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Protection
Hadith

Protection from harm

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ ٱسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

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.

Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 5088; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3388

What this supplication is

Three morning and evening recitations of this protection dua, per the narration: nothing harms where His name is guard. It pairs naturally with the mu'awwidhat as the day's protective armour.

When to recite it

Three times in the morning and three times in the evening.

Scholarly note· Read three times morning and evening for protection, per the narration.

Duas are a mercy in themselves — sincerity of heart matters more than eloquence. For a personal religious ruling about this supplication or your circumstances, consult a qualified scholar.

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ٱللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا وَبِكَ نَحْيَا وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلنُّشُورُ

O Allah, with You we enter the morning and with You we enter the evening; with You we live and with You we die, and to You is the resurrection.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5068; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3391
Meaning & context

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ

In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah; there is no might nor power except with Allah.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5095; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3426
Meaning & context

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ … وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ … وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ

Say: He is Allah, the One … Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak … Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, and blow over the hands, then wipe the body.

Quran 112, 113, 114; Sahih al-Bukhari 5017 (practice)
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