Ruling on one who puts something in his back passage, and how can he be treated?

What is the ruling on one who puts something in his back passage?.

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:

 We ask Allaah to cleanse his heart and body, and to guide him to the best of attitudes, words and deeds.

 Secondly: 

It should be noted that this action of his comes under the heading of perversion. It is not by doing such actions that the Muslim expresses gratitude to his Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, and it is not in this manner that the Muslim will preserve the great blessings that Allaah has bestowed upon him. He should give up these perverse actions which go against the sound nature that Allaah has instilled in man, and go against all revealed laws, and for which everyone of sound mind will hate him. 

Thirdly:

It should be noted that such perverse actions are a sign of an idle mind, and he has to give up the things that led him to behave in the manner of perverts. Perhaps among these reasons – and the greatest of them – is having a heart that is devoid of faith, and a soul that is devoid of shyness before Allaah and His angels, as well as watching haraam TV series, movies and perverse actions, and having a life that is devoid of useful work, not wanting to get married and liking to stay alone, and many other such reasons which may cause a man to fall into bad ways. 

Fourthly: 

He should hasten to give up this perverse action and repent to his Lord. He must strive to furnish his heart with faith and fill his life with righteous deeds and actions that will benefit his spiritual and worldly interests. He must be keen to hasten to protect himself by means of marriage to a righteous woman who will help him to remain chaste and obey his Lord, and he must stop watching haraam things or staying alone which makes it easy for him to fall into immoral ways. 

Fifthly: 

He should also note that he is causing physical and psychological harm to himself. He will see the negative consequences of what he is doing on his body after a while, and he will see how much psychological pain he will suffer, which will deprive him of sleep and prevent him from enjoying his food and drink. He will see how much he will suffer of physical pain which will prevent him from relieving himself with ease, and how much he will suffer of infections and ulcers if he persists in this perverse action of his. 

Sixthly:

 He needs someone to explain to him that what he is doing is haraam, and to remind him and exhort him (to follow the right path). 

The one who is afflicted with any of these haraam actions has to remember two things: 

1-     To feel shy before Allaah and his angels and before himself too.

2-     To fear death and to fear lest Allaah causes him to die when he is doing that to himself. 

With regard to shyness: 

We know that he believes that Allaah can see him in all situations, but perhaps he forgets about that at the time when he is committing this sin. If this belief becomes established in his heart, with time he will begin to feel shy of Allaah seeing him falling short in obedience or committing a sin. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Knows he not that Allaah does see (what he does)?”

[al-‘Alaq 96:14] 

“And indeed We have created man, and We know what his ownself whispers to him. And We are nearer to him than his jugular vein (by Our Knowledge)”

[Qaaf 50:16] 

‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: Feel shy before Allaah is the true sense of the word. They said: We feel shy before Allaah. He said: That is not the way; the one who feels shy before Allaah in the true sense of the word should be watchful of his mind and whatever enters it, and he should be watchful of his stomach and whatever enters it, and he should remember death and decay. Whoever hopes for the reward in the Hereafter would shun the temptation of this world. Whoever does that is shy before Allaah in the true sense of the word.

Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1724. 

He believes that Allaah has appointed noble angels over him who can see him and hear him, and they record what he does of good deeds and bad deeds, and they never leave him in any situation. If he feels shy of them, he will give up the perverse actions that he is doing.

 Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you,

11. Kiraaman (Honourable) Kaatibeen —writing down (your deeds),

12. They know all that you do”

[al-Infitaar 82:10-12] 

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 

i.e., feel shy before these honourable watchers and respect them; spare them from seeing you do anything which you would not want those who are like you to see you doing, for the angels are offended by that which offends the sons of Adam. If the son of Adam would be offended by one who commits immoral actions and sins in front of him, even if he might also do something similar, then how do you think the honourable recording angels will be offended?

Al-Jawaab al-Kaafi, p. 75 

One of the salaf said: With you are those who never leave you, so feel shy of them and respect them. 

He would feel shy of doing that in front of people, so how can he not feel shy before Allaah and His angels? 

With regard to death: 

He should remember that he does not know when the Angel of Death will come to him to take his soul, and he does not know the situation that he will be in at that time. Would he like his death to come now, before he repents? Would he like his soul to be taken when he is doing this perverse action? Does he not know that deeds are judged according to a person’s final deeds? Does he not know that Allaah will raise the people in the same condition that they died? What will his situation be when he emerges from his grave on the Day of Resurrection? What will he say to his Lord when he stands before Him? 

One of the salaf said: There are two things that put an end of enjoyment of this world for me: remembering death, and remembering the standing before Allaah, may He be exalted. 

‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azeez (may Allaah have mercy on him) used to gather the scholars and they would talk about death, the Resurrection and the Hereafter, and they would weep so much that it was as if there was a funeral taking place before them. 

One of the salaf said: The one who remembers death is honoured with three things: hastening to repent, contentment of heart and energy for worship. Whoever forgets death is punished with three things: delaying repentance, not being content with enough, and laziness in worship.  

It should be noted that a good end is only granted to the one who was righteous both inwardly and outwardly, and a bad end is given to one who was inwardly corrupt, or who persisted in major sins. It should be noted that a man will die as he lived, and his life will end in the manner that he persisted in and did not give up. 

It was said to a man who was in the throes of death: “Say Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah.” And he started singing, because he used to be infatuated by singing. It was said to a drinker when he was dying: “Say Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah,” and he started saying: “Drink and pour me some.” 

Perhaps what we have mentioned is sufficient to make him give up his evil deeds and come back to his Lord, and to ask Him to help him and guide him. We have given more advice and suggestions in the answer to question no. 20068, which we hope he will read too. 

We ask Allaah to guide him and set his affairs straight. 

And Allaah is the Source of strength.

She is a new Muslim and is complaining about her husband

I am a woman, who al-Hamdulillah, Allah guided to the straight path of Islam.
I do my best to follow Allahs deen, but I need some advise on some problems in relation to my husband.
I must tell you that the situation in our marriage is somewhat strained. Only a few months ago I came to the point when I asked my husband for a divorce because he neglected his Salaat even though he had been told about his duties, and he also had developed a bad habit of threatening with divorce and actually throwing me out of the house when he lost his temper. But when he realised that I was actually going to leave him, he repented and changed his ways, so I withdrew my question and returned. But there is still some tension between us. This is mostly due to the fact that as it is today, my husbands eeman is weaker than mine. I do not think I am perfect, and I know I also make mistakes. But I constantly see my husband doing things that are wrong (both things haram and makruh), and I cannot restrain myself and not speak to him about it. This is for example like using bad language in front of our daughter, or biting and kissing her in places where she should rather learn shyness, etc. When I tell him that it is not good to do these things, and sometimes I am able to give evidence from Qur'an and Sunna, he will either say that he knows this, and then continue with what he is doing, or become angry and tell me to mind my own business. This is a source of irritation for both me and my husband, and we are losing patience with each other. My question is: What is my test from Allah here? Is it not my duty to inform or remind him of what is right when I know it? Or should I be patient with him and wait till he finds out for himself, because he has started to read Islamic books. The reason I need some advise on this issue, is that my husband is getting quite annoyed with these reminders, and I am losing patience and becoming angry when he doesen't listen. Please try to give some advise, and please show the evidence from Qur'an or Sunnah that you lay to ground for your advise.

Praise be to Allaah.  

We praise Allaah for having blessed you and guided you to obey Him and please Him, and that your husband has been guided to change the way he treats you. We hope that this will give you hope that your husband will improve and mend his ways, in sha Allah. 

You should note that a righteous woman can change many of her husband’s attitude and habits, if she goes about doing so in a wise and kindly manner, without being hasty. 

Some husbands are put off by repeated advice from their wives, especially if that is in the presence of their children, because they may see that as an affront to their dignity or a belittling of their character. 

Hence you should pay proper attention to that, and choose the right moment to advise him from time to time. You should also be kind and loving towards him when offering advice, in the hope that he will respond. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Invite (mankind, O Muhammad) to the way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Revelation and the Qur’aan) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better”

[al-Nahl 16:125] 

And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Kindness is not present in a thing but it makes it beautiful, and it is not missing from a thing but it makes it ugly.” (Narrated by Muslim, 2594, from the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her). 

The husband is the most deserving of people to be treated kindly, because of his status and position. 

We advise you to use various means to accomplish your mission, such as giving him some tapes and books, or bringing them home and leaving them near him, turning to Allaah and asking Him to put things right between you and to open your husband’s heart so that he will know the truth and act in accordance with it. 

And Allaah knows best.

He wants to kill his wife’s relatives after they robbed him and took his wife by deceit

A man married me to his sister in front of two witnesses, one of whom was his brother and the other drew up the marriage contract. I saw the woman and she saw me before the marriage was performed, and her mother and all her family knew that I was of a different nationality than them. The woman, her family, her guardian and the witnesses all accepted that, and the marriage contract was done. The man told us that the woman had gotten divorced from her previous husband whom she had not seen and he had not seen her. After the woman got pregnant from me, her brother started to demand money from us and we gave him enough money to live a good life with his family, but he asked for a lot of money and I refused to give it to him. After the woman got pregnant and two months before she gave birth, he came and asked my wife to go and visit her sick mother (and he took her away by means of this trick), then he gave her to another man and said that he was her original husband, and that my marriage to her was not valid; the man was of sound mind and mature and had knowledge of Islam. Before I take any action against him and his family because of protective jealousy concerning my honour, I want to ask about the Islamic ruling on this calamity that has befallen me. Please note that my wife has given birth and they said to me, this child is your daughter. How can the child be my daughter if my marriage to her was not legitimate, as they claim? Please advise us, may Allaah reward you, before I kill this family, old and young, and in sha Allaah I will follow the Islamic ruling and the fatwa of the scholars of Islam.

Praise be to Allaah.  

If her brother was her guardian, then the marriage is valid and they have no right to take your wife away from you. This is wrongdoing on their part. They had no right to harass you in order to take money from you. The wealth of a Muslim is not permissible to anyone unless he gives it willingly. 

You have to go to the sharee’ah courts and turn to the scholars and prominent figures in order to resolve this problem. 

With regard to killing him and killing any member of his family, all of that, as you mention in your question, is a major sin that is worse than blowing up the Ka’bah. 

Whoever does that, the curse of Allaah, the angels and all the people will be upon him, and his recompense will be Hell, to abide therein for eternity. 

We ask Allaah to keep us safe and sound, and to set the affairs of the Muslims straight.

Is there any hadd punishment or expiation for masturbation?

I would like to know.Due to masturbation I broke my hymen.Does this makes me a zaniya.Do i have to be punished with hundred lashes or is there any other punishment for this in our religion.And if there is please let me know and I also want to know can I marry a chaste person after indulging in masturbation so many times.Please answer in accordance with Quran and Sunnah.

Praise be to Allaah.  

Firstly: 

The secret habit (masturbation) is haraam, as we have explained in the answer to question no. 329. You have to repent from this action and give it up, and regret what you have done, and resolve not to go back to it. 

There are many punishments for the sinner in this world, let alone the punishment that he deserves in the Hereafter. We have already mentioned some of these punishments in the answer to question no. 23425. So hasten to repent sincerely before you are no longer able to do so, and before you feel regret at the time when regret will be to no avail. 

If Allaah honours you by enabling you to repent, you will be forgiven for this sin, and it will be as if it never happened. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The one who repents is like the one who did not sin.” Narrated by Ibn Maajah; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah, 3427. 

Secondly: 

Breaking the hymen as a result of this action is not zina, and no hadd punishment or expiation (kafaarah) is required. 

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah was asked about masturbation and he replied: 

With regard to masturbation, the basic ruling is that it is haraam according to the majority of scholars, and the one who does it should be given a ta’zeer punishment, but it is not like zina. And Allaah knows best. 

Al-Fataawa al-Kubra, 3/439. 

Thirdly: 

If it is obvious that the hymen has been broken as a result of masturbation, then you have to tell your fiancé what happened to you, without giving any details that may cause you embarrassment. It is sufficient for him to know that this happened without any fornication, because the hymen may be broken because of exercise, being beaten, falling or being sick. 

You will never be exposed if you repent to Allaah and are sincere in your repentance, for Allaah is the Concealer and loves concealment.

And Allaah knows best.

He is afraid to get married lest he has intercourse with his wife in his back passage

I have not got married yet. I know that it is not permissible for the husband to have intercourse with his wife in her back passage, but I do not want to hide from you the fact that my desires always overwhelm me. I try to repent and do what is right, but sometimes I go back to sin. I am afraid that if I get married I will have intercourse with my wife in her back passage, and that the Shaytaan will overpower me. What advice can you give me? 
My second question is: would it be permissible for me to approach her from behind but over her clothes?.

Praise be to Allaah.  

It is emphatically forbidden to have intercourse with one's wife in her back passage, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever has intercourse with a menstruating woman or with a woman in her back passage, or goes to a fortuneteller and believes what he says, has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 135; Ibn Maajah, 639; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. 

And he said: “Cursed is the one who has intercourse with a woman in her back passage.” Narrated by Ahmad, 9731; Abu Dawood, 2162; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood. See also question no. 1103. 

With regard to your avoiding marriage because of these fears, this is dealing with one mistake by making another. Ignore this waswaas (whisper from the Shaytaan) and keep busy with things that will benefit you in both spiritual and worldly ways. Ask Allaah to purify your heart and protect your chastity; hasten to get married for that is the best remedy for you. Beware of the wrath and anger of Allaah and of His painful punishment, and do not be one of those who are heedless. 

Remember Allaah a great deal and do lots of acts of worship, lower your gaze and avoid looking at haraam things, and avoid committing sinful actions, so that these evil devilish thoughts will leave you. 

With regard to coming to your wife from behind but over her clothes, you should avoid doing that. Do not be like a shepherd who grazes his flocks around a sanctuary and soon transgresses its boundary, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said. (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 25; Muslim, 1599). 

Ibn Rajab (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 

Allaah has guarded these haraam things and forbidden His slaves to approach them, and he calls them His limits. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“These are the limits (set) by Allaah, so approach them not. Thus does Allaah make clear His Ayaat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, revelations, verses, laws, legal and illegal things, Allaah’s set limits, orders, etc.) to mankind that they may become Al-Muttaqoon (the pious)”

[al-Baqarah 2:187] 

Thus it is clear that Allaah has defined for them what is permissible for them and what is forbidden to them, so that they will not approach what is forbidden and they will not go beyond what is permitted. Hence Allaah says in another verse (interpretation of the meaning): 

“These are the limits ordained by Allaah, so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits ordained by Allaah, then such are the Zaalimoon (wrongdoers)”

[al-Baqarah 2:229] 

The one who grazes around a sanctuary and close to it will soon enter it. The same applies to one who goes beyond what is permitted and falls into doubtful areas. He approaches something haraam with the intention of merely coming close, but soon he will commit forbidden actions blatantly. This indicates that we must keep away from haraam things, and erect barriers between us and them. 

Jaami’ al-‘Uloom wa’l-Hukam, 1/208 

May Allaah protect us and you from all evils, and make us and you content with that which He has permitted. May He give us enough of what is permissible that we have no need of that which He has forbidden. 

And Allaah knows best.

Family problems caused by husband’s brother

I have a brother in law who is always at my house on the phone with my husband or pulling my husband to go out with him he can't seem to do anything without him, its gotten to the point where I cant stand to see him anymore. I feel he puts thoughts into my husbands head and he takes him away from his responsibilities to me and our three sons we have an active life with the three boys and I always get the short end I love to do things for them all but sometimes I'd like my husband to be with us but usually this means his brother will tag along or he'll constantly call untill he reaches us. I've had major fights with my husband because he thinks its ok to say no to me because I will understand and forgive him but his brother will pout for a long time. I think he should be more committed to us and not his brother if he wants us to survive as a family. As a muslim women, am I asking for to much or does his brothers feelings come first?.

Praise be to Allaah.  

The husband has to understand that Allaah has enjoined upon him to take care of his children, to bring them up properly and to look after their affairs. He has also enjoined upon him to treat his wife in a good and kind manner. Allaah will question him about every shortcoming with regard to these duties on the Day of Resurrection. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“O you who believe! Ward off yourselves and your families against a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who disobey not, (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allaah, but do that which they are commanded”

[al-Tahreem 66:6] 

“and live with them [women] honourably”

[al-Nisa’ 4:19] 

Secondly: 

The husband should not allow into his life anything that may come between him and his taking care of his family, such as working continually, or allowing friends or relatives to take all his time or interfere in his family’s affairs. 

Nowadays the Muslim cannot find enough time to do all the things that Allaah has enjoined upon him, so how can he waste his time with other things at the expense of these duties? 

Thirdly: 

The wife should not try to come between her husband and his family. She should not complain about him visiting them or their visiting him, unless he is giving that priority over the duties that Allaah has enjoined upon him. 

The father should not give anyone priority over his children, whether that is his brother or any other relative. Hence there is no need to cause a split and break the family ties between your husband and his brother, or between the children and their paternal uncle, because that will have a far-reaching effect on their relationships with other people and with their relatives. 

Fourthly:
We advise you to be kind and gentle towards your husband, and to show him that you have nothing against his relationship with his brother. Do not cause your children to dislike him. 

If you see any shortcoming on your husband’s part with regard to his shar’i duties towards you, then denounce that and remind him in a manner that is better, without being too harsh. You can do that by hinting rather than stating it bluntly, unless there is a need for that.  

We have seen similar cases in some families where the wife had another member of her family staying with them for some reason.  So we think that the husband’s treatment of his family will get better if he sees his wife treating his family in a better manner. 

And Allaah knows best.

She is suffering from loneliness and stress since getting divorced and is looking for a solution

I have been divorced for five years and I have two children, one of whom is nine years old and the other is ten. Praise be to Allaah, I fulfil my duties towards them in the fullest sense. I am a religiously committed person; I pray regularly and recite dhikr and du’aa’, and I work in this life for the sake of my children. But hard feelings are always coming to me. I feel desperately lonely and I also feel stressed and depressed. I am also a person who would like to enjoy life within the limits of what Allaah loves and is pleased with. I feel that I strongly need to get married because I have started to feel fed up and I am getting worked up about everything in life, even insignificant things. I feel as if I am in a locked room in which I am the only person, and I feel depressed. Everyone who sees me, whether at work or during social visits, tells me that they can see signs of depression on my face. In addition to that I feel that I need to live life and not be like an object left in one corner of life. I do not want these feelings to take over me because they have started to have a direct impact on my work, and on my relationships with family, relatives and friends. I always keep quiet and am always withdrawn from people so that they will not see signs of depression on my face. I am not able to put a smile on my face; I regard it as something that is too difficult for me. I am in a vicious circle that has no end: divorce, my children, my need for a husband and stability. I feel that I do not want to live, and I know that that is wrong, but humans are composed of feelings and reason. I am a woman and I do not know if I have the right to speak of this subject or not. I am very tired of life, I go anywhere and I sit in gatherings with family, relatives and friends but I am always thinking of this matter… I want to live my life in a natural fashion, but I do not know what to do.

Praise be to Allaah.

We ask Allaah to bless you with tranquility and peace of mind, and to take away the stress and worry that you are experiencing, and to grant you the means of goodness and success.

 We do not think that what you have mentioned of tiredness and pain is experienced by everyone who goes through what you have gone through. But at the least there is a measure of stress that a woman goes through when she loses her husband and has to start dealing directly with the burdens of life.  Moreover, women vary in their ability to put up with things and try to overcome them. There are many divorced woman who have been able to overcome these problems, and live happy and contented lives. This depends on certain reasons which may be the solution in your case, in sha Allah. There follow some of them, for you to ponder and try to put into practice, so that you can regain the happiness that you have lost. 

1 – Developing a strong relationship with Allaah. That includes believing that this problem and others happen by the will and decree of Allaah and that Allaah is more compassionate and merciful towards you than a mother towards her child, and that His decree is good for His slave, both in the short and long term. Calamities expiate sin, bearing them with patience raises one in status, and when Allaah loves His slave He tests him. 

2 – You have two choices: either you can live feeling miserable, worried and anxious, or you can bear it with patience and seek reward, in the hope of attaining reward and rising in status. Your sorrow will neither advance you nor put you back, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The greatest reward comes with the greatest trial. When Allaah loves a people He tests them. Whoever accepts that wins His pleasure but whoever is discontent with that earns His wrath.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2396; Ibn Maajah, 4031; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. 

3 – Pondering the blessings of Allaah, and striving to show gratitude for them, and comparing these many blessings with the calamity that befell you. This opens the heart to contentment. So think of how many blessings Allaah has bestowed upon you, in your religion, your self, your health, your wealth and your children. Think of the calamities that have befallen others. How many women are paralyzed, how many suffer calamities that befall their children, or are tested in their religious commitment, or suffer sickness, and so on. If you think about this you will find that you are enjoying blessings for which you are to be envied. You will realize that there are people who are suffering greater calamities than you. This should make things easier for you and make you give praise and thanks, and acknowledge the bounty and mercy of Allaah. 

4 – Thinking about the calamity that has befallen you, and seeing the blessings that may be hidden therein. How many married women suffer from harsh treatment and abuse from their husbands and live a miserable life with them. You have been spared all that, so give praise to Allaah. 

5 – Filling your time with things that will bring benefit in this world and in the Hereafter. For example, you could join a centre that teaches memorization of the Holy Qur’aan, attend religious lectures, read useful books, learn useful domestic skills such as sewing, and so on. 

6 – Paying attention to the ultimate goal, which is to earn the pleasure of Allaah and attain His Paradise and be saved from the Fire. This requires buckling down to hard work and serious effort. That is the basis of true success and true happiness in life. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And whoever is removed away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment of deception (a deceiving thing)”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:185] 

7 – Having certain faith that what is with Allaah is better for you; that He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy; that He is with the pious (those who fear Him) and loves those who do good; He rewards those who are patient and helps the believers, as He says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Whoever works righteousness — whether male or female — while he (or she) is a true believer (of Islamic Monotheism) verily, to him We will give a good life (in this world with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e. Paradise in the Hereafter)”

[al-Nahl 16:97] 

Beware of complaining about Him to His creation, because you are complaining about the One who has mercy to one who has no mercy. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever is struck by poverty and he goes around telling people about it (and complaining about it in the hope of receiving help), then his calamity will not be relieved. Whoever is struck by poverty and he complains to Allaah about it, Allaah will grant him relief sooner or later.” 

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2326; Abu Dawood, 1645; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. 

8 – Frequently recite this du’aa’ which was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): 

It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If a person who is afflicted by anxiety or sorrow says: ‘Allaahumma inni ‘abduka wa ibnu ‘abdika wa ibn ammatika naasiyati bi yadika maadin fiyya hukmuka ‘adlun fiyya qadaa’uka as’aluka bi kulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqika aw anzaltahu fi kitaabika aw asta’tharta bihi fi ‘ilm il-ghaybi ‘indaka an taj’al al-Qur’aana rabee’a qalbi wa noora sadri wa jalaa’a huzni wa dhahaaba hammi (O Allaah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your female slave, 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 with which You have named Yourself, or, or You have taught to any of Your creation, or You have revealed in Your Book, 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)’, then Allaah will take away his anxiety and sorrow, and will replace it with joy.”  

It was said: “O Messenger of Allaah, should we not learn it?” He said: “Yes, whoever hears it should learn it.” 

Narrated by Ahmad; classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 199 

We ask Allaah to relieve you of your anxiety and replace it with joy. 

And Allaah knows best.