Three Prayers to Ward Off Harm: Arabic, Latin and Meaning

Three Prayers to Ward Off Harm: Arabic, Latin and Meaning

A prayer to keep away from bad things is a supplication addressed to Allah to seek protection from various dangers, evils, calamities, and other undesirable things in life.

In Islamic teaching, this prayer is usually recited so that a person remains under Allah’s protection and is kept away from evils that may come from oneself, others, or from various undesired events.

Arabic text

Latin transliteration

Allāhumma innī a‘ūdzu bika min sharri mā ’amiltu wa min sharri mā lam a‘mal.

Meaning

“Ya Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of that which I have done and from the evil of that which I have not done.”

Arabic text

Latin transliteration

Bismillāhilladzī lā yaḍurru ma‘asmihī shay’un fil-arḍi wa lā fis-samā’i wa huwas-samī‘ul ’alīm.

Meaning

“By the name of Allah with whose name nothing on earth or in the heavens can harm, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”

Arabic text

Latin transliteration

A‘ūdzu bikalimātillāhit-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq.

Meaning

“I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.”

Doa-doa tersebut dibaca untuk memohon perlindungan kepada Allah agar dijauhkan dari bahaya, kejahatan, dan hal buruk dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Doa ini bisa dibaca setelah sholat, sebelum tidur, atau saat merasa khawatir terhadap suatu bahaya. (Z-4)

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