435. Dua for Protection from Insect stings

أَعُوْذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

Dua for Protection English Transliteration

A‛oodhu bikalimaatil-laahit-taammaati min sharri maa khalaq

Dua for Protection English Translation

I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.

Abu Huraira (RA) reported that a person came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said:" Allah's Messenger, I was stung by a scorpion during the night. Thereupon he said: Had you recited these words in the evening:" I seek refuge in the Perfect Word of Allah from the evil of what He created," it would not have done any harm to you."

ReferenceMuslim: 2709

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: “I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.”

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If you want a dua for protection from insects or harmful creatures, you can say: ""I take refuge in Allah's perfect words from the evil He has created."" In Arabic: 'a'oothu bikalimaatil-laahit-taammaati min sharri maa khalaqa.' When you say this three times in the evening, Allah gives you safety from insect stings and other harm.

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