((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 وَشَرَكِهِ، 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 27 · Hisn al-Muslim
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 27
Translation: dua-dhikr (fitrahive), free redistribution
The same wording is also listed in this library under What to say before sleeping.
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Context & meaning
Three titles open the supplication before any request is made: Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, and Lord of all things and their Sovereign. A statement of witness follows, that there is no deity worthy of worship except Him. Only then does the asking begin, and the first evil named is not an external one — refuge is sought from the evil of my own self, before Satan and his soldiers are mentioned at all.
When & how to recite
Placed by the chapter at morning and at evening.
Reflection
The closing clause reaches past the one praying. Having asked protection from committing evil against himself, the wording asks the same regarding evil dragged toward another Muslim.
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
Where does this dua come from?
The citation carried by our record is Hisn al-Muslim 27:85.
What do these words mean?
In translation: “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.
How is this pronounced?
For those reading it without Arabic 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”
At what point is it recited?
Placed by the chapter at morning and at evening. The closing clause reaches past the one praying.