Duas for anxiety & stress. When the mind will not settle
The Sunnah gives anxiety and sorrow their own words. These supplications do not dismiss what you feel; they turn worry, grief, helplessness, and fear into a direct appeal to Allah.
La ilaha illa-llahul-'adheemul-halim. La ilaha illa-llahu rabbul-'arshil-'adheem. La ilaha illa-llahu rabbus-samawati wa rabbul-ardi wa rabbul-'arshil-karim
“There is no god but Allah (SWT), the Great, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah (SWT), Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is no god but Allah (SWT), Lord of the heavens, the earth, and the noble Throne.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6346, Muslim 2730
The Prophet ﷺ would say this in times of distress.
Allahumma inni 'abduka, ibnu 'abdika, ibnu amatika, nasiyati biyadika, madin fiyya hukmuka, 'adlun fiyya qadauka. As'aluka bi-kulli ismin huwa laka, sammayta bihi nafsaka, aw anzaltahu fi kitabika, aw 'allamtahu ahadan min khalqika, aw ista'tharta bihi fi 'ilmil-ghaybi 'indaka, an taj'al al-qur'ana rabi'a qalbi, wa nura sadri, wa jila'a huzni, wa dhahaba hammi.
“O Allah (SWT), I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant. My forehead is in Your hand. Your judgement upon me is assured, and Your decree concerning me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You with which You have named Yourself, revealed in Your Book, taught any of Your creation, or kept hidden with Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen, make the Quran the springtime of my heart, the light of my chest, the remover of my sorrow, and the reliever of my distress.”
Musnad Ahmad 3712 (sahih)
Whoever says this, Allah (SWT) removes their sorrow and replaces it with joy.
La ilaha illa-llahu-l-'Adheemu-l-Halim, la ilaha illa-llahu Rabbu-l-'arshi-l-'adheem, la ilaha illa-llahu Rabbu-s-samawati wa Rabbu-l-ard wa Rabbu-l-'arshi-l-karim.
“There is no god but Allah (SWT), the Most Great, the Most Forbearing. There is no god but Allah (SWT), Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is no god but Allah (SWT), Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth and Lord of the Noble Throne.”
Allahumma inni a'udhu bika mina-l-hammi wa-l-hazan, wa-l-'ajzi wa-l-kasal, wa-l-jubni wa-l-bukhl, wa dala'i-d-dayn, wa ghalabati-r-rijal.
“O Allah (SWT), I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, incapacity and laziness, cowardice and miserliness, the burden of debt, and being overpowered by people.”