Someone means you harm

When you are afraid of someone

What the Prophet ﷺ said when he feared harm from a people.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَجْعَلُكَ فِي نُحُورِهِمْ وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شُرُورِهِمْ

Allāhumma innā najʿaluka fī nuḥūrihim wa naʿūdhu bika min shurūrihim.

“O Allah, we place You before them, and we seek refuge in You from their evil.”

The full narration

Narrated AbuMusa al-Ash'ari: When the Prophet (ﷺ) feared a (group of) people, he would say: "O Allah, we make Thee our shield against them, and take refuge in Thee from their evils

Source

Sunan Abī Dāwūd · 1537

Ṣaḥīḥ
  • Al-Albani: Sahih
  • Muhammad Muhyi Al-Din Abdul Hamid: Sahih
  • Shuaib Al Arnaut: Sahih
  • Zubair Ali Zai: Daif

Note on the chain. Scholars differ on this chain. Zubair Ali Zai grades it Daif. The majority (3 of 4) authenticate it.

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