Translation of dua

· 8 Rabiʻ II 1436 AH1 min readFatwa 31884English

Question

I would like to know the translation of the below mentioned dua.

ALLAHUMA INNI AUZUBEKA MIN FITNATIN NISA

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Translation of the dua is:

Oh Allah I seek refuge from you from the fitna(test, infatuation) of women. [1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Student Darul Ifta

Zakir Husain

Michigan USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] 200 - حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْوَرَّاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَعَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مُصْعَبَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ يَقُولُ: " كَانَ سَعْدٌ يُعَلِّمُنَا هَذَا الدُّعَاءَ وَيَذْكُرُهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ النِّسَاءِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ»(اعتلال القلوب للخراءطى ج١ ص١٠٣)

Answered by
Zakir Husain
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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