6 supplications
Protection from the Dajjal and the Devils of the Night
The greatest trial before the Hour is the Dajjal, and the Prophet ﷺ gave a specific protection: memorising the first ten verses of al-Kahf. He also taught refuge from the devils that came to him one night with fire, and words that shield a Muslim entering the mosque.
Protection from the Dajjal
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ الْكِتَابَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُ عِوَجًا ۜ قَيِّمًا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأْسًا شَدِيدًا مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا حَسَنًا … (الآيات العشر الأولى من سورة الكهف)
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi anzala ‘ala ‘abdihil-kitaba wa lam yaj‘al lahu ‘iwaja, qayyimal-li-yundhira ba’san shadidam-mil-ladunhu wa yubashshiral-mu’mininal-ladhina ya‘malunas-salihati anna lahum ajran hasana … (the first ten verses of al-Kahf)
Praise be to Allah, who sent down the Book to His servant and placed no crookedness in it, upright, to warn of severe punishment from Him and give glad tidings to the believers who do good that they will have a good reward… “Whoever memorises the first ten verses of al-Kahf is protected from the Dajjal.”
Source: Qur’an 18:1-10; Sahih Muslim
Against the devils of the night
أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ الْكَرِيمِ، وَبِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِي لَا يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ بَرٌّ وَلَا فَاجِرٌ، مِنْ شَرِّ مَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَشَرِّ مَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا، وَشَرِّ مَا ذَرَأَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَشَرِّ مَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتَنِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ طَارِقٍ إِلَّا طَارِقًا يَطْرُقُ بِخَيْرٍ يَا رَحْمَنُ
A‘udhu bi-wajhillahil-karim, wa bi-kalimatillahit-tammatil-lati la yujawizuhunna barrun wa la fajir, min sharri ma yanzilu minas-sama’i wa sharri ma ya‘ruju fiha, wa sharri ma dhara’a fil-ardi wa sharri ma yakhruju minha, wa min sharri fitanil-layli wan-nahar, wa min sharri kulli tariqin illa tariqan yatruqu bi-khayrin ya rahman.
I seek refuge in the noble Face of Allah and the perfect words of Allah, which no righteous or wicked one can surpass, from the evil of what descends from the sky and ascends into it, of what He created in the earth and comes out of it, from the trials of night and day, and from every visitor at night except one who comes with good, O Most Merciful.
Source: al-Muwatta’ of Malik; Musnad Ahmad
Protect me by Islam
اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي بِالْإِسْلَامِ قَائِمًا، وَاحْفَظْنِي بِالْإِسْلَامِ قَاعِدًا، وَاحْفَظْنِي بِالْإِسْلَامِ رَاقِدًا، وَلَا تُشْمِتْ بِي عَدُوًّا وَلَا حَاسِدًا
Allahummahfadhni bil-islami qa’ima, wahfadhni bil-islami qa‘ida, wahfadhni bil-islami raqida, wa la tushmit bi ‘aduwwan wa la hasida.
O Allah, protect me by Islam when standing, protect me by Islam when sitting, protect me by Islam when lying down, and do not let an enemy or an envier rejoice at my misfortune.
Source: al-Mustadrak of al-Hakim
Another dua for entering the mosque
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ، وَبِوَجْهِهِ الْكَرِيمِ، وَسُلْطَانِهِ الْقَدِيمِ، مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
A‘udhu billahil-‘adhim, wa bi-wajhihil-karim, wa sultanihil-qadim, minash-shaytanir-rajim.
I seek refuge in Allah the Magnificent, in His noble Face and His eternal authority, from Satan the accursed. “Satan says: he is protected from me for the rest of the day.”
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud
Refuge in the perfect words of Allah×3
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
A‘udhu bi-kalimatillahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq.
I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created. Whoever says it when stopping at a place, nothing will harm him until he leaves it.
Source: Sahih Muslim
In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing can harm×3
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Bismillahil-ladhi la yadurru ma‘asmihi shay’un fil-ardi wa la fis-sama’, wa huwas-sami‘ul-‘alim.
In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in the heavens can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. Whoever says it three times in the morning and evening, nothing will harm him.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud; Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi
The trial of the Dajjal
The Prophet ﷺ said there is no trial greater than the Dajjal from Adam to the Hour (Muslim). He taught to seek refuge from it in every prayer and to memorise the first ten verses of al-Kahf; in another narration the last ten (Muslim). Reciting al-Kahf on Friday is also reported as a light between two Fridays (al-Hakim).
Protection from the Dajjal and the Devils of the Night: questions and answers
Is reading al-Kahf on Friday Sunnah?
Yes, many scholars consider the hadith acceptable; reading it on Thursday night or Friday is recommended.
What is said on entering the mosque?
“Bismillah, was-salatu was-salamu ‘ala rasulillah, Allahummaftah li abwaba rahmatik”, and the refuge on this page.