Dua When Angry
“A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih Muslim 2610. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
Transliteration: A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim.
Translation: I seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, the accursed.
Source: Sahih Muslim 2610; Sahih al-Bukhari 3282
When to recite
When you feel anger rising.
About this dua
Narrated by Sulayman ibn Surad: two men were insulting each other in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ, and one became red-faced with rage. The Prophet ﷺ said: “I know a word which, if he said it, what he feels would go away: A‘udhu billahi minash-shaytan.”
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih Muslim 2610; Sahih al-Bukhari 3282
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih Muslim 2610 · Sahih al-Bukhari 3282
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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