Seeking Good in All Affairs — Allahumma la sahla

اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا

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“O Allah, nothing is easy except what You have made easy, and You make the difficult easy if it be Your will.”

Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altahu sahla, wa anta taj'alul-hazna idha shi'ta sahla

— Sahih Ibn Hibban 974

When to Read

When facing any difficulty or challenge

A powerful dua acknowledging that all ease comes from Allah, and He can make any hardship easy.

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي

“My Lord, expand for me my chest, ease my task for me, and untie the knot from my tongue so they may understand my speech.”

Quran 20:25-28 — Ta-Ha