Mushna Dua Library
Dua for Seeking Refuge from Four Trials
Dua for Seeking Refuge from Four Trials
Transliteration
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min ʿadhābi jahannam, wa min ʿadhābi al-qabr, wa min fitnati al-maḥyā wa al-mamāt, wa min sharri fitnati al-masīḥ ad-dajjāl.
Translation
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil trial of the False Messiah.
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Background & benefit
A key supplication for protection, especially before the end of prayer.
Seeks refuge from the greatest trials in this life, the grave, and the Hereafter.
salah, personal dua
Source & authenticity
Source: Hadith/Dhikr
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1377; Sahih Muslim 588
Authenticity: Sahih
Sahih
Categories
Related duas
Asking for Jannah and Refuge from Hell
Sunan Abī Dāwūd 792; Sunan Ibn Mājah 910 (same concise wording inside the prayer after tashahhud)
Between the Two Prostrations
Sunan Ibn Mājah 897; also cited alongside Abū Dāwūd’s description of this