Dua for Refuge from Helplessness
اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْهَرَمِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْفِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ
Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-'ajzi wal-kasal, wal-jubni wal-haram, wa a'udhu bika min fitnatil-mahya wal-mamat, wa a'udhu bika min 'adhab-il-qabr.
"O Allah, I seek refuge in You from helplessness and laziness, from cowardice and old age. I seek refuge in You from the trials of life and death, and I seek refuge in You from the torment of the grave."
(Sahih al-Bukhari)
Dua for Divine Help
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum, bi rahmatika astagheeth, aslih li sha'ni kullahu wa la takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'ayn.
"O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, by Your mercy I seek help. Rectify all my affairs and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye."
(Al-Tirmidhi)
Hadith on The Strong Believer
الْمُؤْمِنُ الْقَوِيُّ خَيْرٌ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اللّٰهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيفِ، وَفِي كُلٍّ خَيْرٌ، احْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُكَ، وَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللّٰهِ وَلَا تَعْجَزْ
Al-mu'minu al-qawiyyu khayrun wa ahabbu ila Allahi min al-mu'mini al-da'if, wa fi kullin khayrun, ihris 'ala ma yanfa'uka, wasta'in billahi wa la ta'jiz.
"A strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than a weak believer, and there is good in both. Be keen to do what benefits you, seek help from Allah, and do not be helpless."
(Sahih Muslim)
Hadith on Finding Strength in Adversity
عَجَبًا لِأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ لَهُ خَيْرٌ، وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ لِأَحَدٍ إِلَّا لِلْمُؤْمِنِ، إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ، وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ
'Ajaban li amril-mu'min, inna amrahu kullahu lahu khayr, wa laysa dhalika li ahadin illa lil-mu'min. In asabathu sarra'u shakara fakana khayran lahu, wa in asabathu darra'u sabara fakana khayran lahu.
"How wonderful is the case of the believer; there is good for him in everything and this is not the case with anyone except a believer. If prosperity comes to him, he expresses gratitude to Allah and that is good for him; and if adversity befalls him, he endures it patiently and that is good for him."
(Sahih Muslim)