lifewithsabr:

Do you ever want to ask Allah for so many things but feel lost for words? Here is your solution.

A short but very powerful Dua.

Al-Abbas (R.A.), the uncle of the Prophet(saw), came to the Prophet(saw), and said:

“Ya Rasulullah, teach me a du'a.”

The Prophet(saw) said:
“O my uncle, say:

ALLAHUMMA INNI AS’ ALUKA AL'AFIYAH

(O Allah, I ask you for afiyah).

Now what is Afiyah?
Afiyah means -

• To be saved from any afflictions, you are in afiyah.

• To be healthy, you are in afiyah.

• To have enough money, you are in afiyah.

• To live, you are in afiyah.

• To have your children protected, you are in afiyah.

• And if you are forgiven and not punished, you are in afiyah.

So basically, Afiyah means:

“O Allah, protect me from any pain and sufferings.”

This includes both dun'ya and akhirah.

Al-Abbas (R.A.) thought about this for a while, and then he came back after a few days and said (paraphrased):

“Ya Rasulullah, this du'a seems a little short. I want something big.”

The Prophet (saw) said:
“My dear uncle, ask Allah for Afiyah for Wallahi, you cannot be given anything better than afiyah.”

It is a simple du'a.
Sincerely mean what you say while praying.

“O Allah, I ask You to be saved from any:
distress, grief, hardship, harm, and don’t test me, etc.”

All of this is included in
“Allahumma inni as'aluka al'afiyah”
(Riyadh As Saliheen, Sunan At-Tirmidhi).