((اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوءاً، أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ)).
allahumma 'alimal-ghaybi wash-shahadati, fatiras-samawati wal-ard, rabbakulli shayin wa malikahu. ashhadu alla ilaha illa anta, a'udhu bika min sharri nafsi, wa min sharri ash-shaytani wa shirkih. wa an aqtarifa 'ala nafsi su'an aw ajurrahu ila muslim
O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord of all things and their Sovereign. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of myself, Satan and his soldiers (temptations to commit shirk against Allah), and I (seek refuge in You) from committing evil against myself or dragging it to a Muslim.
Hisn al-Muslim 28 · Hisn al-Muslim
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 28
Translation: dua-dhikr (fitrahive), free redistribution
The same wording is also listed in this library under Words of remembrance for morning and evening.
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Context & meaning
The opening works in pairs. He is named as Knower of two things set against each other, the unseen and the seen; as Creator of two more, the heavens and the earth; and then in two roles at once, Lord of all things and their Sovereign. The pairing stops as soon as the witness is given, because that names only one thing — that there is no deity worthy of worship except Him.
When & how to recite
The chapter this belongs to places these words before sleeping.
Reflection
What refuge is sought from is stated twice over, once as evil that might be committed and once as evil that might be passed to someone else. Between them the two cover the act and its reach.
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Common questions
What does this supplication actually say?
Rendered in English: “O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord of all things and their Sovereign. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except You.
Is there a transliteration?
In Latin script: “allahumma 'alimal-ghaybi wash-shahadati, fatiras-samawati wal-ard, rabbakulli shayin wa malikahu. ashhadu alla ilaha illa anta, a'udhu bika min sharri nafsi, wa min sharri ash-shaytani wa shirkih. wa an aqtarifa 'ala nafsi su'an aw ajurrahu ila muslim”
What is the source for this?
The reference given is Hisn al-Muslim 28:109.
When should you say it?
The chapter this belongs to places these words before sleeping. What refuge is sought from is stated twice over, once as evil that might be committed and once as evil that might be passed to someone else.