((اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ)).
Allaahumma qinee 'adhaabaka yawma tab'athu 'ibaadak
(O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the day Your servants are resurrected.)
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 28
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Context & meaning
A single request is made, and it is fixed to one specific time rather than to the present. Protection is asked for, and what it is asked against is named directly as His punishment. The day it concerns is identified not by any date but by what happens on it — the raising of His servants.
When & how to recite
The chapter this belongs to places these words before sleeping.
Reflection
Although it is said at the end of a day, nothing in the wording concerns the night ahead of it. The only moment the sentence names lies far beyond that night.
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, protect me from Your punishment on the day Your servants are resurrected.” A single request is made, and it is fixed to one specific time rather than to the present.
How do you say this in Latin letters?
Written in Latin letters it is: “Allaahumma qinee 'adhaabaka yawma tab'athu 'ibaadak”
Which collection records it?
This page cites Sunan Abi Dawud 5047.
When is this said?
The chapter this belongs to places these words before sleeping. Although it is said at the end of a day, nothing in the wording concerns the night ahead of it.