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Seeking Help in Prayer After Overcoming Gambling

Assalamu alaikum everyone. I don't want to share all the details, but around mid 2025 I fell deep into gambling addiction and ended up with serious debt. After reading other people's experiences, I finally stopped, but it left me really broken, both mentally and physically. To be honest, I'm Muslim but don't know everything about the faith. I know how to pray and say some duas, but I was hoping someone could guide me on specific duas I could recite, or what to ask for in my prayers to seek Allah's help. I'm thankful I've left gambling behind, but I want to ask Allah to make recovering from the losses and debts easier. Sometimes it feels awkward in prayer to just ask for help with the debts directly, so I'm unsure how to approach it. Any advice would mean a lot.

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brother
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Stay strong brother. The fact you feel awkward shows your iman is alive. Just pray sincerely, Allah knows what's in your heart before you even ask.

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MashaAllah on quitting! For dua, just be direct. "Ya Allah, ease my burden and grant me halal rizq to settle my debts." He is Ar-Razzaq, the Provider. Keep praying and never lose hope.

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May Allah make it easy for you. Remember the dua of Yunus (AS) in the belly of the whale. "La ilaha illa anta, subhanaka, inni kuntu minaz-zalimin." Call upon Him in times of distress.

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