When raising a god-conscious Muslim family, it is essential that we center our teachings around Dzikir and duas that was taught by the prophet ﷺ himself. So what is the dua for protection for family? you may ask ..
Let us take a closer look into the events that happened in the time of the prophet ﷺ and the solutions archived in the sunnah:
Dua For Protection For Family: Guide to Utmost Reliance To Allah
#1 Dua for protection for Family from all harm
Based on the hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him) of a man who was stung by a scorpion and couldn’t sleep all night and came to see the Prophet(peace be upon him) the next morning, Prophet (ﷺ) him taught him the dua to protect him from all harm:
When praying for protection for self:
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
“I seek refuge in God’s perfect words from the evil of what He has created,”
When for your family in their absence:
Change the pronoun “I” to “them”(family)
أُعِيذُهُمْ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
“I seek refuge in God for them(your family) in his perfect words from the evil of what He has created,”
When praying for them in their presence:
Change the pronoun “I” to “all of you”(family)
أُعِيذُكُمْ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
“I seek refuge in God for all of you in his perfect words from the evil of what He has created,”
#2 Dua for protection for Family from Jin and Shaitaan
Prophet Zakariyya when he was gifted a daughter he made the dua to protect her daughter named Maryam(the mother of Prophet Isa Alaihis salam),the dua for protection was recorded in surah Ali-Imran verse 36:
3:36
فَلَمَّا وَضَعَتْهَا قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّى وَضَعْتُهَآ أُنثَىٰ وَٱللهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا وَضَعَتْ وَلَيْسَ ٱلذَّكَرُ كَٱلْأُنثَىٰ ۖ وَإِنِّى سَمَّيْتُهَا مَرْيَمَ وَإِنِّىٓ أُعِيذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ
-Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
You can recite the following to protect your family i.e.: children and their lineage from the deception of devils.
Recited in their absence:
أُعِيذُهُمْ بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ
I seek Your protection(oh Allah) for them and their offspring from Satan, the accursed
Recited in their presence:
أُعِيذُكُمْ بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَكُمْ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ
I seek Your protection(oh Allah) for you and their offspring from Satan, the accursed
#3 Dua For Protection For Family From Any Kind Of Harm And Envy
Evil Eyes and Jealousy can really harm us, if you suspected that your family member is harmed by it you can recite the following that was taught by Jibreel to Prophet Muhammad (SAW) when he was sick:
When performing Ruqyah(the act of healing someone by calling Allah’s name) to your sick family members:
For Male:
بِسْمِ اللهِ أَرْقِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُؤْذِيكَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ أَوْ عَيْنِ حَاسِدٍ اللهُ يَشْفِيكَ بِسْمِ اللهِ أَرْقِيْكَ
“Bismillahi arqika, min kulli shay’in yu’dhika, min sharri kulli nafsin aw ‘ayni hasidi, Allahu yashfika, bismillahi arqika.
For Female: Changes is made to the dhomir(verb)only
بِسْمِ اللهِ أَرْقِيكِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُؤْذِيكِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ أَوْ عَيْنِ حَاسِدٍ اللهُ يَشْفِيكِ بِسْمِ اللهِ أَرْقِيْكِ
“Bismillahi arqiki, min kulli shay’in yu’dhiki, min sharri kulli nafsin aw ‘ayni hasidi, Allahu yashfiki, bismillahi arqiki.
#4 Dua For Protection For Family Against The Harm of the Evil Eyes
If you wanted to learn more on the topic of evil eye check out 3 Best Dua For Protection From Evil Eye For You And Your Loved Ones:The Comprehensive Guide
Recited in their absence:
أُعِيذُهُمْ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ
U’i-dhuhum bi kalimaatillaah al-taammaati min kulli shaytaanin wa haammah wa min kulli ‘aynin laammah
Recited in their presence:
أُعِيذُكُمْ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ
U’i-dhukum bi kalimaatillaah al-taammaati min kulli shaytaanin wa haammah wa min kulli ‘aynin laammah
#5 Dua For Protection For Family For Day And Night
بِسْمِ اللهِ الَّذِي لاَ يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
‘In the Name of Allah by whose Name nothing in the earth or the heaven is harmed. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.'”
Teach your family members to memorize and read together with them 33x, this is as taught by the prophet ﷺ himself
#6 Dua For Protection For Family From Diseases
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُنُونِ وَالْجُذَامِ وَالْبَرَصِ وَسَيِّيءِ الأَسْقَامِ
Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minal-jununi wal-jadhami, wal-barasi wa sayy’il-asqam (O Allah,
I seek refuge in You from possession, leprosy, leukederma and bad sickness (that may lead to visible deformity)
It was narrated from Anas that:The Prophet [SAW] used to say the following dua seeking refuge from all forms of diseases.
This dua can also be recited together with your kids & family members:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُنُونِ وَالْجُذَامِ وَالْبَرَصِ وَسَيِّيءِ الأَسْقَامِ
Allahumma innanaa a’udhu bika minal-jununi wal-jadhami, wal-barasi wa sayy’il-asqam (O Allah,
we seek refuge in You from possession, leprosy, leukederma and bad sickness (that may lead to visible deformity)
#7 Dua for Protection For Family: Recite`The Greatest Ayah In The Book Of Allah’ ; Ayatul kursi’
2:255
ٱللهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌۭ وَلَا نَوْمٌۭ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ
Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who could possibly intercede with Him without His permission? He ˹fully˺ knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them, but no one can grasp any of His knowledge—except what He wills ˹to reveal˺. His Seat encompasses the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of both does not tire Him. For He is the Most High, the Greatest.
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
There is a story behind the greatest Ayah in the Quran: Ayatul kursi, that Al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih wherein Abu Hurayrah recounted the story of him meeting a thief while on a duty to watch over the sadaqah of Ramadhan.
This thief committed the same crime for 3 nights and when asked each time by the prophet ﷺ ,
Abu Hurayrah mentioned that he took pity on the thief because he had pleaded that he had dependants that was under his care.
The Prophet ﷺ, told Abu Hurayrah each time when he met Him ﷺ, in the morning that the thief was indeed lying and he will definitely come again.
On the third night, Abu Hurayrah managed to catch the thief and was sure to send him to the prophet ﷺ, because he broke his promise for the third,
the thief immediately offer to teach him the power of Ayatul kursi and when recited at night before bedtime, it will guard the him from Shaitan til dawn.
The prophet later revealed to Abu Hurayrah that the thief was indeed a liar but he spoke the truth.
The thief was indeed Shaitan.
You can learn more about the story here.
