827. Dua for Protection from Evil Character
To protect mind from attracting towards sins, prophet (ﷺ) used to say:
Dua for Protection from Evil in Arabic
اَللَّهُمَّ اِنِّي اَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ مُنْكَرَاتِ الْاَخْلَاقِ وَالْأَعْمَالِ وَالْأَهْوَاءِ
Dua for Protection from Evil English Transliteration
Allaahumma inni a`udhu bika min munkaraatil-akhlaaqi wal-a`maali wal-ahwaa
Dua for Protection from Evil English Translation
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from evil character, evil actions, and evil desires.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ، وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلاَقَةَ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ مُنْكَرَاتِ الأَخْلاَقِ وَالأَعْمَالِ وَالأَهْوَاءِ " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَعَمُّ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلاَقَةَ هُوَ قُطْبَةُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ صَاحِبُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Ziyad bin `Ilaqah narrated from his uncle, that he said: “[The Prophet (ﷺ)] used to say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from evil character, evil actions, and evil desires (Allāhumma innī a`ūdhu bika min munkarātil-akhlāqi wal-a`māli wal-ahwā’).’” [Sahih (Albani). Tirmidhi: 3591]