((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ: فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِي، وَمَالِي، اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي، وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِي، اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَينِ يَدَيَّ، وَمِنْ خَلْفِي، وَعَنْ يَمِينِي، وَعَنْ شِمَالِي، وَمِنْ فَوْقِي، وَأَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِي)).
Allaahumma innee as'alukal 'afwa wal 'aafiyata feed dunyaa wal aakhirah. Allaahumma innee as'alukal 'afwa wal 'aafiyata fee deenee wadunyaaya wa ahlee wamaalee. Allaahummastur 'awraatee, wa aamin raw'aatee. Allaahummahfaznee min bayni yadayya, wamin khalfee, wa'an yameenee, wa'an shimaalee, wamin fawqee, wa a'oodhu bi'azamatika an ughtaala min tahtee
O Allah, indeed I ask You for well-being and safety in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, indeed I ask You for well-being and safety in my religion, my world, my family and my wealth. O Allah, cover my flaws (faults and things that are not appropriate for others to see) and calm me from fear. O Allah, protect me from the front, behind, right, left and above me. I seek refuge in Your greatness, so that I am not snatched from below me (by snakes or swallowed by the earth, etc., which would cause me to fall).
Hisn al-Muslim 27 · Hisn al-Muslim
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 27
Translation: dua-dhikr (fitrahive), free redistribution
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Context & meaning
The requests here move from the widest frame down to the most concrete. Well-being and safety are asked for first across this world and the Hereafter, then narrowed to four named domains — religion, worldly life, family and wealth. Two more specific requests follow: that flaws be covered and that fear be settled. The supplication then turns to direction itself, asking for protection from the front, from behind, from the right, from the left, and from above.
When & how to recite
The chapter groups this with the remembrances of morning and evening.
Reflection
One direction is handled unlike all the others. Rather than asking for protection from below, the wording seeks refuge in His greatness against being snatched from underneath — the single point where the request becomes an appeal to an attribute.
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
Which collection records it?
Cited here as Hisn al-Muslim 27:84.
What is being said in English?
The translation given here is: “O Allah, indeed I ask You for well-being and safety in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, indeed I ask You for well-being and safety in my religion, my world, my family and my wealth. O Allah, cover my flaws (faults and things that are not appropriate for others to see) and calm me from fear. O Allah, protect me from the front, behind, right, left and above me.
How do you say this in Latin letters?
Romanised, it runs: “Allaahumma innee as'alukal 'afwa wal 'aafiyata feed dunyaa wal aakhirah. Allaahumma innee as'alukal 'afwa wal 'aafiyata fee deenee wadunyaaya wa ahlee wamaalee. Allaahummastur 'awraatee, wa aamin raw'aatee. Allaahummahfaznee min bayni yadayya, wamin khalfee, wa'an yameenee, wa'an shimaalee, wamin fawqee, wa a'oodhu bi'azamatika an ughtaala min tahtee”
When is this said?
The chapter groups this with the remembrances of morning and evening. One direction is handled unlike all the others.