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Allah is sufficient for us

حَسْبُنَا ٱللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ

Hasbunallahu wa ni'mal-wakil

Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs.

Source: Quran 3:173

What this supplication is

The words of the believers after the battle of Uhud when the people's warning came (3:173): Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs. A dua of total reliance, it is recited in fear, opposition and overwhelm.

When to recite it

In any situation of threat or overwhelm; morning and evening as dhikr.

Duas are a mercy in themselves — sincerity of heart matters more than eloquence. For a personal religious ruling about this supplication or your circumstances, consult a qualified scholar.

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ٱللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا وَبِكَ نَحْيَا وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلنُّشُورُ

O Allah, with You we enter the morning and with You we enter the evening; with You we live and with You we die, and to You is the resurrection.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5068; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3391
Meaning & context

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ

In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah; there is no might nor power except with Allah.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5095; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3426
Meaning & context

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ … وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ … وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ

Say: He is Allah, the One … Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak … Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, and blow over the hands, then wipe the body.

Quran 112, 113, 114; Sahih al-Bukhari 5017 (practice)
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