Emotional Quran 2:156

Dua for Grief and Sadness

When facing loss, calamity, or deep sorrow, turn to Allah with these authentic supplications from the Quran and Sunnah.

The Quranic Dua for Calamity

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

Transliteration: Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
Meaning: "Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return." — Quran 2:156

The Complete Dua When Afflicted with Calamity

اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي، وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

Meaning: O Allah, reward me for my calamity and compensate me with something better than it.
Sahih Muslim 918

Dua for the Deceased

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ، وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ

Meaning: O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, grant him well-being, and pardon him.

The Prophet's Promise

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "No Muslim is afflicted with a calamity and says what Allah commanded (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un, Allahumma ajurni fi musibati...), except that Allah will reward him for his calamity and compensate him with something better." (Sahih Muslim 918)