اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِهِمِّي وَحُزْنِي، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، وَأَحَدُكَ الصَّمَدُ، لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ، كُلُّهُ، بِيَدِكَ الْأَمْرُ كُلُّهُ، إِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنْ تَقُودَنِي بِالْأَعْمَالِ الصَّالِحَةِ، وَتَجْعَلَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَخْطَائِيَ اجْتِهَادًا، وَتُجَدِّدَ لِيَ الْأَمْرَ، وَتُذَكِّرَنِي، وَلَا تَجْعَلْ لِيَ الْحَاجَةَ إِلَى أَحَدٍ سِوَاكَ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، فَارْزُقْنِيَ الشَّجَاعَةَ عَلَى مَنْ ظَلَمَنِي، وَالْحِكْمَةَ عَلَى مَنْ حَارَبَنِي، وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِيَ النَّصِيرَ، وَأَنْ تَكْفِيَنِيَ الشَّرَّ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي، وَأَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ رَبِّ أَنْ تُعِيذَنِي مِنْ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ، وَشَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ، وَقَاضٍ جَائِرٍ، وَفَقْرٍ مُقْرِفٍ، وَحَرْبٍ مُشْتَعِلَةٍ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، الْأَوَّلُ فَلَا شَيْءَ قَبْلَكَ، وَالْآخِرُ فَلَا شَيْءَ بَعْدَكَ، وَالظَّاهِرُ فَلَا شَيْءَ فَوْقَكَ، وَالْبَاطِنُ فَلَا شَيْءَ دُونَكَ، وَعَلَيْكَ الْأَمْرُ كُلُّهُ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رَبِّ أَنْ تُعِيذَنِي مِنْ عُسْرِ الْحَيَاةِ، وَضِيقِ الْمَعِيشَةِ، وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ، وَأَنْ تُغْنِيَنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ، وَبِطَاعَتِكَ عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ، وَبِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رَبِّ أَنْ تُعِيذَنِي مِنْ زَوَالِ نِعْمَتِكَ، وَتَحَوُّلِ عَافِيَتِكَ، وَفُجَاءَةِ نِقْمَتِكَ، وَجَمِيعِ سَخَطِكَ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رَبِّ أَنْ تُقِوِّيَ عَزِيمَتِي، وَأَنْ تُصْلِحَ دِينِي، وَأَنْ تُعْلِيَ ذِكْرِي، وَأَنْ تُبَارِكَ لِي فِي نَفْسِي، وَأَنْ تُجَدِّدَ أَمْرِي، وَأَنْ تُرْشِدَنِي لِمَا هُدِيتَ إِلَيْهِ، وَأَنْ تَعْصِمَنِي مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رَبِّ أَنْ تُعِيذَنِي مِنْ شَرِّ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ، وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهِ، وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِيَ خَيْرَهُ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهُ، وَأَنْ تَكْفِيَنِيَ شَرَّهُ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رَبِّ أَنْ تُعِيذَنِي مِنْ أَنْ أَضِلَّ أَوْ أُضَلَّ، أَوْ أَزِلَّ أَوْ أُزَلَّ، أَوْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ، أَوْ أَجْهَلَ أَوْ يُجْهَلَ عَلَيَّ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رَبِّ أَنْ تُعِيذَنِي مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا، إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رَبِّ أَنْ تُعِيذَنِي مِنْ شَرِّ الْكُفَّارِ، وَشَرِّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ، وَشَرِّ الْفُسَّاقِ، وَشَرِّ كُلِّ ذِي شَرٍّ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رَبِّ أَنْ تُعِيذَنِي مِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ، وَشَرِّ الْجِنِّ، وَشَرِّ الْإِنْسِ، وَشَرِّ الْبَهَائِمِ، وَشَرِّ الْحَيَّاتِ، وَشَرِّ الْعَقَارِبِ، وَشَرِّ الْهَوَامِّ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رَبِّ أَنْ تُعِيذَنِي مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْتَ، وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مِنْ عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ، وَمِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ الْمُتَّقِينَ، وَمِنْ جُنْدِكَ الْمُنْصُورِينَ، وَمِنْ أَنْصَارِ دِينِكَ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ رَبِّ أَنْ تُعِيذَنِي مِنْ شَرِّ الدَّجَّالِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْقَبْرِ، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ.
O Allah, I ask You by my distress and sorrow. O Allah, I ask You by bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no god but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who was not begotten and has no son, and there is none like unto Him. O Allah, I ask You, for all praise is due to You, there is no god but You, in Your Hand is all good, in Your Hand is all command, and to You is the final return. O Allah, I ask You by bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no god but You, the Rich, the Praiseworthy. I ask You to lead me with righteous deeds, to make striving between me and my mistakes, to renew my affairs for me, to remind me, and not to make me have need of anyone besides You. O Allah, I ask You by bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no god but You. So grant me courage against whoever oppresses me, and wisdom against whoever fights me, and grant me a protector, and suffice me from evil. O Allah, I ask You by bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no god but You, so accept from me, and help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You well. And I ask You, my Lord, to protect me from an obstinate tyrant, a rebellious devil, an unjust judge, shameful poverty, and a raging war. O Allah, I ask You by bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no god but You, the First, before Whom nothing existed, the Last, after Whom nothing will exist, the Evident, above Whom nothing exists, the Hidden, closer than Whom nothing exists, and to You belongs all command. O Allah, I ask You, my Lord, to protect me from the hardship of life, the constriction of livelihood, and the evil of the return, and to enrich me with Your lawful provision instead of Your forbidden, and with Your obedience instead of Your disobedience, and with Your bounty over others. O Allah, I ask You, my Lord, to protect me from the loss of Your favors, the change of Your well-being, the suddenness of Your punishment, and all of Your displeasure. O Allah, I ask You, my Lord, to strengthen my resolve, to rectify my religion, to elevate my mention, to bless me in my soul, to renew my affairs, to guide me to what You have guided, and to protect me from all evil. O Allah, I ask You, my Lord, to protect me from the evil of this matter, and the evil of what is in it, and to make for me its good and the good of what follows it, and to suffice me from its evil. O Allah, I ask You, my Lord, to protect me from going astray or being led astray, from slipping or causing others to slip, from wronging or being wronged, from acting in ignorance or being acted upon in ignorance. O Allah, I ask You, my Lord, to protect me from the evil of my soul, and from the evil of every creature that You seize by the forelock. Indeed, my Lord is on a straight path. O Allah, I ask You, my Lord, to protect me from the evil of the disbelievers, the evil of the hypocrites, the evil of the wicked, the evil of every evil-doer, and from the evil of the Day of Resurrection. O Allah, I ask You, my Lord, to protect me from the evil of the devil, the evil of the jinn, the evil of mankind, the evil of beasts, the evil of snakes, the evil of scorpions, and the evil of crawling creatures. O Allah, I ask You, my Lord, to protect me from the evil of all that You have created, and to make me among Your righteous servants, and among Your pious allies, and among Your victorious soldiers, and among the supporters of Your religion. O Allah, I ask You, my Lord, to protect me from the evil of the Dajjal, and from the trial of the Dajjal, and from the trial of the grave, and from the punishment of the grave, and from the evil of the Day of Resurrection.
Allahumma inni as'aluka bihimmi wa huzni, Allahumma inni as'aluka bi'anni ashhadu annaka Allahu la ilaha illa ant, wa ahaduk as-Samad, lam yalid wa lam yulad, wa lam yakun laka kufuwan ahad. Allahumma inni as'aluka bi'annaka lak al-hamdu la ilaha illa ant, biyadik al-khair, kulluh, biyadik al-amru kulluh, ilayk al-masir. Allahumma inni as'aluka bi'annaka Allahu, la ilaha illa ant, al-Ghaniyy al-Hamid, as'aluka bi'an tuqawwidani bil-a'mal as-saliha, wa taj'ala bayni wa bayna akhta'i ijtihada, wa tujaddida li al-amr, wa tudhakkirni, wa la taj'ala li al-hajjata ila ahadin siwak. Allahumma inni as'aluka bi'annaka Allahu, la ilaha illa ant, farzuqni ash-shaja'ata 'ala man zalamani, wal-hikmata 'ala man harabani, wa an taj'ala li an-nasir, wa an takfini ash-sharr. Allahumma inni as'aluka bi'annaka Allahu, la ilaha illa ant, fataqabbal minni, wa a'inni 'ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni 'ibadatik, wa as'aluka Rabbi an tu'idhani min jabbarin 'anid, wa shaytanin marid, wa qadin ja'ir, wa faqr muqrif, wa harb mushta'ilah. Allahumma inni as'aluka bi'annaka Allahu, la ilaha illa ant, al-Awwalu fala shay'a qablak, wal-Akhiru fala shay'a ba'dak, wal-Zahiru fala shay'a fawqak, wal-Batinu fala shay'a dunak, wa 'alayk al-amru kulluh. Allahumma inni as'aluka Rabbi an tu'idhani min 'usr al-hayah, wa diq al-ma'ishah, wa su' al-munqalab, wa an tughnini bihalalika 'an haramika, wa bi-ta'atika 'an ma'siyatik, wa bifadlika 'amman siwak. Allahumma inni as'aluka Rabbi an tu'idhani min zawali ni'matik, wa tahawwuli 'afiyatik, wa faja'ati niqmatik, wa jami'i sakhatik. Allahumma inni as'aluka Rabbi an tuqawwiya 'azimati, wa an tusliha dini, wa an tu'liya dhikri, wa an tubarika li fi nafsi, wa an tujaddida amri, wa an turshidani lima hudita ilayh, wa an ta'simani min kulli su'. Allahumma inni as'aluka Rabbi an tu'idhani min sharri hadha al-amr, wa sharri ma fih, wa an taj'ala li khayrahu wa khayra ma ba'dah, wa an takfini sharrahu. Allahumma inni as'aluka Rabbi an tu'idhani min an adilla aw udalla, aw azilla aw uzalla, aw azlima aw uzlama, aw ajhala aw yujhala 'alayy. Allahumma inni as'aluka Rabbi an tu'idhani min sharri nafsi, wa min sharri kulli dabbatin anta akhidhun binasiyatiha, inna Rabbi 'ala siratin mustaqim. Allahumma inni as'aluka Rabbi an tu'idhani min sharri al-kuffar, wa sharri al-munafiqin, wa sharri al-fussiq, wa sharri kulli dhi sharr, wa min sharri yawm al-qiyamah. Allahumma inni as'aluka Rabbi an tu'idhani min sharri ash-shaytan, wa sharri al-jinn, wa sharri al-ins, wa sharri al-baha'im, wa sharri al-hayyat, wa sharri al-'aqarib, wa sharri al-hawamm. Allahumma inni as'aluka Rabbi an tu'idhani min sharri kulli shay'in khalaqta, wa an taj'alani min 'ibadik as-salihin, wa min awliya'ik al-muttaqin, wa min jundik al-mansurin, wa min ansari dinik. Allahumma inni as'aluka Rabbi an tu'idhani min sharr ad-Dajjal, wa min fitnat al-Masih ad-Dajjal, wa min fitnat al-qabr, wa min 'adhab al-qabr, wa min sharri yawm al-qiyamah.
When to Read
This comprehensive dua is not limited to a specific time, but it is particularly relevant when facing oppressive rulers, unjust systems, or any situation where guidance and protection from harmful leadership are needed. It can be recited during times of personal distress, societal unrest, or whenever one feels vulnerable to the machinations of those in power.
How to Read
Recite this dua with sincerity and conviction, focusing on the meaning of each phrase. Ensure you are in a state of purity, facing the Qiblah if possible, and have a clear intention of seeking Allah's protection and guidance. Reflect on the attributes of Allah mentioned in the dua as you recite them.
Virtues & Benefits
This powerful supplication encompasses a vast range of requests for protection, covering personal well-being, spiritual strength, and deliverance from various forms of evil, including the insidious threat of misguided rulers. By seeking refuge in Allah's perfect names and attributes, one affirms Tawhid and reliance on the Almighty. The dua asks for courage, wisdom, and divine sufficiency against oppression, as well as protection from internal struggles and external threats. It's a comprehensive shield against the dangers of this world and the Hereafter.
Source & Authentication
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to recite a lengthy dua when he was distressed. It is reported that 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "No person suffered any anxiety or grief, and then said: O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your handmaid. My forelock is in Your hand. Your command over me is ever executed, and Your decree concerning me is just. I ask You by every name that You have called Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any one of Your creation, or which You have preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Qur'an the delight of my heart, the light of my breast, the banisher of my grief, and the remover of my anxiety. But Allah will take away his grief and replace his sorrow with joy." Someone asked: "O Messenger of Allah, should we learn these words?" He said: "Yes, indeed! It is necessary for everyone who hears them to learn them." This lengthy dua is a testament to the Prophet's ﷺ reliance on Allah and his comprehensive supplication for all aspects of life. While the primary context of the hadith above relates to grief and anxiety, the foundational principles of seeking refuge in Allah's names and attributes and asking for comprehensive protection are mirrored in the translation provided, which addresses specifically the issue of rulers.