It is recorded in Musnad Ahmad and Sahih Abu Hatim on the authority of ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said,
“Whoever was afflicted with grief and distress and says (see the following Dua), Allah, the Exalted and Ever-Majestic, will remove his grief and will change his sorrow into happiness.” It was said, “O Messenger of Allah! (Do) we have to learn these words?” He said, “Yes, whoever hears them should learn them.”

Transliteration:
/Allaahumma innee ?abduk (a) wa-bnu ?bdik (a), naaSiyaatee bi-yadik (a), maaDi? fiyya ?ukmuk (a), ?adlu? fiyya qaDaa-uk, as’aluka bikullismin huwalak (a), sammayta bihi nafsak (a), aw ?allamtahu a?adam-minkhalaqik (a), aw-anzaltahu fee kitaabik (a), aw-ista’thart (a), bihi fee ?ilmil-ghaybi ?i?dak (a), a?taj?al-alquraana rabee?a qalbee, wa nuura SaDree, wa-jilaa’a ?uznee, wa ?ahaaba hammee/
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Translation:
“O Allah, I am your slave, the son of your slave. My forelock is in Your Hand. Your judgment of me is inescapable. Your trial of me is just. I am invoking You by all the names that You call Yourself, that You have taught to anyone in Your creation, that You have mentioned in Your Book, or that You have kept unknown. Let the Qur’an be delight of my heart, the light of my chest, the remover of my sadness and the pacifier of my worries.” (Source: Musnad Ahmad # 1/391)
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ibn Al-Qayyim provided the following commentary about this hadith and Dua in his book Al-Fawwaid. The commentary below focuses on the following sentences of the supplication (Dua):
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- “O Allah! I am Your Slave”
- “You have control over me.”
- “Your Judgment is executed on me. Your Decree on me is just.”
- “I ask You by each Name of Yours.”
- “Make the Quran the spring (delight) of my heart.”
This great prophetic tradition implies certain matters of knowledge, monotheism and submission (as stated below):
“O Allah! I am Your Slave” (Submission to Allah)
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The start of the supplication (“I am Your slave, the son of Your servant, and the son of Your maid servant”) indicates submission and full compliance to Allah, besides the confession of being His servant along with his forefathers (includes the forefathers of the supplicant until we reach Adam and Eve.)The correct meaning of, “I am Your slave” indicates the following:
- The confession shows dire need of Allah and infers that the supplicant is submissive, obedient, and forbearing. He acts according to his submission to Allah, not according to his feelings of self-sufficiency. Allah, the Almighty says, which means, “And the slaves of the Most Beneficent (Allah) are those who walk on the earth in humility and sedateness…” (Quran, Surah AI-Furqan:63)
- It indicates full submission, compliance, and repentance to Allah, as well as being obedient to one’s Lord and avoiding His prohibitions, depending on Him, seeking His help and support, seeking refuge in Him from evil, and finally being related to Him with feelings of love, fear and hope.
- It also indicates, “I am Your slave in all cases, whether young or grown up, living or dead, obedient or disobedient, in a good condition or otherwise (i.e. being afflicted in the soul, heart, tongue or bodily organs).”
- It means, “I am all Yours, both my money and myself,” for the servant and all that which he possesses belong to his master.
- It also means, “You are the one who bestowed all those blessings upon me, so those blessings are really Yours.”
- It also includes, “I can’t act freely in that which You granted me, either my money or myself, except by Your orders. This is because no servant can behave freely except with his master’s permission. I can neither hurt nor benefit myself, and I possess no power (of causing) death, nor (of giving) life, nor of raising the dead.”
So, if he really believes in all that which was previously mentioned, then he has confessed his full submission to Allah.
“You have control over me.” (Allah Controls Our Souls)
The sentence (in the Dua), “My forelock is in Your hands,” means, “I cannot act freely as far as my soul is concerned,” for how can he act freely when his soul is possessed by his Lord, his forelock is in His hands, his heart is between two of His fingers, and moreover, his death, life, happiness, misery, good-condition, and affliction are in the charge of his Lord, the Exalted? By no means is the servant in charge of himself. The master owns him, and his forelock is in the grasp of a powerful and mighty ruler.

Whenever the servant of Allah confesses the fact that his forelock and the forelock of all other servants are in the grasp of Allah (i.e. under His control), he will neither fear nor aspire to any worldly sovereign nor will he overestimate them, because he knows quite well that they are but subdued servants, whose destiny is controlled by Allah. Whoever confesses this fact, surely will stand in need of Allah and whenever he witnesses the reality of other people, he will neither overestimate them nor exaggerate in seeking their support. In this way, his belief, trust and submission will be turned to Allah alone.
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This is the reason behind Prophet’s Hud’s speech to his people when he said in the Quranic verse:

“I put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord! There is not a moving (living) creature but He has grasp of its forelock. Verily, my Lord is on the Straight Path (the truth)” Quran (Surah Hud: 56).
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“Your Judgment is executed on me. Your Decree on me is just.”
The sentence, “Your Judgment is executed on me. Your Decree on me is just,” implies two themes. The first theme refers to the execution of His judgment on His servant.The second theme on the other hand implies praising Him that His Decree is just, in addition to the fact that Allah, the Exalted, is the Dominion, and that to Him belong all praise and thanks. This is also what Prophet Hud referred to in the verse above: “There is not a moving (living) creature but He has grasp of its forelock,” and also his words, “Verily, my Lord is on the Straight Path (the truth).”
In other words, despite the fact that Allah is the Dominion, the Almighty and the Controller of the destiny of His servants as their forelocks are in His grasp, yet He is on the straight path. He is the Just One, Who oversees His servants’ affairs justly. He is on the straight path in His words, His actions, His judgment, His destiny, His commandments, His prohibitions, His rewards and His punishment. His verses are truthful, His Judgment is correct, and His commandments are beneficial. He prohibited all that which is evil and mischievous. His reward descends upon those who deserve His mercy and grace. His punishment descends upon those who deserve torment by means of His Justice and wisdom.
“I ask you by each Name of Yours …” (Invocation using the Names of Allah)
Surah Nuh (Chapter 71) from Quran – Arabic English Translation
This expression is an invocation with all the Names of Allah whether they are known or unknown. It is allowable in the Sight of Allah, as it is an invocation with the Attributes of Allah, which refer to the connotations of His Names.
“Make Quran the Spring (delight) of my heart, the light of my chest, the eliminator of my sorrow, and the remover of my worries)”
In this expression, the word ‘spring’ means “rain”, which brings life to earth. The Quran is compared to rain because it revives the hearts. The slave when making this Dua, makes a similarity between water, which is the cause of life, and between light, which is the cause of brightness. So the supplication implies that the heart is revived (elimination of worries and sorrow) by the spring of the Quran, for it is the light of the chest, a concept, which combines life and light. Allah says in the Quran about the light of belief:

“Is he who was dead (without Faith by ignorance and disbelief) and We gave him life (by knowledge and Faith) and set for him a light (of Belief) whereby he can walk amongst men, like him who is in the darkness (of disbelief, polytheism and hypocrisy) from which he can never come out?…” Quran (Surah Al-Anaam: 122).
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As the prophet (s) instructed, everyone should memorize and learn this hadith and say it by understanding it’s meanings as explained by ibn al-Qayyim above. This also shows that we should make Quran recitation and learning part of our daily lives so Quran can bring the life and light in our hearts.
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thank you for that wonderful text..but, if you please, could you indicate me a site which allows me to learn some versets of holy Quran (phonetically) in the original arabic language. ..in english, french or german..pls precise which language u use to write phonetically
Thank you and Salam alaikum
Allah Hafiz
Amna
Try islamhouse.com and you can download Quran in many languages. Thanks,
JazakAllahu Khaira! May Allah wipe my tears and sorrow and replace it with happiness.
The only thing that kept me from memorizing this dua is the part which says ‘the son of your slave.’ I am a female and want to say daughter but I don’t know Arabic. Can you please tell me what is daughter in Arabic or is it ok to say son of your slave, being a female.
JazakALLAHU Khairan.
Allah’s mercy to his creation is unimaginable Allahu Akbar!!
Please could you give the transliteration (roman arabic for this)
Thank you
Masha Allaah,,,Jasakallaahu Khairen…, May Allaah reward all of us to be in the straight path..and give us life and light in our heart..to lead a pious life…Ameen
allahu akbar wa subhana llah …
JazakAllah Khair,
May Allah Help us all to grasp fully the complete meaning and implication of this dua and to live by it each day – Aameen1
What a excellent doa it is
Allahu Akbar we are actually appreciating your post may Allah subuhanahu Wata’ala continue to guide us from the teaching of islam.
Ameen!
REALLY GREAT…………THANKS FOR REMINDING US…..THIS E MAIL OF YOUR WILL STRENGTHEN OUR FAITH AND INCREASE OUR TAQWA.ALLAH IS NO DOUBT THE FIRST AND THE LAST.
salam oualikoum eid mubarak jazakoum Allah khei please make Duaa for my son he is serving the country in afghanistan to come home safe thank you so much
JazakALLAHU Khairan this is so nice Alhamdulillah proud being am a Muslim :)))
Salam oualikoum, thanks for your duas. This made me feel good. This shows that we should make Quran recitation and learning part of our daily lives so Quran can bring the life and light in our hearts”.
Jazakaallahu khairan
All praises be only to Allah SWT and May Peace be upon
Muslims all over the world Ameen……….
MshaaAllah always enjoyed reading the articles. JazakAllah kherun for such effort
Alhamdullillah, may the Almighty Allah convert our hearts towards Him and relief us of all burden of our hearts. Thank you for this excellent job
ALHAMDULLILLAH THIS DUA IS OF GREAT HELP I WILL TRY TO MEMORISE IT
asalamalequmwahrehmatullahu jazakallah for sending duas i request you plz dua for me as i have a big problem, sadness
jzk such a powerful dua this is one of my favorite duas and i read it everyday. may Allah make all our heart in peace and tranquility. ameen
Jazakumullah khairan may Allah reward you for all that you do for the Muslim ummah Amin.
Asalaam
Jazak Allah !
Another 1 which i recite often and feel better which everyone else can recite also and google to verify this dua is the following …
” HasbanAllahu wa Niam’al Wakeeel ”
In Allah I trust And What A Excellete Trustee He Is ”
Peace and May Allah swt remove all our worries and give whats best for us in this life and the next.
Ameen.
Salaam Sharaaz
I recite the same too, and looks shorter than the dua mentioned above. May He accept our ibadat and grant ALL our requests.
Ma’salaam
Tahir
Alhamdulillah Rabbil’alameen…..May Allah as accept all our doa as an act of Ibadat…and guide us towards the right path….may He also in His infinity mercy makes good deeds more easy for us and guide us from bad or evil acts…Allahummo ameeen…Jazakallah Khaeran
Assalamalikum. thank you so much for sending useful and informative articles during the past few months and also for “Prophet’s (S.A.W) recommended Dua.
Alhamdulillah – La-Ilaha Illallahu Muhammadar Rasullah, May Allah The Almighty rewards you and all the contributors, this is another wonderful way of assissting the scholars in spreeding the teaching of our Holy Prophet and words of our Creators. Jazakumul-Lahu Khair.
Assalam. Thank you for sending me tha Du’a.
Ma’sha Allah!!!
scw this dua is so beautyfull MAASHA ALLAH JAZAKALAAH
I love Islam!!! It has the solutions to everything.
Jazakallah
You assisted me in a time of need
May Allah help us all and answers everyone’s Duas..
Jazakallah khyr for this. ALLAHU AKBAR.
MashaAllah. JazaakaAllah Khair. Very helpful. I pray for forgiveness from Allah and pray that HE answers our prayers timely. Post more of these. They will make us improve ourselves in our Deen. May ALLAH[SWT] reward you abundantly for these and may HE unite us all in Jannah Fir’daus. Ameen Yaa RABBII.
I appreciate this dua and for ever shall i preserve it .Thanks and blessings upon u fr inculcating us to read.
A.O.A i am very amazed by the hard work u people are doing, u have helped me to recover a lot of questions on Islam May Allah bless you all…. keep up with it…. May god bless us all with more knowledge.
One more thing in the English translation of the dua, in the second line its maadi but in Arabic its maadin, please correct me if i am wrong.
Jzk everyone
Please make dua for me as I am going through a very bad time right now.
Jzk, Raziah
I benefitted immensely in the dua I’ll be glad if the book would available and how to purchased some copies.
JazakaAllah khairan
may Allah subhana wataAllah make the best out of us in our deeds #good deeds inshaAllah… and thanks for the dua
May Allah reward you for given us useful dua at the right time . Please pray for me , may Allah make my son righteous . jazakallahu khairan
Jazakumullahukhayra, may Allah reward you better in abundance.