Morning & Evening

Protection, Three Times

Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 5088; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3388

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Transliteration

Bismillahilladhi la yadurru ma'asmihi shay'un fil-ardi wa la fis-sama', wa huwas-sami'ul-'alim.

Translation

In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in heaven can cause harm — and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

What this dua means

You begin in Allah's name, declaring that nothing can harm you while you are under His name — He hears and knows everything.

When to read it

Three times every morning and three times every evening.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: whoever says it three times in the morning, no sudden affliction will befall him until the evening; and whoever says it in the evening, none will befall him until the morning. (Abu Dawud 5088)