Debt Relief Du’a

Debt reminder illustration

The Encounter

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered the mosque and found Abu Umama (ra) sitting there outside the prayer time.

Worries and debts

Worries & Debts

He asked, “O Umama, why are you sitting here?” He replied, “Worries have overtaken me and debts, O Messenger of Allah.”

Prophetic guidance

The Teaching

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Shall I not teach you some words that, if you say them, Allah will relieve your worries and settle your debts?”

The du’a for relief from worries and debts in Arabic

Say it Morning & Evening

“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and sorrow, from incapacity and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, and from the burden of debt and the domination of men.”

[Abu Dawud]

Recite after Fajr and after Maghrib (or morning and evening).

Calligraphy of the name Muhammad (peace be upon him)

The Outcome

Abu Umama (ra) said: “I did that, and Allah relieved my worries and settled my debts.”