# Sahifa Sajjadiyya 8: Seeking Refuge From Hateful Things

- **Arabic title:** دُعَاؤُهُ فِي الْمُهِمَّاتِ
- **Type:** Dua
- **Categories:** [Protection](https://duasonline.org/category/protection.md), [Sahifa Sajjadiyya](https://duasonline.org/category/sahifa-sajjadiyya.md)
- **Recitation:** none yet
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-8

## Origin

Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a), al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, supplication 8: seeking refuge from hateful things. Transmitted through the chain given in the Sahifa's preface; standard printed editions.

## Source

Arabic text, translation and transliteration from [duas.org](https://www.duas.org/mobile/sahifasajjadia-dua8-refuge-from-hateful-things.html).

## Text

Each line gives the Arabic, then the transliteration in italics, then the English.

1. اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ،\
   *allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammadin wa-Ālihi,*\
   O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family,

2. أَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَيَجَانِ الْحِرْصِ\
   *Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhū bika min hayajāni al-ḥirṣi*\
   O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the fervor of greed

3. وَسَوْرَةِ الْغَضَبِ وَغَلَبَةِ الْحَسَدِ وَضَعْفِ الصَّبْرِ\
   *Wa sawrati al-ghaḍabi wa ghalabati al-ḥasadi wa ḍa‘fi aṣ-ṣabri*\
   And the surge of anger, the dominance of envy, and the weakness of patience

4. وَقِلَّةِ الْقَنَاعَةِ وَشَكَاسَةِ الْخُلُقِ\
   *Wa qillati al-qanā‘ati wa shakāsati al-khuluqi*\
   And the lack of contentment, and the harshness of character

5. وَإِلْحَاحِ الشَّهْوَةِ وَمَلَكَةِ الْحَمِيَّةِ\
   *Wa ilḥāḥi ash-shahwati wa malakati al-ḥamiyyati*\
   And the insistence of desire, and the habit of zeal

6. وَمُتَابَعَةِ الْهَوَى وَمُخَالَفَةِ الْهُدَى\
   *Wa mutāba‘ati al-hawā wa mukhālafati al-hudā*\
   And following whims, and opposing guidance

7. وَسِنَةِ الْغَفْلَةِ وَتَعَاطِي الْكُلْفَةِ\
   *Wa sinati al-ghaflati wa ta‘āṭi al-kulfati*\
   And the slumber of heedlessness, and undertaking burdens

8. وَإِيثَارِ الْبَاطِلِ عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَالْإِصْرَارِ عَلَى الْمَأْثَمِ\
   *Wa īthāri al-bāṭili ‘alā al-ḥaqqi wa al-iṣrāri ‘alā al-ma’thami*\
   And preferring falsehood over truth, and persisting in sin

9. وَاسْتِصْغَارِ الْمَعْصِيَةِ وَاسْتِكْثَارِ الطَّاعَةِ\
   *Wa istiṣghāri al-ma‘ṣiyati wa istikthāri aṭ-ṭā‘ati*\
   And belittling disobedience, and exaggerating obedience

10. وَمُبَاهَاةِ الْمُكْثِرِينَ وَالْإِزْرَاءِ بِالْمُقِلِّينَ\
   *Wa mubāhāti al-mukthirīna wa al-izrā’i bil-muqillīna*\
   And vying with the wealthy, and showing contempt to the poor

11. وَسُوءِ الْوِلَايَةِ لِمَنْ تَحْتَ أَيْدِينَا\
   *Wa sū’i al-wilāyati liman taḥta aydīnā*\
   And poor guardianship over those under our care

12. وَتَرْكِ الشُّكْرِ لِمَنِ اصْطَنَعَ الْعَارِفَةَ عِنْدَنَا\
   *Wa tarki ash-shukri limani aṣṭana‘a al-‘ārifata ‘indanā*\
   And neglecting gratitude to those who showed kindness to us

13. أَوْ أَنْ نَعْضُدَ ظَالِمًا أَوْ نَخْذُلَ مَلْهُوفًا\
   *Aw an na‘ḍuda ẓāliman aw nakhdhula malhūfan*\
   Or supporting an oppressor, or abandoning the distressed

14. أَوْ نَرُومَ مَا لَيْسَ لَنَا بِحَقٍّ\
   *Aw narūma mā laysa lanā biḥaqqin*\
   Or seeking what is not rightfully ours

15. أَوْ نَقُولَ فِي الْعِلْمِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ\
   *Aw naqūla fī al-‘ilmi bighayri ‘ilmin*\
   Or speaking about knowledge without knowledge

16. وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ نَنْطَوِيَ عَلَى غِشِّ أَحَدٍ\
   *Wa na‘ūdhū bika an nantawiya ‘alā ghishshi aḥadin*\
   And we seek refuge in You from harboring deceit against anyone

17. وَأَنْ نُعْجَبَ بِأَعْمَالِنَا وَنَمُدَّ فِي آمَالِنَا\
   *Wa an nu‘jaba bi-a‘mālinā wa namudda fī āmālinā*\
   And from being pleased with our deeds, and prolonging our hopes

18. وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ سُوءِ السَّرِيرَةِ وَاحْتِقَارِ الصَّغِيرَةِ\
   *Wa na‘ūdhū bika min sū’i as-sarīrati wa iḥtiqāri aṣ-ṣaghīrati*\
   And we seek refuge in You from evil intentions and belittling small sins

19. وَأَنْ يَسْتَحْوِذَ عَلَيْنَا الشَّيْطَانُ\
   *Wa an yastaḥwidha ‘alaynā ash-shayṭānu*\
   And from Satan gaining control over us

20. أَوْ يَنْكُبَنَا الزَّمَانُ أَوْ يَتَهَضَّمَنَا السُّلْطَانُ\
   *Aw yankubanā az-zamānu aw yatahaḍḍamanā as-sulṭānu*\
   Or from time afflicting us, or the ruler oppressing us

21. وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ تَنَاوُلِ الْإِسْرَافِ وَمِنْ فِقْدَانِ الْكَفَافِ\
   *Wa na‘ūdhū bika min tanāwuli al-isrāfi wa min fiqdāni al-kafāfi*\
   And we seek refuge in You from indulging in excess and lacking sufficiency

22. وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَمَاتَةِ الْأَعْدَاءِ وَمِنَ الْفَقْرِ إِلَى الْأَكْفَاءِ\
   *Wa na‘ūdhū bika min shamātati al-a‘dā’i wa mina al-faqri ilā al-akfā’i*\
   And from the gloating of enemies and poverty among peers

23. وَمِنْ مَعِيشَةٍ فِي شِدَّةٍ وَمَيْتَةٍ عَلَى غَيْرِ عُدَّةٍ\
   *Wa min ma‘īshatin fī shiddatin wa maytatin ‘alā ghayri ‘uddatin*\
   And from a life of hardship and a death without preparation

24. وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْحَسْرَةِ الْعُظْمَى\
   *Wa na‘ūdhū bika mina al-ḥasrati al-‘uẓmā*\
   And we seek refuge in You from the greatest regret

25. وَالْمُصِيبَةِ الْكُبْرَى وَأَشْقَى الشَّقَاءِ وَسُوءِ الْمَآبِ\
   *Wa al-muṣībati al-kubrā wa ashqā ash-shaqā’i wa sū’i al-ma’ābi*\
   And the greatest calamity, the worst misery, and a bad end

26. وَحِرْمَانِ الثَّوَابِ وَحُلُولِ الْعِقَابِ\
   *Wa ḥirmāni ath-thawābi wa ḥulūli al-‘iqābi*\
   And deprivation of reward and the onset of punishment

27. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ\
   *Allāhumma ṣalli ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ālihi*\
   O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family

28. وَأَعِذْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ ذَلِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ\
   *Wa a‘idhni min kulli dhālika biraḥmatika*\
   And protect me from all of this by Your mercy

29. وَجَمِيعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ\
   *Wa jamī‘a al-mu’minīna wa al-mu’mināti*\
   And all the believing men and believing women

30. يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ\
   *Yā arḥama ar-rāḥimīna*\
   O Most Merciful of the merciful

## Related

- [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 10: In Seeking Asylum With God](https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-10.md)
- [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 14: When Hostility Was Shown to Him](https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-14.md)
- [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 17: When He Mentioned Satan and Sought Refuge From Him](https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-17.md)
- [Sahifa Sajjadiyya 28: His Supplication in Fleeing to God for Protection](https://duasonline.org/dua/sahifa-sajjadiya-dua-28.md)