اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ وَالْقِلَّةِ وَالذِّلَّةِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ
Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-faqri wal-qillati wadh-dhillah, wa a'udhu bika min an adhlima aw udhlam
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from poverty, scarcity, and humiliation, and I seek refuge in You from wronging others or being wronged.
The Prophet ﷺ would regularly seek refuge from these five things. Poverty and scarcity are paired because one is the absence of wealth and the other is the absence of resources. Humiliation follows — because financial hardship in any society can lead to loss of dignity. Then he pivots: he also seeks protection from wronging others or being wronged. The du'a connects financial vulnerability with moral vulnerability — when you are desperate, you are more likely to wrong others, and when you are weak, you are more likely to be wronged. Financial stability is thus a moral safeguard.
Related Du'as
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَمْلِكُهَا إِلَّا أَنْتَ
O Allah, I ask You for Your bounty and mercy, for none possesses them except You.
Hasanسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ
Glory and praise be to Allah, the Most Great.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ فَتْحَهُ وَنَصْرَهُ وَنُورَهُ وَبَرَكَتَهُ وَهُدَاهُ
O Allah, I ask You for the good of this day — its opening, its victory, its light, its blessing, and its guidance.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِي كَسْبِي وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنِي وَاجْعَلْ غِنَايَ فِي نَفْسِي وَاجْمَعْ لِي بَيْنَ الْحِرْصِ عَلَى الْآخِرَةِ وَالْغِنَى عَنِ النَّاسِ
O Allah, bless me in my earnings, bless me in what You have provided me, make my richness within my soul, and combine for me the pursuit of the Hereafter with independence from people.
Hasan