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What is the benefit of reciting the supplication: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, and I seek refuge in You from inability and laziness, and I seek refuge in You from cowardice and miserliness, and from being overwhelmed by debt and overpowered by men," and how many times should it be recited?

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The supplication mentioned: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, from inability and laziness, from stinginess and cowardice, from the burden of debt and from being overpowered by men," is one of the great supplications that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, regularly recited. He would frequently recite it to relieve worries, remove sorrow, facilitate the repayment of debts, and protect from the oppression of men. No specific number has been reported for its recitation, but one should recite it frequently.

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