The following dua has been related from the Messenger (upon whom be peace) for protection

against laziness among other problems:

، ‫ﻡﹺ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻬ‬‫ ﻭ‬، ‫ﻦﹺ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺠ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﻞﹺ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻜﹶﺴ‬‫ ﻭ‬، ‫ﺰﹺ‬‫ﺠ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻌ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺫﹸ ﺑﹺﻚ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ﻲ‬‫ ﺇﹺﻧ‬‫ﺍﹶﻟﻠﱡﻬﻢ‬
‫ﺎ‬‫ﻴ‬‫ﺤ‬‫ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﺔ‬‫ﻨ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺫﹸ ﺑﹺﻚ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﻭ‬،‫ﺮﹺ‬‫ﺬﹶﺍﺏﹺ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺒ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ ﻣ‬‫ﺫﹸ ﺑﹺﻚ‬‫ﻮ‬‫ﺃﹶﻋ‬‫ ﻭ‬، ‫ﻞﹺ‬‫ﺨ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ﻭ‬
.‫ﺎﺕ‬‫ﻤ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻤ‬‫ﻭ‬
Allâhumma innî a'ûdhu bika minal-ajzi wal-kasli wal-jubni wal-harami wal-bukhli, wa a'udhbika

.min adhabil qabri, wa a'udhubika fitnatil mahya walmamat

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, anxiety and
sorrow, and I seek refuge in You from the torments of grave, and I seek refuge in You from the
trials and tribulations of life and death.