Dua when something bad happens
At a loss, bad news or any hardship.
Arabic
How to say it
in-naa lil-laa-hi wa in-naa i-lay-hi raa-ji-'oon
Meaning
“We belong to Allah, and to Him we will return.”
The Prophet ﷺ taught us to add: اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا (al-laa-hum-ma'-jur-nee fee mu-ṣee-ba-tee wa akh-lif lee khay-ram min-haa): O Allah, reward me in my hardship and give me something better in its place (Sahih Muslim 918).
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