Assalamualaykum wa Rahmatullah,
May Allah relieve you and grant you patience for whatever you may be going through.
Some general advice that the Prophet (peace be upon him) gave was narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him),
“If anyone continually asks pardon (forgiveness), Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress, and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide for him from where he did not reckon.” (Abu Dawud, Hadith 599)
Du’aas:
Narrated By Abu Sa’id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him):
One day the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) entered the mosque. He saw there a man from the Ansar (a resident of Madinah) called Abu Umamah and said to him:
“What is the matter that I am seeing you sitting in the mosque when there is no time of prayer?”
Abu Umamah said: “I am entangled in sorrow and debts”
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) replied: “Shall I not teach you words by which, when you say them, Allah will remove your sorrow, and settle your debts?”
Abu Umamah said: “Yes, Messenger of Allah”
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Say in the morning and evening:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ الْهَمِّ وَالْحُزْنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
Allahumma inni ‘a’udhubika minal hammi walhuzni, Wal’ajzi walkasali, walbukhli waljubni, Wa dal’id-daiyni wa ghalabatir-rajal
O Allaah, I take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being over powered by men.’
Abu Umamah said: “When I did that Allah removed my distress and settled my debt.” (Abu Dawud, du’a also found in Sahih al-Bukhari, 7/158)
اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أنْتَ
Allahumma rahmataka arju fala takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘aynin wa aslih li sha’ni kullahu la ilaha ila anta
“O Allah, it is Your mercy that I hope for, so do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for a blink of an eye and rectify for me all of my affairs. None has the right to be worshipped except You.” (Abu Dawud, 5090)
It was reported from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “No person suffers any anxiety or grief, and says:
للّهُـمَّ إِنِّي عَبْـدُكَ ابْنُ عَبْـدِكَ ابْنُ أَمَتِـكَ نَاصِيَتِي بِيَـدِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤكَ أَسْأَلُـكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّـيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ أِوْ أَنْزَلْتَـهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ، أَوْ عَلَّمْـتَهُ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِـكَ أَوِ اسْتَـأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الغَيْـبِ عِنْـدَكَ أَنْ تَجْـعَلَ القُرْآنَ رَبِيـعَ قَلْبِـي، وَنورَ صَـدْرِي وجَلَاءَ حُـزْنِي وذَهَابَ هَمِّـي
‘Allaahumma innee ‘abduka wa ibn ‘abdika wa ibn amatika, naasiyati bi yadika, maadin fiyya hukmuka, ‘adlun fiyya qadaa’uka, as’aluka bi kulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka aw anzaltahu fi kitaabika aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqika aw ista’tharta bihi fi ‘ilm il-ghaybi ‘andak an taj’ala al-Qur’aana rabee’ qalbi wa noor sadri wa jalaa’a huzni wa dhahaaba hammi’
“O Allah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your female slave, my forelock is in Your hand, Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every Name belonging to You which You named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Qur’aan the life of my heart and the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety”
but Allah will take away his sorrow and grief, and give him in their stead joy.” (Ahmad 1/391)
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to supplicate
اللَّهمَّ لا سَهْلَ إِلاَّ مَا جَعَلتَه ُُ سَهْلا، ً وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الحَزَنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلا
Allahuma lasahla illa maja’altawho sahla wa anta tej’aloo alhazna ‘idha shi’ta sahla.
O Allah, there is no ease except in that which You have made easy, and You make the difficulty, if You wish, easy.
Sa’d ibn Waqas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said,
“The supplication made by the Companion of the Fish (Prophet Yunus) in the belly of the fish was,
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
‘La ilaha illa anta, subhanaka, inni kuntu minadh-dhalimin
“None has the right to be worshipped except You. How perfect You are, verily I was among the wrong-doers.”
If any Muslim supplicates in these words, his supplication will be accepted.” In another report we read, “I know words that will cause Allah to remove one’s distress. These are the words (of supplication) of my brother Yunus (peace be upon him)”(At-Tirmidhi, 3505)
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الأَرْضِ ورَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ
Laa ilaaha ill-Allaahul-‛azeemul-haleem, laa ilaaha ill-Allaahu rabbul-‛arshil-‛adheem, laa ilaaha ill-Allaahu rabbus-samawaati wa rabbul-ardi wa rabbul-‛arshil-kareem.
“None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, The Magnificent, The Most Clement. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Lord of the magnificent throne. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the Earth and Lord of the noble throne.” (Bukhari, 6346, 7431; Muslim, 2730)
Asma, daughter of ‘Amais, reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked her,
“Shall I tell you words that you may say in times of pain or distress. These are:
اللهُ اللهُ رَبِّي لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا
Allah, Allah, Rabbi la ushriku bihi shay’an
Allah, Allah is my Lord, I do not associate anything with him. (Abu Dawood)
