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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Most Effective Supplication for Relief from Distress of the Chest

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Question:
He says: Shaykh, what is the most effective supplication a person can make to be relieved of distress of the chest?

Answer:
There are many supplications, and the remembrance of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) in general, the remembrance of Allah in general through glorification, the declaration of His oneness, and the declaration of His greatness, and especially
There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
[Al-Anbya 21:87]
. No one in distress has ever called upon Allah with it but that Allah relieved his distress, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the supplication of my brother Yunus (peace be upon him). And he
The Prophet (ﷺ) entered the Mosqueدخل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم المسجد يوما
Sahih al-Bukhari 2470
, so he found one of his companions sitting in the mosque, and he said to him, "What has made you sit here, so-and-so?" He said, "Worries and debts have overwhelmed me, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Shall I teach you a remembrance to say that will cause Allah to relieve you?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Say
Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-'ajzi, wal-kasaliاللهم إني أعوذ بك من العجز والكسل
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5448Sahih (Darussalam)
, and from cowardice and stinginess, and from being overcome by debt and the oppression of men." He said, "So I called upon Allah with it, and Allah relieved me."

The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/242 — archive.org (6:19)

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