For the One in Pain

Pain comes in more than one kind. The body that will not stop hurting. The grave you stood over. The mind that runs all night. The account that is empty before the month is over. The prayer that feels like talking to a wall. The phone that never rings. The person who wronged you and walked away fine.

This section is for all of it. Each page gives what Allah says to the one in that pain, what the Prophet ﷺ lived and said in it, the words to say over it with their sources, and what to do today. Read one. Or press Listen, close your eyes, and let it be read to you.

فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا

Fa-inna ma'al-'usri yusra. Inna ma'al-'usri yusra

So truly, with hardship comes ease. Truly, with hardship comes ease.

Ash-Sharh 94:5 to 6

Allah said it twice. And He did not say after hardship. He said with it. The ease is already inside the thing you are carrying, waiting to be found.

If you only have a minute

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say these words at a time of distress. Say them now, slowly.

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ، وَرَبُّ الأَرْضِ، وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ

La ilaha illallahul-'Azimul-Halim. La ilaha illallahu rabbul-'arshil-'azim. La ilaha illallahu rabbus-samawati wa rabbul-ardi wa rabbul-'arshil-karim

There is no god but Allah, the Mighty, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the mighty Throne. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of the noble Throne.

Sahih al-Bukhari 6346

Suhayb reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: how wonderful is the affair of the believer. All of it is good. If something good reaches him, he is grateful, and that is good for him. If harm reaches him, he is patient, and that is good for him.

Sahih Muslim 2999