The Book of Seeking Refuge with Allah

It was narrated from Abdullah ibn Amr that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to supplicate: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from being overwhelmed by debt and from enemies gloating over my misfortune.’

It was narrated from Uthman ibn Abi al-As that the Prophet ﷺ used to supplicate: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from laziness, senility, cowardice, incapacity, and the trials of life and death.’

It was narrated from Amr ibn Shuayb, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from laziness, senility, debt, and sin. I seek refuge in You from the evil of the False Messiah, the punishment of the grave, and the punishment of the Fire.’

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet ﷺ used to seek refuge from these three things: being overtaken by misery, enemies gloating over one’s misfortune, and an evil decree or severe calamity. Sufyan said: ‘There were three; I mentioned four because I cannot remember which one was not included.’

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet ﷺ used to seek refuge from an evil decree, enemies gloating over one’s misfortune, being overtaken by misery, and the severity of calamity.

It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet ﷺ used to say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from insanity, leprosy, vitiligo, and severe illnesses.’

It was narrated from Abu Said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to seek refuge from the evil eye of the jinn and of humankind. When the two protective surahs (al-Muawwidhatayn) were revealed, he recited them and left off everything else.

It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to seek refuge with these words: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from laziness, senility, cowardice, miserliness, the hardships of old age, the trial of the Dajjal, and the punishment of the grave.’

It was narrated that Musab ibn Sad reported from his father: He used to teach us five things that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would supplicate with: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from miserliness, cowardice, being returned to the most decrepit age, and the punishment of the grave.’

It was narrated that Amr ibn Maymun said: I performed Hajj with Umar, and at Muzdalifah I heard him say that the Prophet ﷺ used to seek refuge from five things: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from miserliness and cowardice; I seek refuge in You from the hardships of old age, the trials of the heart, and the punishment of the grave.’

It was narrated from Abdullah ibn Sarjis that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ traveled, he would say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardships of travel, the sorrow of returning, reversal after prosperity, the supplication of the wronged, and anything distressing that might befall my family or property.’

It was narrated from Abdullah ibn Sarjis that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ traveled, he would say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardships of travel, the sorrow of returning, reversal after prosperity, the supplication of the wronged, and anything distressing that might befall my family, property, or child.’

It was narrated from Abdullah ibn Sarjis that when the Prophet ﷺ traveled, he would seek refuge from the hardships of travel, the sorrow of returning, reversal after prosperity, the supplication of the wronged, and anything distressing that might befall.

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ traveled and mounted his riding animal, he gestured with his finger—Shubah stretched out his own finger while narrating—and said: ‘O Allah, You are the Companion on the journey and the Guardian over my family and property. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardships of travel and the sorrow of returning.’

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Seek refuge in Allah from a bad neighbor in one’s settled home, for a neighbor in the desert will move away.’

It was narrated from Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Abu Talhah, ‘Find me a young servant from among your boys.’ Abu Talhah took me with him, riding behind him, and I served the Messenger of Allah ﷺ whenever he stopped. I often heard him say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from senility, grief, incapacity, laziness, miserliness, cowardice, the burden of debt, and being overpowered by people.’

It was narrated from Aishah that the Prophet ﷺ used to seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the grave and the trial of the Dajjal. He also said, ‘You will be tested in your graves.’

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of Hell, the punishment of the grave, the evil of the False Messiah, and the evil of the trials of life and death.’

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, the punishment of the Fire, the trials of life and death, and the evil of the False Messiah.’

It was narrated that Abu Dharr said: I entered the mosque while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was there, and sat with him. He said, ‘Abu Dharr, seek refuge in Allah from the evil of the devils among the jinn and humankind.’ I asked, ‘Are there devils among humankind?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’