Protection & Victory
Short meaning
A prayer for Allah’s guardianship, help, steadfastness, and victory over wrongdoing.
Source
Sunan Abi Dawud (1510) · Authentic
Whoever guides someone to good has a reward like the one who does it.
Sahih Muslim · 1893
رَبِّ أَعِنِّي وَلا تُعِنْ عَلَيَّ، وَانْصُرْنِي وَلا تَنْصُرْ عَليَّ، وَامْكُرْ ليٍ وَلا تَمَكُرْ عَلَيَّ، وَاهْدِنِي وَيَسِّرْ هُدَايَ إِلَيَّ، وَانْصُرْنِي عَلَى مَنْ بَغَى عَلَيَّ، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي لَكَ شَاكِرًا، لَكَ ذَاكِرًا، لَكَ رَاهِبًا، لَكَ مِطْوَاعًا إِلَيْكَ، مُخْبِتًا، أَوْ مُنِيبًا، رَبِّ تَقَبَّلْ تَوْبَتِي، وَاغْسِلْ حَوْبَتِي، وَأَجِبْ دَعْوَتِي، وَثَّبِّتْ حُجَّتِي، وَاهْدٍ قَلْبِي، وَسَدِّدْ لِسَانِي، وَاسْلُلْ سَخِيمَةَ قَلْبِي
Rabbi ʾaʿiniy wala tuʿin ʿalaya, wansurni wala tansur ʿalya, wamkur ly wala tamakur ʿalaya, wahdini wayasir huday ʾīlaya, wansurni ʿalā man baghā ʿalaya, Allāhumma ajʿalni lak shakiran, lak dhakiran, lak rahiban, lak mitwaʿan ʾīlayka, mukhbitan, ʾaw muniban, Rabbi taqabal tawbati, waghsil hawbati, waʾajib daʿwati, wathabit hujati, wahd qalbi, wasadid lisani, waslul sakhimat qalbi
My Lord, help me and do not aid against me; support me and do not support against me; plan for me and not against me; guide me, make guidance easy for me, and grant me victory over whoever wrongs me. O Allah, make me grateful to You, remembering You, fearful of You, obedient to You, humble, and returning to You. My Lord, accept my repentance, wash away my sin, answer my prayer, strengthen my proof, guide my heart, correct my tongue, and remove resentment from my heart.
A prayer for Allah’s guardianship, help, steadfastness, and victory over wrongdoing.
Sunan Abi Dawud (1510) · Authentic