Hardship, Anxiety & Sadness

When Calamity Strikes

Source: Sahih Muslim 918

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي، وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

Transliteration

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un. Allahumma ajurni fi musibati, wa akhlif li khayran minha.

Translation

We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. O Allah, reward me in my calamity and replace it with something better.

What this dua means

Calamity becomes bearable when you remember everything comes from Allah and returns to Him.

When to read it

Say it the moment any loss or calamity strikes you.

Its virtue

Allah will reward the one who says it and give him something better in return.