Dua at the time of distress and anxiety – 7

One should recite the following dua at the time of distress and anxiety

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers

عن سعد، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: دعوة ذي النون إذ دعا وهو في بطن الحوت: لا إله إلا أنت سبحانك إني كنت من الظالمين، فإنه لم يدع بها رجل مسلم في شيء قط إلا استجاب الله له (سنن الترمذي، الرقم: 3505)

Hazrat Sad (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The dua of Zun-Noon (Hazrat Yunus [alaihis salaam]) which he made at the time when he was in the belly of the fish, is لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ, and whichever Muslim makes this dua to Allah Ta‘ala and begs of Him for anything, Allah Ta‘ala accepts his dua.”