What is the reference for this du’a?
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ سَمْعِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ بَصَرِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ لِسَانِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ قَلْبِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَنِيِّي
Answer:
Imam Tirmidhi, Imam Abu Dawud (rahimahumallah) and others have recorded this du’a which Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) taught to a Sahabi.
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 3492 and Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 1546)
Transliteration
Allahumma inni a’udhu bika min sharri sam’i wa min sharri basari wa min sharri lisani wa min sharri qalbi wa min sharri maniyyi
Translation
O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the evil of my hearing, the evil of my sight, the evil of my tongue, the evil of my heart, and the evil of my [private part].
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar