Adhkar That Relieve Worry

Our beloved Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬taught us many simple adhkar that relieve worry. These adhkar
can be said any time of the day and are so simple. The next time you feel worried, turn your worry into
ibadah with these 8 adhkar.

1. Solution for All Worries:

“‫هللا َوأَ ُتوبُ إِلَ ْي ِه‬

َ ‫”أَسْ َت ْغفِ ُر‬.
Astaghfirullaaha wa ‘atoobu ‘ilayhi.  (I seek the forgiveness of Allah and repent to Him.)

Reference: The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said, “Whoever does a lot of Istighfar, Allah will provide him a
way out of each concern he has, and will solve all his troubles, and will provide him with livelihood from
sources that were not known to him.” (Bukhari, Muslim)

2. Protection from Negative Thoughts:

‫أعوذ ِبٱهَّلل ِ م َِن ٱل َّش ۡي ٰ َط ِن ٱلرَّ ِج ِيم‬

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A’uuthu billahi minashshayTaanir Rajeem  (I seek the protection of Allah from Satan the outcast.)

Reference: “And if there comes to you from Satan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allah.” (Holy
Quran 41:36).

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi has an excellent youtube video that explains the benefits of this dhikr in more
detail. Please see the end of article for the video link! 

3. Less Worries about the Day of Resurrection (said 3 times):

َ ‫ َو ِبم َُح َّم ٍد‬،ً‫ َو ِباإْل ِسْ اَل ِم دِينا‬،ً‫هلل َر َّبا‬

“ً ‫صلَى هللاُ َعلِي ِه َو َسلَّ َم َن ِب َّيا‬ ُ ِ‫” َرض‬.
ِ ‫يت با‬

Radheetu billaahi Rabban, wa bil-‘Islaami deenan, wa bi-Muhammadin Nabiyyan. (I am pleased with

Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion and with Muhammad [peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him] as my Prophet.)

Reference:

“Allah has promised that anyone who says this three times every morning or evening will be pleased on
the Day of Resurrection.” (Ahmad, An-Nasa’i, At-Tirmithi)

4. Overcome all Worries, Gain blessings:

‫ص ِّل َو َسلِّ ْم َعلَى م َُحمَّد‬

َ ‫اللَّ ُه َّم‬
Allahumma salli wa sallim ‘alaa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin  (Oh Allah send blessings and peace upon our
Prophet Muhammad)

Reference: Ubayy ibn Ka`b relates: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, I send much blessings on you.  

What proportion of my prayer should I devote to you?” He said, “As much as you like.” I said, “A
quarter?” He said, “As much as you like, and if you increased it would only be better for you.” I said,
“Then a half?” He said, “As much as you like and if you increased then it would only be better for you.” I
said, “Then two thirds?” He said, “As much as you like and if you increased it would only be better for
you.” I said, “I’ll devote all of my prayers to sending blessings on you.” The Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬
said, “In that case it will suffice you from your worries and your sins will be forgiven.” [Reported by
Tirmidhi who declared it well authenticated]  

Abu Huraira (ra) relates that the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said, “He who sends blessings on me once,
Allah sends him blessings ten times.” [Muslim, Abu Dawud, & Tirmidhi]  

5. Forgiveness for All Sins:

Say: ‫ان هّللا ِ َو ِب َحمْ ِد ِه‬

َ ‫ ُسب َْح‬ SubhanAllah wa bihamdihi 100 times (Glory be to Allah, and His is the Praise)
Reference: Narrated Abu Huraira (ra): Allah’s Apostle (‫ )ﷺ‬said, “Whoever says, ‘Subhan
Allah wa bihamdihi,’ one hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as
the foam of the sea.” (Sahih Bukhari)

6. Desires Granted Easily (said 7 times):

“‫ش ْال َعظِ ِيم‬

ِ ْ‫ت َوه َُو َربُّ ْال َعر‬
ُ ‫” َحسْ ِب َي هللاُ آَل إِلَ َه إِاَّل ه َُو َعلَ ْي ِه َت َو َّك ْل‬.

Hasbiyallaahu laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa Huwa ‘alayhi tawakkaltu wa Huwa Rabbul-‘Arshil-‘Adheem .

(Allah is sufficient for me . There is none worthy of worship but Him . I have placed my trust in Him, He is
Lord of the Majestic Throne.)

Reference: “Allah will grant whoever recites this seven times in the morning or evening whatever he
desires from this world or the next.” (Sahih Abu Dawud, Ibn As-Sunni)

7. Protection from Disasters:

ِ ْ‫هللا الَّذِي اَل َيضُرُّ َم َع اسْ ِم ِه َشيْ ٌء فِي اأْل َر‬

‫ض َواَل فِي ال َّس َما ِء َوه َُو ال َّسمِي ُع ْال َعلِي ُم‬ ِ ‫” ِبسْ ِم‬.

Say: Bismillaahil-lathee laa yadhurru ma’as-mihi shay’un fil-‘ardhi wa laa fis-samaa’i wa Huwas-Samee

‘ul- ‘Aleem  3 times (In the Name of Allah, Who with His Name nothing can cause harm in the earth nor
in the heavens, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing).

Reference: “Whoever recites it three times in the morning will not be afflicted by any calamity before
evening, and whoever recites it three times in the evening will not be overtaken by any calamity before
morning.” (Abu Dawud, At-Tirmithi, Ibn Majah, Ahmad)

8. Dua for Anxiety and Sadness:

Allaahumma innee ‘abduka, ibnu ‘abdika, ibnu amatika, naasiyatee biyadika, maadhin fiyya hukmuka,
‘adlun fiyya qadhaa’uka, as’aluka bikulli ismin huwa laka, sammayta bihi nafsaka, aw anzaltahu fee
kitaabika, aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqika, awista’ tharta bihi fee ‘ilmil-ghaybi ‘indaka, an taj’alal-
Qur’aana rabee ‘aqalbee, wanoora Sadree, wajalaa’a Huznee, wa thahaaba hammee.   

“O Allah, I am Your slave and the son of Your male slave and the son of your female slave. My forehead
is in Your Hand (i.e. you have control over me). Your Judgment upon me is assured and Your Decree
concerning me is just. I ask You by every Name that You have named Yourself with, revealed in Your
Book , taught any one of Your creation or kept unto Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen that is with
You, to make the Qur’an the spring of my heart, and the light of my chest, the banisher of my sadness
and the reliever of my distress.”  

(Reference: Ahmad 1/391, and Al-Albani graded it authentic)