What is the dua we can read to relieve one of your debts?

· 21 Muharram 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 2577English

Question

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What is the dua we can read to relieve one of your debts?

Answer

Hadhrat Muaz bin Jabal (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) narrates that once Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) did not see him for the Jumu'ah Salaat. When Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) completed the Jumu'ah Salaat he visited Muaz saying, "O Muáz! Why is it that I did not see you for Jumu' ah?'. He said, 'O Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam), I am owing a Yahoodi (Jew) an Awqiya (equivalent to forty Dirhams) of silver, and when I came out (for Jumu'ah) he held me back.'

Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said, "O Muáz! Should I not teach you a Duá that even if you were indebted to the extent of mount Sabar (mountain in Yemen), then Allah Taãla will fulfil that (debt) for you. O Muáz! Make this Duá:

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