13. Paradise and Hell Fire Dua for protection

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ

Dua for protection English Transliteration

Allaahumma 'innee 'as'alukal-jannata wa 'a'oodhu bika minan-naar

Dua for protection English Translation

O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and seek Your protection from the Fire.

Narrated by Abu Huraira (RA): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), asked a man, "What do you supplicate in your prayer?" The man says, I recite Tashahhud and say- (The dua is mentioned above) I can’t recite dua as beautifully as you, nor can I recite dua like Mu'adh!" Then Prophet (ﷺ) said, “We also supplicate like you!”

ReferenceSahih (Albani). Ibn Majah: 910

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Anas narrated: “The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: ‘O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and seek refuge with You from the Fire (Allāhumma innī as’alukal-jannata wa a‘ūdhu bika minan-nār).’”

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You can say, “O Allah, admit me to Paradise and protect me from the Fire.” This is a simple dua for Jannah and safety from the Fire that many people use.

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