Hadith record

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhsin ibn Ahmad from Yunus ibn Ya’qub from abu Basir from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “For protection say, ‘I seek protection with the majesty of Allah, I seek protection with the power of Allah, I seek protection with glory of Allah, I seek protection with the greatness of Allah, I seek protection with the pardoning of Allah, I seek protection with the forgiveness of Allah, I seek protection with the mercy of Allah, I seek protection with the authority of Allah, Who has power over all things, I seek protection with the generosity of Allah, I seek protection with the community of Allah against the evil of all tyrants and hatemongers and all the condemned devils, all near and far, weak and strong, all poisonous beasts, fear, plague, the evil of all small and large animals, during the night or day, the evil of sinful Arabs and non-Arabs and the evil of the sinful Jinn and man.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.