The supplication of Ayyub (peace be upon him)
Duas of the Prophets
The supplication of Ayyub (peace be upon him)
أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Anni massaniya-d-durru wa anta arhamu-r-rahimin
Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.
Plain text (no diacritics)
أني مسني الضر وأنت أرحم الراحمين
When is it said?
A supplication made by one of the Prophets of Allah. It has no appointed time and may be said in any state — and most fittingly in a situation resembling the one it was said in.
Where it comes in the litany
Dhikr number 7 of 27 in Duas of the Prophets — read in the order they are said.
