The Prophet's Dua in Distress
Distress & Hardship · Sunan Abu Dawud 5090
Arabic
اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Transliteration
Allahumma rahmataka arju fala takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'ayn, wa aslih li sha'ni kullah, la ilaha illa ant.
Translation
O Allah, it is Your mercy that I hope for, so do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye. Rectify all of my affairs for me. There is no deity worthy of worship except You.
Source
Sunan Abu Dawud 5090
A profound acknowledgment of human weakness and total dependence on Allah — not even for the blink of an eye can we manage without Him.
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