اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ، ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ، ابْنُ أَمَتِكَ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ، سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ، أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ، أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَوْ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي، وَنُورَ صَدْرِي، وَجِلَاءَ حُزْنِي، وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي.
O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your female servant. My forelock is in Your hand. Your command over me is ever effective. Your judgment upon me is just. I ask You by every name that You have called Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen which You possess, that You make the Qur'an the springtime of my heart, the light of my chest, the banisher of my grief, and the remover of my worries.
Allahumma inni 'abduka, ibnu 'abdika, ibnu amatik, nasiyatii biyadika, madin fiyya hukmuka, 'adlun fiyya qada'uka. As'aluka bikulli ismin huwa laka, sammayta bihi nafsaka, aw anzaltahu fi kitabika, aw 'allamtahu ahadan min khalqika, aw ista'tharta bihi fi 'ilmil-ghaybi 'indaka, an taj'alal-Qur'ana rabi'a qalbi, wa nura sadri, wa jalaa'a huzni, wa dhahaba hammi.
When to Read
This powerful dua is specifically for times of deep distress, worry, and sadness. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught this to a companion who was experiencing significant hardship. Recite it when you feel overwhelmed by worries, when grief weighs heavily on your chest, or when you simply need Allah's help to lift a burden from your heart.
How to Read
Approach this dua with sincere submission and humility, acknowledging Allah's absolute power and control. Begin by recognizing your own state as a servant ('abduka) completely reliant on your Master. Utter the words with conviction, truly believing in the power of the Qur'an to transform your inner state. Making this dua in a state of purity (wudu) is recommended. You can raise your hands as you make the supplication, as was the practice of the Prophet ﷺ.
Virtues & Benefits
This dua brings immense comfort and relief by turning to the ultimate source of solace: Allah and His Qur'an. By asking Allah using the names and attributes He has chosen for Himself, you are seeking Him through the most potent means. The profound benefit lies in making the Qur'an the cure for all spiritual and emotional ailments, turning hardship into a source of spiritual growth, illuminating the heart and dispelling darkness.
Source & Authentication
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ heard a man supplicating during his prayer: 'O Allah, I ask You, affirming that there is no god but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who neither begets nor is begotten, nor is there to Him any equivalent.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'He has asked Allah by His Greatest Name, the one which if He is asked by it, He gives, and if He is called by it, He responds.' Then he heard another man saying during his prayer: 'O Allah, I ask You by my love for You, and for me the greatest Name with which You have called Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen which You possess, that You make the Qur'an the springtime of my heart, the light of my chest, the banisher of my grief, and the remover of my worries.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Do you know what this man has supplicated with? He has supplicated with the Greatest Name of Allah, the one which if He is asked by it, He gives, and if He is called by it, He responds.' (Reported by Ahmad, Abu Ya'la, At-Tabarani, and Al-Hakim, who graded it Sahih).