Daily Life

Seeing Someone Afflicted

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3431

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَافَانِي مِمَّا ابْتَلَاكَ بِهِ وَفَضَّلَنِي عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِمَّنْ خَلَقَ تَفْضِيلًا

Transliteration

Alhamdulillahilladhi 'afani mimma ibtalaka bih wa faddalani 'ala kathirin mimman khalaqa tafdila

Translation

All praise is for Allah, who spared me from what He afflicted you with and favored me greatly over much of what He created.

What this dua means

It thanks Allah for sparing you while keeping mercy in your heart for the afflicted.

When to read it

Say it silently to yourself when you see someone struck by a trial.

Its virtue

Whoever says it will be saved from that same affliction, whatever it may be.