Dua When You Fear Harm from People
“Allahumma inna naj'aluka fi nuhurihim” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sunan Abi Dawud 1537. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَجْعَلُكَ فِي نُحُورِهِمْ، وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شُرُورِهِمْ
Transliteration: Allahumma inna naj'aluka fi nuhurihim, wa na'udhu bika min shururihim.
Translation: O Allah, we place You before them, and we seek refuge in You from their evil.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 1537
When to recite
When you fear harm from a person or group of people.
About this dua
Narrated by Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari: when the Prophet ﷺ feared a group of people he would say this.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1537
- Grading: Graded sahih by al-Albani.
- Read the source: Sunan Abi Dawud 1537
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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