Explanation of the Duaa for anxiety and sorrow - Hadeeth #3

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Hadeeth 3(A):

Narrated Abu Bakrah Nafee` bin al-Haarith رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ said: ❝The supplication of the one in distress is:

اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو، فَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

Allaahumma raḥmataka arjoo, falaa takilnee ilaa nafsee tarfata `ain, wa asliḥlee sha’nee kullahu, laa ilaaha illaa Anta.

O Allaah, it is Your mercy that I hope for, so do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for a blink of an eye and rectify for me all of my affairs. None has the right to be worshipped except You.❞

📚 [This is part of the Hadeeth reported in Sunan Abu Dawood (5090) and Adab al-Mufrad (701) of Imaam al-Bukhaaree. And graded as “Hasan” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

Explanation of the Duaa for anxiety and sorrow - Hadeeth #2

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Narrated Ibn `Abbaas رضي الله عنهما: The Prophet ﷺ used to invoke Allaah at the time of distress, saying:

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ، وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ

Laa ilaaha illal-laahu al-`Adheem, al-Haleem, Laa ilaaha illal-laahu Rabbu al-`arsh al-`Adheem, Laa ilaaha illal-laahu Rabbu-s-samaawaati wa Rabbul-ardi wa Rabbu-l-arsh il-kareem.

❝None has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, the Majestic, the Most-Forbearing. None has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne. None has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, Lord of the Heavens, Lord of the Earth and Lord of the Noble Throne.❞

📚 [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (6345, 6346, 7426, 7431) and Saheeh Muslim (4915)]

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📑 Terminologies:

Laa ilaaha illallaah: meaning: There is no one worthy of being worshiped but Allaah; i.e. only Allaah deserves worship.

Explanation of the Duaa for anxiety and sorrow - Hadeeth #1

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

`Aaishah رضي الله عنها said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to gather his family members and used to say: ❝If anyone is afflicted by sorrow or distress, then let them say:

اللَّهُ، اللَّهُ رَبِّي لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا

Allaahu, Allaahu Rabbee, laa ushriku bi Rabbee shai’aa.

Allaah, Allaah is my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him.❞

📚 [Saheeh Ibn Hibbaan (2369) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee. See al-Saheehah (2755). It was also reported in Sunan Abu Dawood (1525) on the authority of Asmaa’ bint `Umais, and also graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

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📑 Explanation:

The Prophet ﷺ used to nurture his Companions upon Taqwa (God-consciousness), and taught them to turn towards Allaah for help and seek His protection in every matter. He used to teach them Du`aa (supplications) and Adhkaar (remembrance) that was beneficial for them.

In this Hadeeth, the Prophet ﷺ said: ❝If anyone is afflicted by sorrow or distress❞, meaning: that which is causing him distress, hardship, and tightness within himself because of an affliction that has befallen him; ❝then let them say: Allaah, Allaah❞, the Prophet ﷺ repeated the Lafdh al-Jalaalah (The Grand Name: “Allaah”), finding solace and happiness by remembering His Name, beseeching Him through His Majesty and Greatness, reaffirming His Tawheed (i.e. singling Him out in Worship). Indeed, the Lafdh al-Jalaalah, “Allaah”, is a Comprehensive Name, inclusive of all His Lofty, Aesthetic, and Perfect Names and Attributes.

His ﷺ saying: ❝is my Lord❞, meaning: He is my Lord who has done good towards me by causing me to exist from non-existence, and who guided me towards His worship (Tawheed) and remembrance, and who provided for me by bestowing upon me from His bounties, and the One who is the true Owner of all my affairs.

He ﷺ then expressed Tawheed more clearly by saying: ❝I do not associate anything with Him.❞, meaning: He alone deserves worship. He has no partner that shares with Him in His Perfection, or Loftiness, or Aestheticism, or Worship. No one can withhold what He تعالى gives; and no one can give what He تعالى withholds, for He alone has power over all things.

By acknowledging this, it removes the worry, the distress, the sorrow, the hardship, and the tightness in the chest – only if it is said out of sincerity.

📚 [Faidh al-Qadeer (1/285)]

Definition: al-Hamm, al-Hazn, al-Ghamm

بـسـم الله والحـمـد لله والـصلاة والـسـلام عــلى 
رسـول الله، وبـعـد

💠 Definition of: al-Hamm (الهم), al-Hazn (الحزن), al-Ghamm (الغم)

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

❝There are three passive feelings which affect the heart:

1) If it is related to the past, then it causes al-Hazn (sorrow/distress).

2) If it is related to the future, then it causes al-Hamm (anxiety/worry).

3) If it is related to the present, then it causes al-Ghamm (grief).❞

📚 [al-Fawaaid (1/26)]

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📑 Note:

1) al-Hazn is related to the loss in the past, either the passing away of someone, or losing something, or recalling the time spent with the loved ones. Like how Yaqoob عليه السلام felt at the loss of his most beloved son, Yusuf عليه السلام, when he said:

إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي إِلَى اللَّـهِ

{I only complain of my grief and sorrow to Allaah}

📚 [Surah Yusuf (12): 86]

2) al-Hamm is related to the loss one anticipates which causes him to worry about his future. Example: students worrying about their results, parents worrying about the future of their children, etc.

The Prophet ﷺ used to supplicate, saying:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ

“O Allaah! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief…”

📚 [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (2893, 5425, 6363, 6369)]

3) al-Ghamm is related to the grief felt at the time of losing something or someone, i.e. what is related to the present. Example: when Yunus عليه السلام was in the belly of the whale (or big fish), Allaah تعالى relieved him of his suffering, saying:

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ

{So We answered his call, and delivered him from the grief}

📚 [Surah al-Anbiyaa (21): 88]