Dua for Relief

Arabic

اللَّهُمَّ لاَ سَهْلَ إِلاَّ مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزَنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا

Urdu Translation

اللہ! کوئی آسانی نہیں مگر جو تو نے آسان بنائی، اور تو غم کو بھی آسان کر دیتا ہے جب تو چاہے

Transliteration

Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altahu sahlan, wa anta taj'alul hazana idha shi'ta sahlan

English Translation

O Allah, there is no ease except what You make easy, and You make grief easy when You will.

📚 Source: Ibn Hibban, Hisnul Muslim

About distress duas

Supplications for anxiety, grief, difficulty, and hardship, reported from the Prophet ﷺ or taken from the Quran, including the words of Prophet Yunus (peace be upon him).

They can be said at any moment of difficulty. They express reliance on Allah, and they sit alongside seeking practical help or professional support when it is needed.

About the source

It is also cited from a Sunan or Musnad collection. Those books contain narrations of different strengths, and this page does not assign a grade to this specific narration, so check a graded edition or ask a scholar if you need one. The reference also cites Hisnul Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), the popular compilation of daily supplications.

Translations are provided for understanding. For the ruling or recommended timing of any dua, consult a qualified scholar. See our sources and methodology.

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