Allahumma Inni A'udhu Bika An Adilla (Leaving Home)
“Allahumma inni a'udhu bika an adilla aw udall” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sunan Abi Dawud 5094. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَضِلَّ أَوْ أُضَلَّ، أَوْ أَزِلَّ أَوْ أُزَلَّ، أَوْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ، أَوْ أَجْهَلَ أَوْ يُجْهَلَ عَلَيَّ
Transliteration: Allahumma inni a'udhu bika an adilla aw udall, aw azilla aw uzall, aw azlima aw uzlam, aw ajhala aw yujhala 'alayy.
Translation: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from going astray or being led astray, from slipping or being made to slip, from wronging others or being wronged, and from behaving foolishly or being treated foolishly.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 5094
When to recite
When leaving the house.
About this dua
Narrated by Umm Salamah: the Prophet ﷺ never left her house without saying these words. It covers the ways a person can be harmed — or cause harm — when dealing with people outside the home.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 5094
- Grading: Graded sahih by al-Albani.
- Read the source: Sunan Abi Dawud 5094
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.