Evening Azkar · 6 of 23
Protection from the 4 Evils
Seeking Allah's Protection
Arabic
اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوءًا أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ
Transliteration
Allahumma 'aalimal-ghaybi wash-shahaadah, faatiras-samawaati wal-ard, rabba kulli shay'iw-wa maleekah, ash-hadu al-laa ilaaha illa Ant, a'oodhu bika min sharri nafsee wa min sharrish-shaytaani wa shirkihi, wa an aqtarifa 'alaa nafsee soo'an aw ajurrahu ilaa muslim.
Meaning in English
O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Lord and Sovereign of everything; I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship but You. I seek Your protection from the evil of my own self, from the evil of Shaytan and from the evil of polytheism to which he calls, and from inflicting evil on myself, or bringing it upon a Muslim.
Virtue and source
Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, instruct me what to say in morning and in the evening." He said: "Say [the above]." (Composite: Tirmidhi 3392, 3529)
How to read this dhikr
Protection from the 4 Evils is part of the evening azkar, the adhkar the Prophet ﷺ taught for the evening. The best time is after Asr, before the sun sets; if you miss that window it can still be read after Maghrib, before you sleep.
It is read once. Say it slowly, understanding the meaning, rather than rushing to the next one.
The same dhikr is also part of the morning azkar.