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Du‘a When Night Falls on a Journey
Difficulty:Medium
1 minutes
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The Sunnah
The Prophet ﷺ, when night came while he was travelling, would say: "O earth, my Lord and your Lord is Allah. I seek refuge in Allah from your evil, the evil of what is in you, the evil of what was created in you, and the evil of what creeps upon you. I seek refuge in Allah from lions, from large black snakes and other serpents, from scorpions, from the evil of the dwellers of the land, and from a parent and what he begets."
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 2603
The Science
Seeking Allah’s protection as darkness falls in unfamiliar terrain settles the natural fear of the night, letting a traveller rest with a calmer heart.
How to Practice
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When night falls during travel, recite this du‘a
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Affirm that the earth and you both belong to Allah
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Seek refuge from the harms of the land and its creatures
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Say it before resting overnight in an open or unfamiliar place
Muslims revived this Sunnah
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