بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ١
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak
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QURANIC SUPPLICATIONS
Duas for protection from the Quran
The Quran teaches believers to seek refuge in Allah from harm, from the promptings of devils and from wrongdoing. Al-Falaq and An-Nas, the final two chapters, are themselves words of refuge.
I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak
Surah Al-Falaq, seeking refuge from the harm of what He created, from darkness, from witchcraft and from envy. (Al-Falaq 113:1–5)
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ٢
From the evil of that which He created;
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وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ٣
From the evil of the darkness when it is intense,
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وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ٤
And from the evil of malignant witchcraft,
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وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ٥
And from the evil of the envier when he envieth.
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I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind
Surah An-Nas, seeking refuge from the whisperer who withdraws. (An-Nas 114:1–6)
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ١
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
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مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٢
The King of mankind,
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إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٣
The God of mankind,
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مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ٤
From the evil of the sneaking whisperer,
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ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٥
Who whispereth in the hearts of mankind,
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مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ٦
Of the jinn and of mankind.
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I seek refuge in You from the promptings of devils
The Prophet was told to seek refuge with these words. (Al-Muminun 23:97–98)
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَٰتِ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِ ٩٧
And say: My Lord! I seek refuge in Thee from suggestions of the evil ones,
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وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ ٩٨
And I seek refuge in Thee, my Lord, lest they be present with me,
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My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people
Said by Musa as he left Egypt in fear. (Al-Qasas 28:21)
فَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا خَآئِفًا يَتَرَقَّبُ ۖ قَالَ رَبِّ نَجِّنِى مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ٢١
So he escaped from thence, fearing, vigilant. He said: My Lord! Deliver me from the wrongdoing folk.
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Build for me a home near You in the Garden
The supplication of the wife of Pharaoh, given as an example for believers. (At-Tahrim 66:11)
وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱمْرَأَتَ فِرْعَوْنَ إِذْ قَالَتْ رَبِّ ٱبْنِ لِى عِندَكَ بَيْتًا فِى ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّنِى مِن فِرْعَوْنَ وَعَمَلِهِۦ وَنَجِّنِى مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ١١
And Allah citeth an example for those who believe: the wife of Pharaoh when she said: My Lord! Build for me a home with thee in the Garden, and deliver me from Pharaoh and his work, and deliver me from evil-doing folk;
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Do not make us a trial for the wrongdoers
The words of the people of Musa, who put their trust in Allah. (Yunus 10:85–86)
فَقَالُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ٨٥
They said: In Allah we put trust. Our Lord! Oh, make us not a lure for the wrongdoing folk;
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وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ٨٦
And, of Thy mercy, save us from the folk that disbelieve.
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Do not make us a trial for those who disbelieve
Part of the supplication of Ibrahim and those with him. (Al-Mumtahanah 60:5)
رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٥
Our Lord! Make us not a prey for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord! Lo! Thou, only Thou, are the Mighty, the Wise.
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From the Sunnah
These supplications were taught by the Prophet. Each shows a simple transliteration, the English meaning, the reference and the grading displayed on Sunnah.com, where you can read the Arabic. Learn the pronunciation from a teacher.
Bismillahil-ladhi la yadurru: protection morning and evening
Said three times in the evening and three times in the morning.
Bismillahil-ladhi la yadurru ma'asmihi shay'un fil-ardi wa la fis-sama'i, wa Huwas-Sami'ul-'Alim.
In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in heaven can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
The report says whoever says it three times will not be struck by sudden affliction until morning, or until evening if said in the morning; Jami at-Tirmidhi 3388 records it with the grade Hasan (Darussalam).
Sunan Abi Dawud 5088 · Sahih (Al-Albani)
A'udhu bi kalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq
Said when stopping at a place, and in the evening, for protection from harm.
A'udhu bi kalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq.
I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.
The Prophet said nothing would harm the one who says it on stopping somewhere until he moves on, and in Sahih Muslim 2709a he told a man stung by a scorpion that saying it in the evening would have protected him.
Sahih Muslim 2708a · In Sahih Muslim
Dua against the evil eye: the refuge for al-Hasan and al-Husayn
The Prophet sought refuge with these words for his grandsons al-Hasan and al-Husayn, saying Ibrahim had used them for Ismail and Ishaq.
A'udhu bi kalimatillahit-tammah, min kulli shaytanin wa hammah, wa min kulli 'aynin lammah.
I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from every devil and every poisonous creature, and from every harmful evil eye.
Sunan Abi Dawud 4737, graded Sahih (Al-Albani), gives the form for saying it over two children, U'idhukuma bi kalimatillahit-tammah, 'I seek refuge for you both'. The Prophet said the evil eye is real (Sahih al-Bukhari 5740, Sahih Muslim 2188) and told anyone who admires something in his brother to pray for blessing for him (Sunan Ibn Majah 3509, Sahih (Darussalam)).
Sahih al-Bukhari 3371 · In Sahih al-Bukhari
Allahumma inni as'alukal-'afiyah: protection from every side
The Prophet never failed to say it in the evening and in the morning.
Allahumma inni as'alukal-'afiyata fid-dunya wal-akhirah. Allahumma inni as'alukal-'afwa wal-'afiyata fi dini wa dunyaya wa ahli wa mali. Allahummastur 'awrati wa amin raw'ati. Allahummahfazni min bayni yadayya wa min khalfi, wa 'an yamini wa 'an shimali, wa min fawqi, wa a'udhu bi 'azamatika an ughtala min tahti.
O Allah, I ask You for wellbeing in this world and in the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and wellbeing in my religion and my worldly affairs, my family and my property. O Allah, conceal my faults and keep me safe from what I fear. O Allah, guard me from in front of me and behind me, on my right and on my left, and from above me, and I seek refuge in Your greatness from being struck unexpectedly from below me.
Waki', one of the narrators, explained the final line as being swallowed up by the earth.
Sunan Abi Dawud 5074 · Sahih (Al-Albani)
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