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Asking for Jannah and Refuge from Hell

Asking for Jannah and Refuge from Hell

Hadith/Dhikr
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ

Transliteration

Allāhumma innī as’aluka l‑jannah, wa aʿūdhu bika mina n-nār.

Translation

“O Allah, I ask You for Paradise, and I seek refuge with You from the Fire.”

Understand the dua

Background & benefit

Background

A concise dua for the ultimate success and protection.

Benefit

Centers the believer’s hope on Jannah and fear of the Fire.

When to recite

general dua, salah

Source & authenticity

Source: Hadith/Dhikr

Reference: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 792; Sunan Ibn Mājah 910 (same concise wording inside the prayer after tashahhud)

Authenticity: Sahih

Reported in Abū Dāwūd and Ibn Mājah in a narration where the Prophet ﷺ approved a concise supplication asking for Paradise and seeking refuge from the Fire. It may be used in ṣalāh and as a general dua with sincerity and righteous action.

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