What to say at the times of Grief, Concern, and Sadness.
At times of distress the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ would say
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ،
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ
“None has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, the Tremendous One, the Forbearing. None has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, the Lord of the tremendous Throne. None has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, the Lord of the heavens, and the Lord of the earth, and the Lord of the honourable Throne.)”
It is reported of the Prophet ﷺ that if something distressed him he would say,
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيْث
O’ Living [a life not followed by death], 0 Sustainer, in your Mercy I plead for rescue.
Abi Bakrata stated that the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said “The supplications of the distressed are:
اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَا أَنْتَ
“O Allaah, it is Your Mercy that I hope for, so do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for a blink of an eye and rectify for me all of my affairs. None has the right to be worshipped except You.“