Reviewed Supplication
Dua for Anxiety and Sorrow With Arabic
Yes. Sahih al-Bukhari 6369 preserves a supplication seeking refuge in Allah from anxiety, sorrow, weakness, laziness, debt, and being overpowered. It can accompany medical, practical, and personal support; it should not be presented as a substitute for care.
A reported supplication gives words for anxiety, sorrow, weakness, debt, and being overpowered without turning spiritual practice into medical advice.
The Sources
Primary Hadith Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 6369
حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ ".
Narrated Anas bin Malik:The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by (other) men." (See Hadith No)
Hisn al-Muslim Entry
Hisn al-Muslim 121
((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ)).
(O Allah, 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.)
Sometimes a person searches for a dua because their own words have become difficult to find. Anxiety narrows attention. Sorrow can make even a simple prayer feel far away. A reported supplication offers words that do not need to be invented in that moment.
Sahih al-Bukhari records a dua in which the Prophet ﷺ sought refuge in Allah from anxiety and sorrow, alongside weakness, laziness, miserliness, cowardice, debt, and being overpowered by people.
The Dua Names More Than One Burden
The supplication begins with anxiety and sorrow, then continues through conditions that can gather around them: feeling unable to act, lacking energy, fearing what must be faced, carrying debt, or feeling overcome by other people.
That breadth is part of its comfort. The dua does not require a person to compress every burden into one word before turning to Allah. It names emotional weight, diminished capacity, material pressure, and vulnerability together.
The Words Can Be Recited as They Were Reported
The Arabic text below is an excerpt from Sahih al-Bukhari 6369. Its source links lead separately to the Arabic and English editions, so the wording can be checked without treating a paraphrase as the reported text.
A person may recite the dua slowly, return to one phrase, or read the translation before learning the Arabic. The point is not performance. It is turning to Allah with words preserved in a known source.
Spiritual Care and Practical Help Can Stand Together
Reciting a dua does not prevent a person from seeking medical care, counselling, trusted companionship, financial advice, or immediate protection. The report does not ask someone to choose between supplication and appropriate support.
Religious words should not be used to dismiss severe or persistent anxiety. They can accompany care without being presented as a diagnosis, a guaranteed cure, or a reason to face danger alone.