Dua #720•Sahih (Albani). Tirmidhi: 3492

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#720

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ سَمْعِيْ وَمِنْ شَرِّ بَصَرِيْ وَمِنْ شَرِّ لِسَانِيْ وَمِنْ شَرِّ قَلْبِيْ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَنِيِّيْ

Transliteration

Allaahumma innee A‛oodhu bika min sharri sam‛ee, wa min sharri basaaree, wa min sharri lisaanee, wa min sharri qalbee, wa min sharri mani-yee

Translation

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from hearing evil, from seeing evil, from speaking evil, from the evils of my heart and the evils of my carnal desires.

Hadith about the Dua

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ أَوْسٍ، عَنْ بِلاَلِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْعَبْسِيِّ، عَنْ شُتَيْرِ بْنِ شَكَلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، شَكَلِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلِّمْنِي تَعَوُّذًا أَتَعَوَّذُ بِهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ بِكَتِفِي فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ سَمْعِي وَمِنْ شَرِّ بَصَرِي وَمِنْ شَرِّ لِسَانِي وَمِنْ شَرِّ قَلْبِي وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَنِيِّي ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي فَرْجَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ عَنْ بِلاَلِ بْنِ يَحْيَى ‏.‏

Translation

Shakal bin Humaid said: "I came to the Prophet and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, teach me a way of seeking refuge so that I may seek refuge by it." He said: "So he took my hand and said: 'Say: O Allah, indeed I seek refuge in You from the evil of my hearing and the evil of my sight, and the evil of my tongue and the evil of my heart, and the evil of my semen (Allāhumma innī a`ūdhu bika min sharri sam`ī wa min sharri baṣarī, wa min sharri lisānī, wa min sharri qalbī, wa min sharri maniyyī).'" [Sahih (Albani). Tirmidhi: 3492]

Common Questions

Many Muslims say A`ūdhu bikalimāti-llāhit-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq three times in the evening. This keeps you safe from evil eye and harm.

Yes. Say Allahumma innee a3uzubika min sharri sam3ee, wa min sharri baSaree, wa min sharri lisaanee, wa min sharri qalbee, wa min sharri minnee. This is a true masnoon dua to help you speak good words.

Read verses 51 and 52 from Surah Al-Qalam for evil eye protection. People call them the Verse of Evil Eye. Muslims use them to ask Allah for safety.

Do ruqyah. Read the last three Quran surahs, blow on water, and wash with it. This Islamic method uses these surahs with dua for protection and healing.

Take water from the wudu or ghusl of the person who gave the evil eye. Pour it on the one who got hurt. This is a known Islamic way for healing and safety.

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