Dua for Protection
The Prophet ﷺ taught one sentence which, said three times in the morning and evening, carries this promise: nothing will suddenly harm the one who says it.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Bismillāhil-ladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa-smihi shay’un fil-arḍi wa lā fis-samā’i wa huwas-Samīʿul-ʿAlīm.
"In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in the heavens can cause harm — and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing."
Sunan Abi Dawud 5088, Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 3388 — said three times in the morning and three in the evening
How and when to say it
Say it three times after Fajr and three times after Maghrib/before nightfall — that is how the narration frames "morning and evening".
It sits alongside the other protective sunnahs: Ayatul Kursi after each prayer, and the three Quls in the morning and evening.
It takes under thirty seconds total — one of the highest return-on-time habits in the sunnah.
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What is the dua for protection from harm?
"Bismillahil-ladhi la yadurru ma’asmihi shay’un fil-ardi wa la fis-sama’, wa huwas-Sami’ul-’Alim" — said three times morning and evening (Abu Dawud 5088, Tirmidhi 3388).