Dua For Protection

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

Allah (سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ) is the Most Kind and Most Merciful, and He intends ease for His servants, not hardship. As the Qur’an reveals:

“Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.” (Qur’an 2:185)

In His infinite mercy, Allah has revealed numerous supplications (duas) in the Qur’an and Sunnah to grant comfort, protection, and safety—from evil, tribulation, enemies, shirk (polytheism), and harm to our families and children. To benefit from these blessings, we must place full trust in Allah (tawakkul), for nothing occurs except by His will.

Below is a curated collection of authentic duas for protection, organized by purpose, with Arabic text, transliteration, English translation, and authoritative references from the Qur’an and verified hadith.

Arabic Text:

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Transliteration:

Laa ‘ilaaha ‘illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa ‘alaa kulli shay’in Qadeer

English Translation:

There is no god but Allah alone, Who has no partner; to Him belong the dominions, to Him praise is due, and He is Omnipotent.

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 5077

Arabic Text (Qur’an 23:97-98):

رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنۡ هَمَزَٰتِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحۡضُرُونِ

Transliteration:

Rabbi a’oozu bika min hamazaatish Shayaateen

Wa a’oozu bika Rabbi an yahduroon

English Translation:

“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.”

Reference: Qur’an 23:97-98

Arabic Text:

اللَّهُمَّ آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Transliteration:

Allahumma atina fid-dunya hasanatan, wa fil-akhirati hasanatan, wa qina ‘adhab-annar

English Translation:

O Allah, grant us the good in this world and the good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of Hell-Fire.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2690a

Context: Qatada asked Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) which dua the Prophet (ﷺ) frequently recited. Anas replied that this was the supplication the Prophet used most often—even inserting it into other duas.

Arabic Text:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ

Transliteration:

Allahumma, inni a’udhu bika min ‘adhabi jahannama, wa a’udhu bika min ‘adhabil-qabri, wa a’udhu bika min fitnatil-masihid-dajjali, wa a’udhu bika min fitnatil-mahya wal-mamat

English Translation:

“O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the torment of Hell, and I seek refuge in You from the torment of the grave, and I seek refuge in You from the tribulation of the Dajjal (False Messiah), and I seek refuge with You from the trials of life and death.”

Reference: Sahih Muslim 590 & Sunan an-Nasa’i 5514

Arabic Text:

بِسْمِ اللهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلى اللهِ وَلا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلاّ بِالله

Transliteration:

Bismillāhi, tawakkaltu `alallāhi. wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh.

English Translation:

In the Name of Allah, I have placed my trust in Allah; there is no might and no power except by Allah.

Reference: Hisnul Muslim 16 & Sunan Abi Dawud 5095

Context: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When a man goes out of his house and recites this dua, he is told: ‘You are guided, defended, and protected.’ The devils will flee from him, and one devil will say to another: ‘How can we harm a man who is guided, defended, and protected?’”

Arabic Text:

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Transliteration:

Bismillaahil-lathee laa yadhurru ma’as-mihi shay’un fil-‘ardhi wa laa fis-samaa’i wa Huwas-Samee‘ul-‘Aleem.

English Translation:

In the Name of Allah, Who with His Name, nothing in the earth or the heavens can cause harm, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

Reference: Jamiat-Tirmidhi 3388 **Context:**Uthman bin `Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever recites this dua three times each morning and evening will not be harmed by anything.”

Ayatul Kursi is one of the most powerful verses in the Qur’an, offering profound protection when recited before sleep.

Arabic Text:

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُۚ لَا تَأۡخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٞ وَلَا نَوۡمٞۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَشۡفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦۚ يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيۡءٖ مِّنۡ عِلۡمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَۚ وَسِعَ كُرۡسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفۡظُهُمَاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيُّ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

Transliteration:

Allahu laaa ilaaha illaa Huwal Haiyul Qaiyoom; laa taakhuzuhoo sinatunw wa laa nawm; lahoo maa fissamaawaati wa maa fil ard; man zal lazee yashfa’u indahooo illaa bi-iznih; ya’lamu maa baina aydeehim wa maa khalfahum wa laa yuheetoona bishai’im min ‘ilmihee illaa bimaa shaaa’; wasi’a Kursiyyuhus samaawaati wal arda wa laa Ya’ooduhoo hifzuhumaa; wa Huwal Aliyyul ‘Azeem

English Translation:

“Allah – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.”

Reference: Qur’an 2:255

Context: The Prophet (ﷺ) confirmed that reciting Ayatul Kursi before sleep sends a divine guard to protect the reciter from Satan until dawn.

Arabic Text:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَجْعَلُكَ فِي نُحُورِهِمْ وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شُرُورِهِمْ

Transliteration:

Allaahumma ‘innaa naj’aluka fee nuhoorihim wa na’oothu bika min shuroorihim

English Translation:

“O Allah, we make You our shield against them, and take refuge in You from their evils.”

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1537 (graded Sahih by Al-Albani)

Arabic Text:

اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِيهِم بِمَا شِئْتَ

Transliteration:

Allaahummak-fineehim bimaa shi’ta

English Translation:

O Allah, suffice (protect) me against them however You wish.

Reference: Hisnul Muslim 132

Arabic Text:

اللّهُـمَّ أَنْتَ عَضُـدي وَأَنْتَ نَصـيري بِكَ أَجـولُ وَبِكَ أَصـولُ وَبِكَ أُقـاتِل

Transliteration:

Allāhumma anta `aḍudī, wa anta naṣīrī. bika ajūlu, wa bika aṣūlu, wa bika uqātil

English Translation:

O Allah, You are my strength and You are my support. For Your sake, I go forth, for Your sake I advance, and for Your sake I fight.

Reference: Hisnul Muslim 127

Shirk—the association of partners with Allah—is the gravest sin in Islam. Allah (سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ) warns: “Say, [O Muhammad], ‘I am only a warner, and there is not any deity except Allah, the One, the Prevailing.’” (Qur’an 38:65)

Arabic Text:

اللّهُـمَّ إِنّـي أَعـوذُبِكَ أَنْ أُشْـرِكَ بِكَ وَأَنا أَعْـلَمْ وَأَسْتَـغْفِرُكَ لِما لا أَعْـلَم

Transliteration:

Allāhumma innī aūdhu bika an ushrika bika wa anā alam, wa astaghfiruka limā lā a`lam

English Translation:

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

Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 203

Arabic Text (Qur’an 14:40):

رَبِّ ٱجۡعَلۡنِي مُقِيمَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِيۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلۡ دُعَآءِ

Transliteration:

Rabbij ‘alnee muqeemas Salaati wa min zurriyyatee Rabbanaa wa taqabbal du’aaa

English Translation:

My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.

Reference: Qur’an 14:40

Arabic Text (Qur’an 25:74):

رَبَّنَا هَبۡ لَنَا مِنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعۡيُنٖ وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

Transliteration:

Rabbanaa hab lanaa min azwaajinaa wa zurriyaatinaa qurrata a’yuninw waj ‘alnaa lilmuttaqeena Imaamaa

English Translation:

Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous.

Reference: Qur’an 25:74

These two short surahs are a powerful source of protection for families, especially when recited together before sleep.

Surah Al-Falaq (113):

Arabic: قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

Transliteration: Qul a’udhu birabbil-falaq min sharri maa khalaq wa min sharri ghaasikin izaa waqab wa min sharri naffathaati fee al-‘uqad wa min sharri haasidin izaa hasad

Translation: “Say, ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak from the evil of that which He created, and from the evil of darkness when it settles, and from the evil of those who blow on knots, and from the evil of an envier when he envies.’”

Surah An-Nas (114):

Arabic: قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ إِلَهِ النَّاسِ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ

Transliteration: Qul a’udhu birabbin-naas malikin-naas ilahin-naas min sharri waswaasil-khannaas allathee yuwasswisu fee sudoorin-naas minal-jinnati wan-naas

Translation: “Say, ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the retreating whisperer—who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind—from among the jinn and mankind.’”

Context: Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) would recite these two surahs, blow into his hands, and wipe his body with them before sleep—encouraging families to do the same for mutual protection. (Sahih Bukhari 5960)

These duas, rooted in the Qur’an and Sunnah, are divine gifts from Allah to shield us from harm, ease our worries, and protect what is dear to us. Whether facing evil, enemies, tribulation, or seeking safety for our families, turning to Allah through sincere supplication is our greatest strength.

Memorize these duas, incorporate them into your daily routine (before sleep, when leaving home, in times of fear), and teach them to your loved ones. Remember that dua is a conversation with Allah—speak to Him with humility, trust, and certainty that He hears and answers.

May Allah (سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ) grant us His protection, shield us from all evil, and bless our families with safety and peace. Ameen.

Jazakallah khair—may Allah reward you with His mercy and guidance.