Request:
Assalamualaiykum respected Sheikh,
Mowlana I am suffering from stress and sadness in my life. I feel as if everything is going wrong. My family is also upset too due to my sister’s choice of marriage. I also feel lost for grounds as I feel I’m backing away from Islam. Please pray that my family is filled with happiness and barkath.
jazakallah hair
wassalam
Response:
wa `alaykum salam,
Mawlana Shaykh Hisham will pray for you and your family.
The Holy Prophet (upon him blessings and peace) said that recitation of the following du`a will change sadness into happiness:
ما أَصابَ أحداً قَطُّ هَمٌّ ولا حُزْنٌ، فقال: اللهم إني عبدُك وابنُ عبدِك وابنُ أَمَتِك، ناصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ، سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ، أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ، أَوِ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ: أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي، وَنُورَ صَدْرِي، وَجَلَاءَ حُزْنِي، وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي، إِلَّا أَذْهَبَ اللهُ هَمَّهُ وَحُزْنَهُ، وَأَبْدَلَهُ مَكَانَهُ فَرَحاً
Allahumma inni `abduka
wabnu `abdika wabnu amatik
nasiyati bi-yadik
madin fiyya hukmuk
`adlun fiyya qada’uk
as’aluka bi-kulli ismin huwa lak
sammayta bihi nafsak
aw `allamtahu ahadan min khalqak
aw anzaltahu fi kitabik
awista’tharta bihi fi `ilmi al-ghaybi `indak
an taj`ala al-Qur’ana al-karima rabi`a qalbi
wa-nura sadri
wa-jala’a huzni
wa-dhahaba hammi
Hajj Gibril Haddad
