What is the way out of distress?

Question

When calamity and distress are very great, what should one recite at that time and what deed should one perform so that the calamity is removed?

Answer

One should recite istighfar and salawat abundantly, give sadaqa, and whoever has a right owed by one — that right should be fulfilled or its forgiveness obtained.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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