Du'a When Afflicted with a Calamity

Distress & Anxiety

Arabic

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

Transliteration

Innaa lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji'oon. Allaahumma'jurnee fee museebatee wa akhlif lee khayran minhaa.

Translation

Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return. O Allah, reward me for my affliction and replace it for me with something better.

Sahih International (EN)

References & Sources

Sahih
Sahih Muslim 918

Narrated by Umm Salamah رضي الله عنها

Virtues & Rewards

Whoever says this when afflicted with a calamity, Allah will replace it with something better for him.