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Tuesday - 29 September, 2026 15-Rabi Al Thani-1448
Duas from the Quran

Dua for Patience and Steadfastness

Authentic Quranic supplications seeking patience, strength, and endurance during trials.

Patience (Sabr) is one of the most elevated virtues in Islam. Life is filled with tests, and turning to Allah for Sabr enables a believer to remain calm, steadfast, and hopeful through adversity.

Meaning and Explanation

This profound prayer from Surah Al-A'raf asks Allah to inundate the heart with abundant patience, enabling the believer to endure severe trials while maintaining unwavering faith until death.

When to Recite

Recite whenever experiencing hardship, grief, waiting for relief, or during moments when temptation or anger tests your self-control.

How to Recite

Recite with conviction and full trust in Allah's wisdom. Reflect on the meaning and combine prayer with conscious emotional restraint.

Important Notes

Islam teaches that true patience (Sabr) is demonstrated at the first stroke of a calamity, accompanied by taking practical steps to resolve difficulties.

Benefits

Reciting this dua instills deep resilience, protects against despair, and aligns the heart with divine decree during times of loss, distress, or persecution.

Additional Duas

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

Inna lillāhi wa inna ilayhi rājiʿūn, Allāhumma'-jurnī fī muṣībatī wa akhlif lī khayran minhā

Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. O Allah, reward me in my affliction and replace it for me with something better.

Source

Quran — The Holy Quran — Surah Al-A'raf 7:126

Authenticity: Authentic — Quranic verse

Prayer for patience and dying as a believer.

Hadith — Sahih Muslim — Sahih Muslim 918

Authenticity: Sahih (Authentic)

Supplication to recite when hit by a calamity.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Sabr is not passive resignation. It means active spiritual endurance, self-restraint from sin or anger, and remaining steadfast in obeying Allah during difficulties.