Dua for ease in difficulty
اللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا
Allāhumma lā sahla illā mā jaʿaltahu sahlā, wa anta tajʿalu’l-ḥazna idhā shi’ta sahlā.
“O Allah, nothing is easy except what You make easy, and You make the difficult, if You will, easy.”
When to say it
Said before a hard task, an exam, or when a matter feels overwhelming.
Virtue & benefit
A reminder that ease comes only from Allah; asking Him turns hardship soft.
Source
Reported in Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān (970), from Anas ibn Mālik.
Frequently asked
What dua makes things easy?
"Allāhumma lā sahla illā mā jaʿaltahu sahlā…" — O Allah, nothing is easy except what You make easy — is recited before a difficult task or exam.
What dua do you say before an exam?
Many recite this dua for ease along with "Rabbi ishrah lī ṣadrī wa yassir lī amrī" (Sūrat Ṭā Hā 20:25-26).
Make this dua a daily habit
SABR helps you memorise and retain your everyday duas with spaced repetition — so the words are ready on your tongue when you need them.