Does anyone know of any good duas for stress, restlessness and lack of sleep at night? I have heard that reading last two ayahs of Surah Al Baqarah helps.. are there also any other duas I can read?
Re: Dua for restlessness
I heard reading Surah Yaseen and Surah Rahman are great for relieving stress and anxiety. If there is a particular type of stress, say financial, then there are specific dua'as for that and other situations. For a better sleep, try reading Manzil, which is a collection of many dua'as from the Qur'an.
Re: Dua for restlessness
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“There is no-one who is afflicted by distress and grief, and says:
'**Allaahumma inni ‘abduka ibn ‘abdika ibn amatija naasyati bi yadika, maada fiyya hukmuka, ‘adlun fiyya qadaa’uka. As’aluka bi kulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka aw anzaltahu fi kitaabika aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqika aw ista’tharta bihi fi ‘ilm il-ghayb ‘indaka an taj’al al-Qur’aana rabee’ qalbi wa noor sadri wa jalaa’ huzni wa dhihaab hammi **
O Allaah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your maidservant; my forelock is in Your hand, Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You which You have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the Unseen with You, that You make the Qur’aan the life of my heart and the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety),’ but Allaah will take away his distress and grief, and replace it with joy.”** (Narrated by Imaam Ahmad, 3704; it is a saheeh hadeeth).** May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad SAW
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p.s. Kindly specifically check the last two pages
