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title: "Protection & Refuge"
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# Protection & Refuge

## Protection from all evil

*Recited 3 times in the evening.*

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.

Source: Muslim, Dhikr 55, 2708

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## Seeking refuge from four things

*Recited in the final sitting of every prayer.*

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.

Source: Muslim, Masajid 128, 588

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## Protection from Satan

*Recited before prayer and when experiencing whispers of 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.

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

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## Protection from evil eye and envy

*Recited 3 times in the morning, evening, and before sleep.*

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.

Source: Surah Al-Falaq (113:1-5)

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## Seeking refuge from the evil of people

*Recited 3 times in the morning, evening, and before sleep.*

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.

Source: Surah An-Nas (114:1-6)

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## Protection from oppression

*Recited when fearing oppression or injustice.*

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.

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

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## When feeling angry

*Recited when feeling anger.*

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.

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

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## Protection from tribulation and fire

*Recited anytime, especially during times of tribulation.*

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.

Source: Muslim, Dhikr 49, 2706

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