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Dua for Protection from Evil Character

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To protect mind from attracting towards sins, prophet (ﷺ) used to say:

اَللَّهُمَّ اِنِّي اَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ مُنْكَرَاتِ الْاَخْلَاقِ وَالْأَعْمَالِ وَالْأَهْوَاءِ

Pronunciation

Allaahumma inni a`udhu bika min munkaraatil-akhlaaqi wal-a`maali wal-ahwaa

Meaning

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from evil character, evil actions, and evil desires.

Source: Sahih. Tirmidhi: 3591

Read the hadith

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ، وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلاَقَةَ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ مُنْكَرَاتِ الأَخْلاَقِ وَالأَعْمَالِ وَالأَهْوَاءِ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ ‏.‏ وَعَمُّ زِيَادِ بْنِ عِلاَقَةَ هُوَ قُطْبَةُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ صَاحِبُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏

Ziyad bin `Ilaqah narrated from his uncle, that he said: “[The Prophet (ﷺ)] used to say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from evil character, evil actions, and evil desires (Allāhumma innī a`ūdhu bika min munkarātil-akhlāqi wal-a`māli wal-ahwā’).’” [Sahih (Albani). Tirmidhi: 3591]

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