Fear calls for both refuge and action. These are sourced prayers for rescue from wrongdoing people, protection from harmful whispering, and trust in Allah (SWT) when danger feels close. If the threat is immediate, seek practical safety and trusted help too.
Rabbi najjini mina-l-qawmi-dh-dhalimin.
“My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people.”
The brief prayer Musa (AS) made while leaving danger. It asks Allah (SWT) plainly for rescue from people who act unjustly.
Hasbunallahu wa ni'ma-l-wakeel.
“Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs.”
What Ibrahim (AS) said when thrown into the fire, and what the believers said when an army was being marched against them. The knock that opens every locked door.
Rabbi a'udhu bika min hamazati-sh-shayatin, wa a'udhu bika Rabbi an yahdurun.
“My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils, and I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me.”
A direct Quranic prayer for refuge from the prompting of devils and from their presence. It fits moments of temptation, agitation, recurring harmful thoughts, or spiritual unease.
Bismillahi-lladhi la yadurru ma'asmihi shay'un fi-l-ardi wa la fi-s-sama'i, wa Huwa-s-Sami'u-l-'Alim.
“In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on the earth or in the heavens can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”
Whoever says this three times in the morning and three times in the evening, nothing will harm them.
A'udhu bi kalimati-llahi-t-tammati min ghadabihi wa 'iqabih, wa sharri 'ibadih, wa min hamazati-sh-shayatini wa an yahdurun.
“I seek refuge in Allah's perfect words from His anger and punishment, from the evil of His servants, and from the whispers of the devils and from their presence.”
The Prophet ﷺ said that when one of you is frightened in his sleep, let him say this, and it will not harm him. Al-Albani graded it hasan; Zubair Ali Za'i graded it weak (da'if).
Bismillah, tawakkaltu 'ala-llah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.
“In the name of Allah. I place my trust in Allah. There is no power and no strength except with Allah.”
The Prophet ﷺ said that whoever says this is told: you are guided, sufficed and protected, and the devils turn away from him.