Remembrances when sad or distressed

O Ever-Living, O Ever-Living, by Your mercy I seek help.

When distress

God, God, my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him.

When distressed

There is no god but God, the Great, the Forbearing, there is no god but God, Lord of the Great Throne, there is no god but God, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Throne. The generous one.

Prayer of anguish

O Ever-Living, O Ever-Living, by Your mercy I seek help.

To remove distress

God, God, my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him.

A prayer for fear and distress

I only complain of my grief and sadness to God.

Yusuf 86 - Conversation with the Qur’an

Oh God, relieve me of what I am in, and open the doors of your relief for me.

a prayer

Our Lord, pour upon us patience and make our feet firm.

Prayer for patience

Indeed, harm has befallen me, and You are the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.

The supplication of Job, peace be upon him

Oh God, I seek refuge in You from worry and sadness, helplessness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debt and the dominance of men.

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to make this supplication often

Oh God, I hope for your mercy, so do not leave me to myself for the blink of an eye, and set all my affairs straight for me. There is no god but You.

The prayer of the distressed

Oh God, I am your servant, the son of your servant, the son of your female slave, my forelock is in your hand, I will continue in your judgment, I will be just in your decree, I ask you in every name that is Why did you name yourself with it, or revealed it in your book, or taught it to any of your creation, or kept it unique in your knowledge of the unseen? You make the Qur’an the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the removal of my sadness, and the release of my worries.

Whoever says it, may God remove his worry and replace it with joy