From Dhikr · one of thirty
Dua for relief from sadness
In moments of grief, sadness, or sorrow that feel overwhelming.
Qala innama ashku baththi wa huzni ilallah, wa a'lamu min Allahi ma la ta'lamoon.
He said, 'It is to Allah alone that I take my complaint, my anguish and my grief; and I know from Allah what you do not know.'
Qur’an 12:86
Ya'qub endured decades of separation from his beloved son Yusuf. When his other sons mocked his grief, he did not defend himself to them. He turned his broken heart only to Allah.