((اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا)).
(Allahumma aghithna, allahumma aghithna, allahumma aghithna.)
(O Allah, relieve us, O Allah, relieve us, O Allah, relieve us.)
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 63
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Context & meaning
The same three words, repeated three times, with the address restated before each. Nothing is added between the repetitions and nothing is named as the thing to be relieved from. The whole supplication consists of one request and its repetition, and it is plural throughout — relieve us, never relieve me.
When & how to recite
Bukhari records this from Sharik, among the supplications for rain.
Reflection
The chapter places it with requests for rain, yet rain is never mentioned. What is asked for is relief, and what the relief is from is left entirely unstated.
About these notesThe notes above explain the wording of the supplication as it is translated on this page. They add no commentary, history or ruling beyond it.
Common questions
What does this supplication actually say?
In English it reads: “O Allah, relieve us, O Allah, relieve us, O Allah, relieve us.” The same three words, repeated three times, with the address restated before each.
When should you say it?
Bukhari records this from Sharik, among the supplications for rain. The chapter places it with requests for rain, yet rain is never mentioned.
What is the source for this?
Our source line reads Sahih al-Bukhari 986.
Can I read it without Arabic script?
Transliterated: “Allahumma aghithna, allahumma aghithna, allahumma aghithna.”