Grief Duas — Arabic & Meaning

Grief duas from the Quran and Sunnah.

Inna Lillahi (At Loss)

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

Indeed, we belong to Allah and indeed to Him we will return.

Source: Quran 2:156

Dua for the Bereaved

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِفُلَانٍ وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ فِي الْمَهْدِيِّينَ

Allahummaghfir li-fulanin warfa' darajatahu fil-mahdiyyin

O Allah, forgive [him/her] and elevate his/her station among the guided.

Source: Muslim

Allah with the Patient

وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ

Wa bashshiris-sabirin, alladhina idha asabathum musibatun qalu inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

And give good tidings to the patient — those who, when disaster strikes them, say: Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return.

Source: Quran 2:155-156

Dua for a Lost Loved One

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ

Allahummaghfir lahu warhamhu wa 'afihi wa'fu 'anhu

O Allah, forgive him/her, have mercy on him/her, protect him/her, and pardon him/her.

Source: Muslim

Comfort in Allah

إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا

Inna ma'al-'usri yusra

Indeed, with hardship comes ease.

Source: Quran 94:6

Dua for the Grieving Heart

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْحُزْنِ وَالْكَسَلِ

Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-huzni wal-kasal

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from grief and laziness.

Source: Bukhari

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