((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ)).
(Allahumma innee as-alukal-jannah, wa-aAAoothu bika minan-nar.)
(O Allah, I ask You to grant me Paradise and I take refuge in You from the Fire.)
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 24
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Context & meaning
Two clauses, exactly balanced. One asks for something, one seeks shelter from something, and the objects are opposites: Paradise and the Fire. Both clauses are directed at Him, since He is the one asked and also the one taken refuge in. Nothing separates them, no description of Him precedes them, and no reason is given for either. That is the whole supplication.
When & how to recite
Abu Dawud records it from companions of the Prophet ﷺ, said after the final Tashahhud.
Reflection
The symmetry holds on both sides: ask and take refuge, grant and flee, Paradise and Fire. Nothing is added to weight one half against the other.
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?
The translation given here is: “O Allah, I ask You to grant me Paradise and I take refuge in You from the Fire.” Two clauses, exactly balanced.
How do you say this in Latin letters?
Romanised, it runs: “Allahumma innee as-alukal-jannah, wa-aAAoothu bika minan-nar.”
When is this said?
Abu Dawud records it from companions of the Prophet ﷺ, said after the final Tashahhud. The symmetry holds on both sides: ask and take refuge, grant and flee, Paradise and Fire.
Which collection records it?
Cited here as Sunan Abi Dawud 792.