Recite this Dua To Remove Distress and Anxiety
اللِّهُمَّ إنِّي عَبْدُكَ ، ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ ، ابْنُ أَمَتِكَ ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ ، مَاضِ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ ، سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ ، أَوْ أنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَاَبِكَ ، أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ ، أَوِ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ ، أنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي ، وَ نُورَ صَدْرِي ، وَ جَلاءَ حُزْنِي ، وَ ذَهَابَ هَمِّي
Allahumma inni 'abduka, ibnu 'abdika, ibnu amatika, naasiyati biyadika, maadhin fiyya hukumuka, 'adhlun fiyya qadha'uka asaluka bi kulli ismin huwa laka, sammaita bihi nafsaka, aw an-zaltahu fi kitabika, aw 'allamtahu ahadan min khalqika, awista'tharta bihi fi 'ilmil-ghaibi 'indaka, an taj'alal-Qur'ana Rabbi'a qalbi, wa nura sadri, wa jalaa'a huzni, wa dhahaba hammi
Oh, Allah, I am Your servant, the son of Your servant, the son of your maidservant, and entirely at Your service. You hold me by my forelock. Your Decree is what controls me, and Your Commands to me are just. I beseech You by every one of Your Names, those which You use to refer to Yourself, or have revealed in Your Book, or have taught to any one of Your creation, or have chosen to keep hidden with You in the Unseen, to make the Qur’an Al-Karim the springtime of my heart, the light of my eyes, the departure of my grief, and the vanishing of my affliction and my sorrow.
Ahmad 1:391, ibn Hibban
The Rasulullah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, there is no-one who is afflicted by distress and grief, and says the above, but Allah will take away his distress and grief, and replace it with joy." He was asked: "O Messenger of Allah, should we learn this?" He said: "Of course; everyone who hears it should learn it
لا إلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ ، لا إلَهَ إلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمُ ، لا إلَهَ إلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّموَاتِ وَ رَبُّ الأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمُ
La ilaha ilAllah al-‘Adheem al-Haleem, la ilaha ilAllah Rabb al-Arsh al-‘adheem, la ilaha ilAllah Rabb as-Samawat wa Rabb al-Ard wa Rabb al-Arsh al-Kareem
There is no god but Allah, the All-Powerful, the Forbearing; there is no god but Allah, Lord of the mighty Throne; there is no god but Allah, Lord of heaven, Lord of earth, and Lord of the noble Throne.
Sahih al-Bukhari, 8/154, Muslim, 4/2092
Ibn Abbas (ra) reported that when the Rasulullah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) felt distressed he would say the above
يَا حَيُّ ، يَا قَيُّومُ ، بِرَ حْمَتِكَ أسْتَغِيثُ
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyoom bi Rahmatika astagheeth
O Ever-Living, O Eternal, by Your Mercy I seek help.
Sahih al-Hakim 1/545, Sahih al-Jami 4791, at-Tirmidhi - Sahih
Anas (ra) reported that when the Rasulullah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) was distressed by something, he would say the above
اللَّهُ اللَّهُ رَبِّي لا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا
Allah Allah rabbi la ushriku bihi shay’an
Allah Allah is my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him
abu Dawud, 2/87, Sahih anb Majah 2/335
Asma bint ‘Umayr (ra) said: "The Messenger of Allah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said to me: ‘Shall I not teach you some words which you can say at times of distress?
Another narration says that these words should be said 7 times.
اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَ الْحَزَنِ ، وَ الْعَجْزِ وَ الْكَسَلِ ، وَ الْبُخْلِ وَ الْجُبْنِ ، وَ ضَلَعِ الدِّيْنِ وَ غَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
Allahumma inni 'a'udhubika minal hammi walhuzni Wal'ajzi walkasali walbukhli waljubni, Wa dal'id-daiyni wa ghalabatir-rajal
Oh, Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts, and from being overpowered by men.
sahih al-Bukhari 7:158, Al-Asqalani - Fath al-Bari 11:173 said in times of worry and grief
Glory to Allah, the Holy, the King, Lord of the angels, and of Gabriel. Your power and glory encompass the heavens and the earth
Fiqh as-Sunnah
Bara' b. Azib (radiAllahu anhu) reported that a man complained to Rasulullah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) about fear and depression. Rasulullah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said to him, 'Say the above. The man said these words and Allah healed him of his depression and fear.
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
hasbunal-lahu wa ni'mal wakeel
Allah is sufficient for us and the Best of those on whom to depend
sahih al Bukhari 5:172 When frightened or meet an adversary or powerful ruler
اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلا تَكِلْنِي إلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَعَيْنٍ ، وَ أَصْلِحْلِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ ، لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Allahumma rahmataka arju falaa takilni illa nafsi tarfata 'aiinan, wa as-ih-li sha'ni kuulahu, la illaha illa anta
O Allah, I hope for Your Mercy. Do not leave me to myself even for the blinking of an eye. Correct all of my affairs for me. There is none worthy of worship but You
Abu Dawud 4/324, Ahmad 5/42
Supplication during times of distress and anguish
اللَّهُُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَسْئَلُكَ تَعْجِيْلَ عَافِيَتِكَ وَ دَفَعَ بَلآئِكَ ، وَ خُرُوْجًا مِنَ الدُّنْيَآ اِلى رَحْمَتِكَ
Allahumma inni as'aluka ta'jila 'afiyatika wa daf'a balaika, wa khurujan min ad-dunya ila rahmatika
O Allah, I ask for Your haste in granting me peace, and taking me out of the trials of this world to Your Mercy
hadith
اللَّهُمَّ لا سَهْلَ إلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلاً وَ إنْتَ تَحْعَلُ الْحزْنَ إذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلاً
Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altu sahla, wa 'anta taj-alul hazna idha shi'ta sahla
O Allah, there is nothing easy except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if it be Your Will.
Ibn Hibban, ibn as-Sunni
When confronted with a difficult situation
La ilaha illa Anta subhanaka, inni kuntu minadh-dhalimeen
There is no god but You, You are Glorified, I was indeed the wrongdoer
at-Tirmidhi
Sa'd ibn Waqas (radiAllahu anhu) reported that the Rasulullah (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, "The supplication made by the Companion of the Fish Prophet Yunus (as) in the belly of the fish was the above. If any Muslim supplicates in these words, his supplication will be accepted." In another report, we read, "I know words that will cause Allah to remove one's distress. These are the words of supplication of my brother Yunus, peace be upon him"