Anxiety & worry

When distress presses on you

The words the Prophet ﷺ turned to at moments of overwhelming distress.

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ، رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

Lā ilāha illā-llāhu-l-ʿAẓīmu-l-Ḥalīm, lā ilāha illā-llāhu Rabbu-s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍ, Rabbu-l-ʿarshi-l-ʿaẓīm.

“There is no god but Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Magnificent Throne.”

The full narration

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:The Prophet (ﷺ) used to invoke Allah at the time of distress, saying, "La ilaha illal-lahu Al-`Azim, al- Halim, La ilaha illal-lahu Rabbu-s-samawati wal-ard wa Rabbu-l-arsh il-azim

Source

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī · 6345

Ṣaḥīḥ
  • Agreed upon as authentic (al-Bukhārī / Muslim)
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