Section: Other prayers related to evil
364. Praying to Allah for refuge from the evil of something
أَعُوْذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِي لَا يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ بَرٌّ وَلَا فَاجِرٌ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ، وَبَرَأَ وَذَرَأَ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا ذَرَأَ فِي الْأَرْضِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتَنِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ طَارِقٍ إِلَّا طَارِقًا يَطْرُقُ بِخَيْرٍ يَا رَحْمَنُ
اَعُوْذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللّٰهِ التَّآمَّآتِ الَّتِيْ لَا يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ بَرٌّ وَّلَا فَاجِرٌ مِّنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ، وَبَرَاَ وَذَرَاَ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَعْرُجُ فِيْهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا ذَرَاَ فِي الْاَرْضِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتَنِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ طَارِقٍ اِلَّا طَارِقًا يَّطْرُقُ بِخَيْرٍ يَّا رَحْمٰنُ
A'oodhu bikalimaatil-laahit-taammaatil-latee laa yujaawizuhunna barrun wa laa faajirum min sharri maa khalaqa, wa bara'a wa dhara'a, wa min sharri maa yanzilu minas-samaa'i, wa min sharri maa ya'ruju feehaa, wa min sharri maa dhara'a fil-'ardhi, wa min sharri ma yakhruju minhaa, wa min sharri fitanil-layli wannahaari, wa min sharri kulli taariqin 'illaa taariqan yatruqu bikhayrin yaa Rahmaan
I take refuge within Allah's perfect words which no righteous or unrighteous person can transgress, from all the evil that He has created, made and originated. [I take refuge] from the evil that descends from the sky and the evil that rises up to it. [I take refuge] from the evil that is spread on earth and the evil that springs from her, and I take refuge from the evil of the tribulations of night and day, and the evil of one who visits at night except the one who brings good, O Merciful One.
365. If something unpleasant happens
قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ
قَدَّرَ اللّٰهُ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ
Qaddar-Allahu wa maa shaa’a fa‛al
Allah has decreed and what He wills, He does.
Abu Huraira (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: A strong believer is better and is more lovable to Allah than a weak believer, and there is good in everyone, (but) cherish that which gives you benefit (in the Hereafter) and seek help from Allah and do not lose heart, and if anything (in the form of trouble) comes to you, don't say: If I had not done that, it would not have happened so and so, but say: (The dua is Mentioned above) your "if" opens the (gate) for the Satan.
366. When faced with a difficult matter
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
اَللَّهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا، وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا
اَللّٰهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ اِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهٗ سَهْلًا، وَاَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ اِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا
Allaahumma laa sahla 'illaa maa ja'altahu sahlan wa 'Anta taj'alul-hazna 'ithaa shi'ta sahla
O Allah, there is no ease other than what You make easy. If you want you can make difficult matter easy.