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16 Powerful Duas for Protection, Safety, & Well-Being

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Protect yourself, your loved ones, and your home with these prayers

Co-authored by Mekaeel Mohsin and Cheyenne Main

Last Updated: March 12, 2024 Fact Checked

If you’re feeling anxious or in need of protection against a specific threat or evil, recite one of these duas
for protection. In Islam, Muslims recite Duas (supplications) in their daily prayers to submit their faith to
Allah and ask for help or assistance. Try to recite these prayers three times in the morning and three
times in the evening, and Allah will respond to your call. Keep reading for the best duas to protect
yourself and your loved ones from harm.

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Dua for Protection from All Evil

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(]1[‫َأعـوُذ ِبَك ِلمـاِت ِهّللا الّتـاّم ـاِت ِم ْن َش ـِّر ما َخ َلـق (ثالث مرات ِإذا أمسى‬

“A`ūdhu bikalimāti-llāhit-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq.”

“I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created. (Recite three times in
Arabic in the evening.)”

Dua for Protection of Children and Family

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]2[ ‫َأُعوُذ ِبكِلَم اِت هللا الّتاّم اِت ِم ن َشّر َم ا َخ َلَق‬

“A'udhu bi kalimaa ti-llaahi taam-maati min sharri ma khalaq.”

"I seek protection in the perfect words of Allah from every evil that has been created."

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Dua for Protection from Harm

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‫ِبْس ِم ِهَّللا اَّلِذ ي اَل َيُضُّر َم َع اْس ِمِه َش ْي ٌء ِفي اَأْلْر ِض َو اَل ِفي الَّس َم اِء َو ُهَو الَّسِم يُع اْلَعِليُم‬

“Bismillahil-lazi la yadhurru ma’asmiHi syai’un fil ardhi wa la fis-sama’i wa Huwas-Sami’ul 'Aleem.”

“In the Name of Allah with Whose Name there is protection against every kind of harm in the earth or in
heaven, and He is All-Hearing and All-Knowing.” (Sunan Abi Dawud)

Dua for Protection from Sickness and Disease

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]3[ ‫ َوِم ْن َس ِّيِئ اَألْس َقاِم‬، ‫ َو اْلُج َذ اِم‬، ‫ َو اْلُج ُنوِن‬،‫الَّلُهَّم ِإِّني َأُعوُذ ِبَك ِم َن اْلَبَر ِص‬

“Allah humma inni a'udhu bika minal-barasi, wal-jununi, wal-judhaami, wa min sayyi'il-asqaami.”

"O Allah, I seek refuge in You from leprosy, insanity, elephantiasis, and the worst of diseases." (Abu
Dawud)
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Dua for Protection from Evil Eye and Jealousy

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]4[٥ ‫ َوِم ن َش ِّر َح اِسٍد ِإَذ ا َح َس َد‬٤ ‫ َوِم ن َش ِّر ٱلَّنَّفٰـ َثٰـِت ِفى ٱْلُع َقِد‬٣ ‫ َوِم ن َش ِّر َغاِس ٍق ِإَذ ا َو َقَب‬٢ ‫ ِم ن َش ِّر َم ا َخ َلَق‬١ ‫ُقْل َأُعوُذ ِبَر ِّب ٱْلَفَلِق‬

“Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem qul a’oozu bi rabbil-falaq min sharri maa khalaq wa min sharri
ghaasiqin izaa waqab wa min sharrin-naffaa-saati fil ‘uqad wa min sharri haasidin izaa hasad.”[5]

“Say, O Prophet, ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak from the evil of whatever He has created, and
from the evil of the night when it grows dark, and from the evil of those witches casting spells by
blowing onto knots, and from the evil of an envier when they envy.’” (Sūrah al-Falaq)

Dua for Protection from Shaytan

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]6[ ‫َر ِّب َأُعوُذ ِبَك ِم ْن َهَم َزاِت الَّش َياِط يِن َو َأُعوُذ ِبَك َر ِّب َأْن َيْح ُضُروِن‬

“Rabbi a’oozu bika min hamazaatish Shayaateen Wa a’oozu bika Rabbi ai-yahduroon.”

“My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils, And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest
they be present with me.” (Surah Muminun 97-98)

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Dua for Protection from Jinn

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‫ ِم َن ٱْلِج َّنِة‬٥ ‫ ٱَّلِذ ى ُيَو ْس ِو ُس ِفى ُصُدوِر ٱلَّناِس‬٤ ‫ ِم ن َش ِّر ٱْلَو ْس َو اِس ٱْلَخ َّناِس‬٣ ‫ ِإَلٰـِه ٱلَّناِس‬٢ ‫ َم ِلِك ٱلَّناِس‬١ ‫ُقْل َأُعوُذ ِبَر ِّب ٱلَّناِس‬
٦ ‫َو ٱلَّناِس‬

“Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem qul a’oozu birabbin naas malikin naas ilaahin naas min sharril
waswaasil khannaas allazee yuwaswisu fee sudoorin naas minal jinnati wannaas.”[7]

“Say, O Prophet, ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of humankind, the Master of humankind, the God of
humankind, from the evil of the lurking whisperer—who whispers into the hearts of humankind—from
among jinn and humankind.’” (Surah An-Nas)[8]

Dua for Protection from Thieves and Misfortune

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‫الَّلُهَّم ِإِّني َأْس َأُلَك اْلَع اِفَيَة ِفي الُّد ْنَيا َو اآلِخَرِة الَّلُهَّم ِإِّني َأْس َأُلَك اْلَع ْفَو َو اْلَع اِفَيَة ِفي ِد يِني َو ُد ْنَياَى َو َأْهِلي َو َم اِلي الَّلُهَّم اْس ُتْر َعْو َر اِتي َو آِم ْن‬
]9[‫َر ْو َعاِتي الَّلُهَّم اْح َفْظِني ِم ْن َبْيِن َيَدَّى َوِم ْن َخ ْلِفي َو َع ْن َيِم يِني َو َع ْن ِش َم اِلي َوِم ْن َفْو ِقي َو َأُعوُذ ِبَع َظَم ِتَك َأْن ُأْغ َتاَل ِم ْن َتْح ِتي‬

“Allāhumma innī asʾaluka al-ʿāfiyah fī al-dunyá wa-al-ākhirah allāhumma innī asʾaluka al-ʿafwah wa-al-
ʿāfiyah fī dīnī wa-dunyāya wa-ahlī wa-mālī. Allāhumma ustur ʿawrātī wa-āmin rawʿātī allāhumma iḥfaẓnī
min bayni yadayya wa-min khalfī wa-ʿan yamīnī wa-ʿan shimālī wa-min fawqī wa-aʿūdhu bi-ʿaẓamatika an
ughtāla min taḥtī.”

O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-
being in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family and my property. O Allah, conceal my faults and keep
me safe from what I fear. O Allah, guard me from in front of me and behind me, on my right and on my
left, and from above me. And I seek refuge in Your Magnificence from being swallowed up from beneath
me.” (Abū Dāwud and Ibn Mājah)

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Dua for Protection from Bad Neighbors

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‫ َك اَن ِم ْن ُدَعاِء الَّنِبِّي صلى هللا‬: ‫ َع ْن َأِبي ُهَر ْيَر َة َقاَل‬، ‫ َع ْن َسِع يٍد‬، ‫ َع ِن اْبِن َع ْج َالَن‬، ‫ َأْخ َبَر َنا ُس َلْيَم اُن ُهَو اْبُن َح َّياَن‬: ‫ َقاَل‬،‫َح َّد َثَنا َص َد َقُة‬
]10[. ‫ َفِإَّن َج اَر الُّد ْنَيا َيَتَح َّوُل‬، ‫ الَّلُهَّم ِإِّني َأُعوُذ ِبَك ِم ْن َج اِر الُّسوِء ِفي َداِر اْلُم َقاِم‬:‫عليه وسلم‬

“Abu Hurayra said, “One of the supplications of the prophet was, ‘Allahumma Inni ‘Auzubika Min Jaaris-
sooyi fi Daaril Maqamah.’”[11]

“Abu Hurayra said, ‘Part of the supplication of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
was, ‘Oh Allah, I seek refuge with you from an evil neighbor in the Eternal World. A neighbor in this
world can be changed.’” (Adabul Mufrad: 117)

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Dua for Protection from Enemies

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]12[‫الَّلُهَّم ُم ْنِز َل اْلِكَتاب َس ِريَع اْلِح َس اب اْهِز م اَألْح َز اب الَّلُهَّم اْهِز ْم ُهْم َو َز ْلِز ْلُهم‬

“Allāhumma munzila ‘l-kitāb. sarī`a ‘l-ḥisāb. ihzimi ‘l-aḥzāb. Allāhumma-hzimhum wa zalzilhum.”

O Allah, Revealer of the Book, Swift to account, defeat the groups (of disbelievers). O Allah, defeat them
and shake them.” (Hisnul Muslim)

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Dua for Protection When Traveling

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]13[‫ِبْس ِم ِهَّللا َتَو َّك ْلُت َع َلى ِهَّللا َال َح ْو َل َو َال ُقَّو َة ِإَّال ِباِهَّلل‬

“Bismillah, tawakkaltu ‘alallah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.”[14]

““I begin with the Name of Allah; I trust in Allah; there is no altering of conditions but by the Power of
Allah.”

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Dua for Protection When Leaving the House

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]15[‫ َو اَل َح ْو َل َو اَل ُقَّو َة ِإاَّل ِباِهّٰلل‬،‫ َتَو َّك ْلُت َع َلى ِهّٰللا‬،‫ِبْس ِم ِهّٰللا‬

“Bismillaahi, tawakkaltu 'alallaahi, wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah.”

“In the Name of Allah, I have placed my trust in Allah; there is no might and no power except by Allah. it
will be said to him: ‘You are guided, defended and protected.’ The devil will go far away from him.” (Abu
Dawud)

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Dua for Protection from Shirk

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]16[‫ َو َأْسَتـْغ ِفُرَك ِلما ال َأْع ـَلم‬، ‫الّلُهـَّم ِإّنـي َأعـوُذ ِبَك َأْن ُأْش ـِر َك ِبَك َو َأنا َأْع ـَلْم‬

“Allāhumma innī a`ūdhu bika an ushrika bika wa anā a`lam, wa astaghfiruka limā lā a`lam.”

“O Allah, I seek refuge in You lest I associate anything with You knowingly, and I seek Your forgiveness for
what I know not.”

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Dua for Protection Against Calamities

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]17[‫ َو َأُعوُذ ِبَع َظَم ِتَك َأن ْغ َتاَل ِم ْن َتْح ِتي‬,‫ َو َع ْن ِش َم اِلي َوِم ْن َفْو ِقي‬,‫ َو َع ْن َيِم يِني‬,‫ َوِم ْن َخ ْلِفي‬, ‫الَّلُهَّم اْح َفْظِني ِم ْن َبيِن َيَدَّي‬

“Allah humma‘h fathny min bayne yaday wa min khalfi, wa‘an yameeny wa ‘an shimaly, wa min fawqi, wa
a’uthu bi ‘athamatika an ughtala min tahty.”

“O Allah protect me from my front, behind me, from my right and my left, and from above me, and I seek
refuge in Your Magnificence from being taken unaware from beneath me.” (Ibn Majah)

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Dua for Protection from Grief and Anxiety

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]18[ ‫الَّلُهَّم ِإِّني َأُعوُذ ِبَك ِم َن اْلَهِّم َو اْلَح َز ِن َو اْلَع ْج ِز َو اْلَك َس ِل َو اْلُبْخ ِل َو اْلُجْبِن َو َض َلِع الَّدْيِن َو َغ َلَبِة الِّر َج اِل‬

“Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min al-hammi wa-al-ḥazani wa-al-ʿajzi wa-al-kasali wa-al-bukhli wa-al-jubni
wa-ḍalaʿi al-dayni wa-ghalabati al-rijāl.”

“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and grief; from inability and laziness; from stinginess and
cowardice; and from the burden of debt and oppression of men.” (Bukhārī)

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Dua for Protection in the Evening

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]19[ ‫َأُعوُذ ِبَك ِلَم اِت ِهللا الَّتاَّم اِت ِم ْن َش ِّر َم ا َخ َلَق‬

“Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti Allāhi al-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq.”

“I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.”