Bismillahilladhi La Yadurru (Morning & Evening Shield Against Harm)
A powerful protective formula against any sudden affliction, poison, disease, or evil in the heavens and the earth.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Bismi-llāhi-lladhī lā yaḍurru ma‘a-smihī shay’un fī l-arḍi wa-lā fī l-samā’i wa-huwa l-Samī‘u l-‘Alīm
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Recommended Repetitions: 3 times
3 times every morning and 3 times every evening
Invoking Allah’s sacred Name serves as an impenetrable celestial fortress. Knowing He is As-Sami‘ (hears all appeals) and Al-‘Alim (knows every hidden threat) dispels terror and instills peace.
Uthman ibn ‘Affan (RA) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Any servant who recites it three times in the morning and three times in the evening will not be harmed by anything." (Sunan Abu Dawud 5088; Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 3388).