Dua for Protection from Shirk
(Muhammad Arsalan Ilyas, Karachi,Pakistan)
“Ascribing partners to Allah in
my Ummah is much more hidden that the pace of an ant crawling upon a black
stone.”
(Kanzul Ummaal vol.2 pg.816)
Shirk is a very hidden thing. It enters the heart very silently and very few are
saved from it. Upon hearing this, Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiallaho anho) asked in a
frightened manner, “How can one be saved from it?”
Rasulullah (sallellaho alaihe wasallam) said: “Should I not show you such a
supplication (dua) that if yourecite it, you will be free from minor and major
shirk.” Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiallaho anho) begged him to tell him. Rasulullah (sallellaho
alaihe wasallam) instructed him to say:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَعُوْذُبِكَ اَنْ اُشْرِكَ بِكَ وَاَنَاْ اَعْلَمُ
وَاَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِماَ لَا اَعْلَمُ
“O Allah, I seek protection in You from that I ascribe partners to You knowingly
and I seek forgiveness from You for those things which I do not know.” (Kanzul
Ummaal vol.2 pg.816)