Dua to relieve oneself from stress and depression

It was narrated that Anas ibn Maalik said: The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to say:
"Allaahumma inni a'oodhu bika min al-hamm wa'l-hazn wa'l-'ajz
wa'l-kasal wa'l-bukhl wa'l-jubn wa dala' al-dayn wa ghalbat al-rijaal
(O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from distress, grief, incapacity,
laziness,miserliness, cowardice, the burden of debt and from being
overpoweredby men)."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6008.
It was narrated that 'Abd-Allaah ibn Mas'ood said: The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There is
no-one who is afflicted by distress and grief, and says:
'Allaahumma inni 'abduka ibn 'abdika ibn amatija naasyati bi yadika,
maada fiyya hukmuka, 'adlun fiyya qadaa'uka. As'aluka bi kulli ismin
huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka aw anzaltahu fi kitaabikaaw 'allamtahu
ahadan min khalqika aw ista'tharta bihi fi 'ilm il-ghayb 'indaka an
taj'al al-Qur'aana rabee' qalbi wa noor sadri wa jalaa' huzni wa
dhihaab hammi
(O Allaah, I am Your slave,son of Your slave, son of Your maidservant;
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 which You have named Yourself with, or revealedin Your Book, or
You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the
knowledge of the Unseenwith You, that You make the Qur'aan the life of
myheart and the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and
a release for my anxiety),'
but Allaah will take away his distress and grief, andreplace it with joy."
He was asked: "O Messenger of Allaah, should we learn this?" Hesaid:
"Of course; everyone who hears it should learn it."
Narrated by Ahmad, 3704; classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in
al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 199.

Stand firm against evil thoughts

Stand firm against evil thoughts
Stand firm against evil thoughts, for if you fail todo so, they will
become ideas, if you do not, they will become desires, so fight
against them. If youdo not, they will become a form of determination
and intention, if you do not resist, they will become actions, and if
you do not follow them up with their opposite, they will become habits
that will be hard to quit.
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim

Did you ever stop for a while and asked yourself

"اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ
جَهَنَّمَ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ
فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ".
1. Did you ever stop for a while and asked yourself
2. What is going to happen to me the first night in my grave?
3.What have I prepared for death?
Will I be in heaven or Hellfire?
How often do I remember death?
Think about the moment your body is being washed and prepared to enter
your grave…
4.Think about the day people will be carrying you to your grave..
and your families crying..think about the moment you are put in your
graveJust imagine.. imaging yourself in your grave..down there in
thatdark hole…
5.ALONE… it's too DARK… you cry for help, but there is no answer…
Nobody can help you… it's too NARROW.. your bones are squashed…
6.You regret all the bad things you've done during your life… you
regret missing the 5 PRAYERS
you regret listening to music
You regret your disrespectful manners towards everyone, especially
your parents..
you regret not wearing your hijab
You regret ignoring the orders of ALLAH..
YOU REGRET IGNORING THE KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAM
YOU REGRET ALL THE BAD THINGS YOU'VE DONE..
THERE IS NO ESCAPE.. YOU WILL FACE YOUR PUNISHMENT FOR EVERY LITTLE
THING YOU'VE DONE…
You are ALONE in your grave only with your DEEDS..no money, no
jewelries, nothing.. ONLY YOUR DEEDS..
7. AND WHEN IT IS SHUT, YOU FEEL LIKE SCREAMING AND TELLING EVERYONE
NOT TO GO.. TO STAY BESIDE YOUR GRAVE
BUT, YOU CAN'T BE HEARD.. THEY LEAVE YOU AND GO AND YOU HEAR THEIR
FOOTSTEPS.. AND HEAR THEM CRYING THEY WALK AWAY … AND THEN TOTAL
SILENCE
8. YOU THOUGHT YOU WOULD LAST FOREVER IN THIS WORLD, YOU THOUGHTYOU
WILL STAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES FOREVER… YOU THOUGHT YOU WILL
HAVE FUN FOREVER… NO
YOU WERE WRONG!!!
9. THEY LEFT YOU ALONE…
JUST SPEND FEW MINUTES AND LOOK AT YOUR FUTURE HOMES… AND SPEND THE
WHOLE OF YOUR LIFE PREPARING FOR THEM
10. YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO IGNORE THIS, YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THIS EVERY
MINUTE, EVERY HOUR, EVERY DAY..
EVERYTIME YOU ARE ABOUT TO COMMIT A SIN, REMEMBER THE DESTROYER OF PLEASURES:
DEATH!!!
(Don't forget ALLAH/GOD IS WATCHING YOU)

When in any difficult Recite:

When in any difficult
Recite:
اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ
عَيْنٍ وَأَصْلِحْ شَأْنِيكُلَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
"O Allah, I hope for Your mercy, do not leave me for even the duration
of an eye blink (duration) and correct my total condition. Besides You
there is none worthy of worship".
(Hisnul Hasin)
Alternate dua
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
"Allah is sufficient for us and He is the Best Guardian".
(Quran, Surah Al-Imraan)
Alternatively recite
اللَّهُ اللَّهُ رَبِّي لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئَاً
"Allah is my Lord, I do notascribe anything unto Him".
(Hisnul Hasin from Abu Dawood)
or recite
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ
"O Alive and everlasting One, I beseech You by Your mercy".
(Mustadrak Hakim)
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
"O Allah, there is none worthy of worship besides You. You are Pure,
definitely I have oppressed my soul by sinning".
The Qur'an states that these words were recitedwhen Yunus (A.S.)
called upon Allah from the belly of the fish. Prophet Mohammad
(S.A.W.) stated in a hadith that when any Muslim makes this dua via
these words to Allah, then Allah surely accepts his duas.
(Tirmidhi etc)
It is stated in a hadith that
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
is the medicine for 99 ailments, the least of which is depression.
(Baihaqi in Dawatul Kubra)
It means that these words are so beneficial and useful that big/great
grievances, depression and sorrow are easily removed in its stride.
Abdullah bin Abbas (R.A.) narrates that Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.)
stated that if a person constantly makes "Astaghfar", then Allah
removes every difficulty, frees him from every sorrow and makes a
means for him to receive sustencance from places that he never thought
of.