((يَبْدَأُ بِرِجْلِهِ الْيُسْرَى)) وَيَقُولُ: ((بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَالصّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِك، اللَّهُمَّ اعْصِمْنِي مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ)).
Bismillaahi was salaatu was salaamu 'alaa rasoolillaah, allaahumma innee as'aluka min fadlik, allaahumma'simnee minash shaytaanir rajeem
In the name of Allah, and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, I ask You from Your favour. O Allah, guard me from the accursed devil.
Hisn al-Muslim 14 · Hisn al-Muslim
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 14
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Context & meaning
It opens on two things that ask for nothing: the name of Allah, and prayers and peace upon His Messenger ﷺ. Only then do two requests follow, and they run in opposite directions. The first asks for something to be given — from Your favour — and the second for something to be kept away, the accursed devil. Each request restarts with its own address, so He is named at the head of both.
When & how to recite
The chapter places these words at the moment of leaving the mosque.
Reflection
The favour asked for is left unspecified while the danger is named exactly. One request stays open and the other is precise about what it wants guarded against.
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 is being said in English?
Translated, it says: “In the name of Allah, and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, I ask You from Your favour. O Allah, guard me from the accursed devil.” It opens on two things that ask for nothing: the name of Allah, and prayers and peace upon His Messenger ﷺ.
When is this said?
The chapter places these words at the moment of leaving the mosque. The favour asked for is left unspecified while the danger is named exactly.
Which collection records it?
It is listed at Hisn al-Muslim 14:21.
What is the transliteration?
If you do not read Arabic, the romanised form is: “Bismillaahi was salaatu was salaamu 'alaa rasoolillaah, allaahumma innee as'aluka min fadlik, allaahumma'simnee minash shaytaanir rajeem”