When you cannot obtain your right
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
Hasbunallahu wa ni'mal-wakil.
Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs.
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حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل
Dua of the Oppressed
The Prophet ﷺ told Mu'adh when sending him to Yemen: 'Beware the supplication of the wronged, for there is no veil between it and Allah' (agreed upon). Note that he did not say 'the wronged Muslim' — injustice is raised to Allah from whoever suffers it.
He also said: 'Three supplications are answered without doubt: that of the wronged, that of the traveller, and that of a parent for his child' (at-Tirmidhi).
But there is an important caution: keep your supplication to the measure of the wrong done to you. Supplication is a mighty door, and whoever exceeds in it may find the matter turn against him. Better to ask Allah to restore your right and shield you from harm than to ask for ruin.
For distress under injustice
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ
La ilaha illallahul-'Azimul-Halim, la ilaha illallahu Rabbul-'arshil-'azim, la ilaha illallahu Rabbus-samawati wa Rabbul-ardi wa Rabbul-'arshil-karim.
There is no god but Allah, the Mighty, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Noble Throne.
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لا إله إلا الله العظيم الحليم، لا إله إلا الله رب العرش العظيم، لا إله إلا الله رب السماوات ورب الأرض ورب العرش الكريم
When and how
- At any time — the supplication of the wronged is not veiled. Especially in prostration and at the end of the night.
- Ask for your right to be restored and for the harm to be turned away; do not exceed the wrong done to you.
- And if you are able to pardon while having the power to retaliate, that is higher: 'Whoever pardons and makes reconciliation, his reward is with Allah.'
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Common questions
Is the supplication of the wronged answered?
Yes — 'Beware the supplication of the wronged, for there is no veil between it and Allah' (agreed upon).