Protection from Harm
Short meaning
A prayer seeking Allah’s protection from physical, emotional, and spiritual harm.
Source
Sunan Abi Dawud (1552) · Hadith reference
Whoever guides someone to good has a reward like the one who does it.
Sahih Muslim · 1893
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الهَدْمِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ التَّرَدِّي، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْغَرَقِ، وَالْحَرَقِ، وَالهْرَمِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ يَتَخَبَّطَنِي الشَّيْطَانُ عِنْدَ الْموْتِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَمُوتَ فِي سَبِيلِكَ مُدْبِرًا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَمُوتَ لَدِيغًا
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina al-hadm, wa aʿūdhu bika mina al-taraddī, wa aʿūdhu bika mina al-gharaqi wa al-ḥaraqi wa al-haram, wa aʿūdhu bika an yatakhabbaṭaniya al-shayṭānu ʿinda al-mawt, wa aʿūdhu bika an amūta fī sabīlika mudbiran, wa aʿūdhu bika an amūta ladīghā.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from being crushed by a collapse, falling from a height, drowning, burning, and senility. I seek refuge in You from Satan confounding me at death, from dying while retreating from Your path, and from dying by a venomous sting.
A prayer seeking Allah’s protection from physical, emotional, and spiritual harm.
Sunan Abi Dawud (1552) · Hadith reference