The Arabic text of the following Dua.
Question
Assalaamualikum,
I want to have the arabic text of the duah:
“ALLAHUMMA ALHIMNA MARASHIDA UMURINA WA A’IDHNA MIN SHURURI ANFUSINA”
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh
The correct wording of the Dua in reference is as follows:1
Transliteration:
ALLAHUMMA ALHIMNI RUSHDI WA A’IDHNI MIN SHARRI NAFSEE
Translation:
O Allah! Inspire in me guidance and deliver me from the evils within myself
However, you may also read the Dua in the following way:
Transliteration:
ALLAHUMMA ALHIMNA MARASHIDA UMOORINA WA A’IDHNA MIN SHURURI ANFUSINA
Translation:
O Allah! Inspire in us guidance in our affairs and deliver us from the evils within ourselves
And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Jibran Kadarkhan
Student Dārul Iftā
Mauritius
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
اللَّهُمَّ أَلْهِمْنِي رُشْدِي وَأَعِذْنِي مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي
أللهٌمّ ألْهِمْنَا مَرَاشِدَ أمُوْرِنَا وَ أعِذْنَا مِن شٌرُوْرِ أنْفُسِنَا
وعن عمران بن الحصين، رضي الله عنهما، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم علم أباه حصينًا كلمتين يدعو بهما: "اللهم ألهمني رشدي، وأعذني من شر نفسي" ((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن))
- Answered by
- Jibran Kadarkhan
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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