Protection & Refuge

Protection from all evil

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

Eûzü bi kelimâtillâhit tâmmâti min şerri mâ haleka.

I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of that which He has created.

Whoever says this 3 times in the evening, nothing will harm them that night.

Muslim, Dhikr 55, 2708

Seeking refuge from four things

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ

Allâhümme innî eûzü bike min azâbi cehenneme ve min azâbil kabri ve min fitnetil mahyâ vel memâti ve min şerri fitnetil mesîhid deccâl.

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hellfire, from the punishment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the trial of the False Messiah.

Muslim, Masajid 128, 588

Protection from Satan

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ

Eûzü billâhis semîil alîmi mineşşeytânirracîmi min hemzihî ve nefhihî ve nefsihî.

I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed Satan, from his madness, his arrogance and his poetry.

Abu Dawud, Salat 120, 775; Tirmidhi, Salat 180, 242

Protection from evil eye and envy

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

Kul eûzü bi rabbil felak. Min şerri mâ halak. Ve min şerri ğâsikın izâ vekab. Ve min şerrin neffâsâti fil ukad. Ve min şerri hâsidin izâ hased.

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, from the evil of that which He created, from the evil of darkness when it settles, from the evil of the blowers in knots, and from the evil of an envier when he envies.

Surah Al-Falaq (113:1-5)

Seeking refuge from the evil of people

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ إِلَهِ النَّاسِ مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ

Kul eûzü bi rabbin nâs. Melikin nâs. İlâhin nâs. Min şerril vesvâsil hannâs. Ellezî yüvesvisü fî sudûrin nâs. Minel cinneti ven nâs.

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the Sovereign of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the retreating whisperer, who whispers in the breasts of mankind, among jinn and among mankind.

Surah An-Nas (114:1-6)

Protection from oppression

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِي أَشْرَقَتْ لَهُ الظُّلُمَاتُ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ بِي غَضَبُكَ أَوْ يَحِلَّ بِي سَخَطُكَ

Allâhümme innî eûzü bi nûri vechikelleẕî eşrakat lehüz zulümâtü en yenzile bî ğadabüke ev yehılle bî sehatüke.

O Allah, I seek refuge in the light of Your countenance by which all darkness is dispelled, from Your anger descending upon me or Your displeasure befalling me.

Tabarani, al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; Ibn Hibban

When feeling angry

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

Eûzü billâhi mineşşeytânirracîm.

I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan.

The Prophet (PBUH) advised the angry person to recite this.

Bukhari, Bad' al-Khalq 11, 3282; Muslim, Birr 109, 2610

Protection from tribulation and fire

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ

Allâhümme innî eûzü bike minel fiteni mâ zahera minhâ ve mâ batan.

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from tribulations, both apparent and hidden.

Muslim, Dhikr 49, 2706