Prophet's ﷺ Plea for Refuge from Unjust Leaders
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.
Prophetic DuasSahih HadithSunan Abi Dawud 1554