795. Dua for Protection from Harm
اَللَّهُمَّ اصْرَعْهُ
Dua for Protection English Transliteration
Allahum-mas ra'hu
Dua for Protection English Translation
O Allah! Cause him to fall down.
Narrated by Anas bin Malik (RA): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) arrived at Medina with Abu Bakr (RA), riding behind him on the same camel. Abu Bakr (RA) was an elderly man known to the people, while Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was a youth that was unknown. Thus, if a man met Abu Bakr (RA), he would say, "O Abu Bakr! Who is this man in front of you?" Abu Bakr (RA) would say, "This man shows me the Way," One would think that Abu Bakr (RA) meant the road, while in fact, Abu Bakr (RA) meant the way of virtue and good. Then Abu Bakr (RA) looked behind and saw a horse-rider pursuing them. He said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! This is a horse-rider pursuing us." The Prophet (ﷺ) looked behind and said - (The dua is mentioned above)
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْخَنْدَقِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: "مَنْ يَأْتِينَا بِخَبَرِ الْقَوْمِ؟" قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ: أَنَا. ثُمَّ قَالَ: "مَنْ يَأْتِينَا بِخَبَرِ الْقَوْمِ؟" قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ: أَنَا. ثُمَّ قَالَ: "مَنْ يَأْتِينَا بِخَبَرِ الْقَوْمِ؟" قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ: أَنَا. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: "إِنَّ لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ حَوَارِيًّا، وَإِنَّ حَوَارِيَّ الزُّبَيْرُ." وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: "اللَّهُمَّ اصْرَعِ الْأَحْزَابَ، اللَّهُمَّ زَلْزِلْهُمْ."
Jabir narrated: On the day of the Trench, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Who will bring us news of the people?" Az-Zubair said, "I will." The Prophet (ﷺ) again said, "Who will bring us news of the people?" Az-Zubair said, "I will." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Every prophet has a disciple, and my disciple is Az-Zubair." And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "O Allah, defeat the confederates! O Allah, shake them."