allah keep me alive as long as is good for me and when death is better for me lift me".

(Mishkat)