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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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