((اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظْلَلْنَ، وَرَبَّ الأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَقْلَلْنَ، وَرَبَّ الشَّياطِينِ وَمَا أَضْلَلْنَ، وَرَبَّ الرِّيَاحِ وَمَا ذَرَيْنَ، أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ، وَخَيْرَ أَهْلِهَا، وَخَيْرَ مَا فِيهَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا، وَشَرِّ أَهْلِهَا، وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهَا)).
Allaahumma Rabbas samaawaatis sab'i wamaa azlalna, wa Rabbal aradeenas sab'i wamaa aqlalna, wa Rabbash shayaateeni wamaa adlalna, wa Rabbar riyaahi wamaa dharayna, as'aluka khayra haadhihil qaryah, wakhayra ahlihaa, wakhayra maa feehaa, wa a'oodhu bika min sharrihaa, washarri ahlihaa, washarri maa feehaa
(O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all that they envelop, Lord of the seven earths and all that they carry, Lord of the devils and all whom they misguide, Lord of the winds and all whom they whisk away. I ask You for the goodness of this village, the goodness of its inhabitants and for all the goodness found within it and I take refuge with You from the evil of this village, the evil of its inhabitants and from all the evil found within it.)
Hisn al-Muslim 97 · Hisn al-Muslim
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 97
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Context & meaning
Four lordships are named before the requests begin, and each is paired with what it contains: the seven heavens and all they envelop, the seven earths and all they carry, the devils and all whom they misguide, the winds and all whom they whisk away. The requests then arrive as an exact pair. Goodness is asked for in three forms — of this village, of its inhabitants, of all found within it — and refuge sought from evil in the same three.
When & how to recite
The chapter places these words on entering a town or city.
Reflection
The two halves mirror one another clause for clause. What differs is only whether goodness is being asked for or evil escaped; the three targets stay identical.
About these notesThe notes above explain the wording of the supplication as it is translated on this page. They add no commentary, history or ruling beyond it.
Common questions
What do these words mean?
In translation: “O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all that they envelop, Lord of the seven earths and all that they carry, Lord of the devils and all whom they misguide, Lord of the winds and all whom they whisk away.
How is this pronounced?
Read without Arabic letters it is: “Allaahumma Rabbas samaawaatis sab'i wamaa azlalna, wa Rabbal aradeenas sab'i wamaa aqlalna, wa Rabbash shayaateeni wamaa adlalna, wa Rabbar riyaahi wamaa dharayna, as'aluka khayra haadhihil qaryah, wakhayra ahlihaa, wakhayra maa feehaa, wa a'oodhu bika min sharrihaa, washarri ahlihaa, washarri maa feehaa”
Where does this dua come from?
The citation carried by our record is Hisn al-Muslim 97:208.
At what point is it recited?
The chapter places these words on entering a town or city. The two halves mirror one another clause for clause.