Duʿāʾ for hardship and difficulty
When a matter is too heavy to carry, these are the words the Sunnah gives — that Allah alone makes the difficult easy, and that He is sufficient for the one who relies on Him.
Allāhumma lā sahl — when a task is hard Facing a difficult matter
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."
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 974 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 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