Assalaamu alaikum, my brothers and sisters, as we all know that the fitnah of the Dajjal, the false messiah, is the greatest fitnah since the creation of Adam that our beloved Prophet ﷺ told us. Our Prophet ﷺ didn’t leave us defenceless, he taught us the Dua for protection against Dajjal. This powerful dua against the fitnah of Dajjal is very simple to learn, memorize, and teach others, like your children and family.
This particular Dua for protection against Dajjal was highly recommended by our Prophet ﷺ in every Solat. He encouraged us to seek protection from Allah against the fitnah of Dajjal. This should let us know how seriously we should learn this dua. Saying this dua in every Solat… This is why some scholars even say that it is obligatory to say this dua before we conclude our Solat.
Why does the Dua against the fitnah of Dajjal matter?
This is because the fitnah of Dajjal will be very severe. Dajjal is a human being, not a spirit or a jinn, who will appear near the end of time. He will have one eye, with the word “Disbeliever” written between his eyes in Arabic. He will come with miraculous powers like raising the dead, bringing rain, and commanding the earth to grow crops and bring out its treasures by Allah’s permission to serve as a test.
He will claim divinity to lead people astray. To make them worship him. He will offer food to the hungry, wealth to the poor, and solutions to every worldly need, but at the price of your Eeman. To turn you into a disbeliever. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
Between time of the creation of Adam and the Resurrection Day, there is nothing greater than the mischief of Dajjal (the Antichrist).”[Muslim].
(Riyad as-Salihin, 1814)
You can read the full details of who Dajjal is, where he is now, his emergence, and what he will do on earth by clicking here. Who is Dajjal in Islam?
Dua for protection against Dajjal in Arabic
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ
Dua for protection against Dajjal in Transliteration
Allahumma inni a’udhu bika min ‘adhabil-qabr, wa min ‘adhabi jahannam, wa min fitnatil-mahya wal-mamat, wa min sharri fitnatil-masihid-dajjal.
Dua for protection against Dajjal in English Translation
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the trial of the false Messiah (Dajjal).”
Saying this dua for protection against Dajjal is highly recommended because our Prophet ﷺ didn’t just recommend it, he practiced it and taught it repeatedly. In fact, Aisha رضي الله عنها reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When any one of you completes the last tashahhud. he should seek refuge with Allah from four (trials). I.e. from the torment of Hell, from the torment of grave, from the trial of life and death, and from the mischief of Masih at-Dajjal (Antichrist).
(Sahih Muslim, 588 b)
Why is this Dua also powerful?
This dua itself also covers multiple protections aside from the protection against the fitnah of Dajjal only. It covers the protection against the punishment of Hellfire, the punishment of the grave, trials of life and death, and lastly, serves as a dua against the fitnah of Dajjal.
When and where to say the Dua against the fitnah of Dajjal?
Our Prophet ﷺ specifically instructed us when to say this dua. He mentioned that we should say it in the final Tashahhud of every Solah. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: When any one of you utters tashahhud (in prayer) he must seek refuge with Allah from four (trials) and should thus say:”
O Allah! I seek refuge with Thee from the torment of the Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trial of life and death and from the evil of the trial of Masih al-Dajjal” (Antichrist). (Sahih Muslim 588)
It goes thus..
At-tahiyyatu Lillahi… after that comes ashhadu an laa ila a illa Allah… after that comes the Solatul Ibrahimiyyah, then followed by the dua for protection against Dajjal. While the main place is during tashahhud in obligatory prayers, there is no harm in repeating this dua outside Salah as well, while making a personal dua.
We ask Allah to grant us firm faith that does not waver and grant us good endings. Aameen
