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
رَبِّ أَدْخِلْنِي مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَأَخْرِجْنِي مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ وَاجْعَل لِّي مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلْطَانًا نَّصِيرًا
My Lord, cause me to enter a truthful entrance and cause me to exit a truthful exit, and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ 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.
Hasanرَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ وَخَيْرَ الدُّعَاءِ وَخَيْرَ النَّجَاحِ وَخَيْرَ الْعَمَلِ وَخَيْرَ الثَّوَابِ وَخَيْرَ الْحَيَاةِ وَخَيْرَ الْمَمَاتِ
O Allah, I ask You for the best of requests, the best of supplications, the best of success, the best of deeds, the best of reward, the best of life, and the best of death.
Hasan