701. Islamic Prayer for Protection from Evil (Masnun Dua)
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to make dua to Allah by saying this:
Prayer for Protection in Arabic
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا عَمِلْتُ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا لَمْ أَعْمَلْ
Prayer for Protection English Transliteration
Allaahumma, inni A‛oodhu bika min sharri maa 'amiltu, wa min sharri maa lam a'mal
Prayer for Protection English Translation
I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of what I did and from the evil of what I did not.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى - قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ فَرْوَةَ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ الأَشْجَعِيِّ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَمَّا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْعُو بِهِ اللَّهَ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا عَمِلْتُ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا لَمْ أَعْمَلْ " .
Farwa' b. Naufal Ashja'i reported: I asked: 'A'isha, in what words did Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) supplicate Allah? She said that he used to utter:" I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of what I did and from the evil of what I did not." [Muslim: 2716]