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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