When something is wearing you down
What the Prophet ﷺ turned to whenever a matter distressed him.
يَا حَىُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ
Yā Ḥayyu yā Qayyūm, bi-raḥmatika astaghīth.
“O Living, O Sustainer, by Your mercy I seek relief.”
The full narration
Anas bin Malik said:“Whenever a matter would distress him, the Prophet (ﷺ) would say: ‘O Living, O Self-Sustaining Sustainer! In Your Mercy do I seek relief (Yā Ḥayyu yā Qayyūm, bi-raḥmatika astaghīth).’” And with this chain, that he said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Be constant with: “O Possessor of Majesty and Honor (Yā Dhal-Jalāli wal-Ikrām).’”
Source
Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī · 3524
Ḥasan
- Al-Albani: Hasan
- Zubair Ali Zai: Hasan