Dua for Removing Sadness and Grief

September 11, 2026

Hüznü Gidermek İçin Okunacak Dua Okunuşu ve Anlamı

Explanation

This is the dua recited when sadness and grief overwhelm you. It asks for the Quran to be a healing for the heart.

Dua Text

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ 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، أَوِ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي وَنُورَ صَدْرِي وَجَلَاءَ حُزْنِي وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي

Transliteration

Allahumma inni ‘abduka wabnu ‘abdika wabnu amatika, nasiyati bi-yadika, madin fiyya hukmuka, ‘adlun fiyya qada’uka, as’aluka bi-kulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka, aw anzaltahu fi kitabika, aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqika, awista’tharta bihi fi ‘ilmil-ghaybi ‘indaka, an taj’alal-Qur’ana rabi’a qalbi wa nura sadri wa jala’a huzni wa dhahaba hammi.

Meaning

O Allah! I am Your servant, the son of Your male servant and of Your female servant. My forelock is in Your hand. Your judgment concerning me is in effect, and Your decree concerning me is just. I ask You by every name that belongs to You, with which You have named Yourself, or which You have sent down in Your Book, or which You have taught to any of Your creation, or which You have kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen: make the Quran the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the polish that clears away my sadness and the cause of my grief departing.

What Is Asked in This Dua

In this dua, the servant first sets out his position before Allah with complete surrender: he is His servant, the son of His male servant and His female servant; his forelock, that is, his whole being and destiny, is in Allah’s hand. He accepts that Allah’s judgment concerning him is in effect and that His decree is just. Even in a moment of sadness he does not object to Allah’s decree; on the contrary, he sees this decree as justice.

Then the servant makes his plea for the sake of all of Allah’s names: he turns to Him with every name Allah has given Himself, sent down in His Book, taught to one of His servants or kept hidden in the knowledge of the unseen. What he asks is that the Quran become the spring of his heart, the light of his chest, the polish that clears his sadness and the cause of his grief departing. In other words, he seeks deliverance from his troubles in the Quran being a healing for his heart; he asks for his grief to be removed through the Quran.

When and How to Recite

This dua is recited when sadness and grief overwhelm you; it is recommended to recite it when you feel distress, sorrow or a tightness in your chest. It has no specific time; it can be recited at any moment when grief weighs heavily, by night or by day. No specific number of recitations is mentioned in the source.

The book states that sadness is a spiritual spur for the Muslim, and that neither relief nor sadness is permanent. It is preferable to be in a state of wudu and to recite it reflecting on its meaning, feeling surrender to Allah’s decree. Those who find the Arabic long and difficult can also make the dua with its meaning in their own language.

Virtue

It is recommended to recite it when distress and sadness come. The book states that sadness is a spiritual spur for the Muslim, and that neither relief nor sadness is permanent.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the dua for removing sadness recited?

It is recommended to recite it when sadness, grief and distress overwhelm you; it has no specific time and can be recited at any moment you feel a tightness in your chest.

What is the source of the dua for removing sadness?

It is a narration found in the Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal (I, 391); it is also related in Majmu’at al-Ahzab (vol. 1, p. 914).

Can the dua for sadness be recited in English?

Yes, those who find the Arabic long can also make the dua with its meaning in their own language; what matters is to surrender to Allah’s decree and ask for the Quran to be a healing for the heart.

Source

Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad I, 391. Majmu'at al-Ahzab, vol. 1, p. 914.

The text on this page was prepared by Dua Kitaplığı based on the work cited above. The Arabic text has been transcribed from the original with its vowel marks, and the transliteration in Latin letters and the English meaning are given separately. No virtue or number that does not appear in the source is added to this page. How do we prepare our content?

Published: 11 September 2026 · Last updated: 9 October 2026