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)]