On the authority of Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه), Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Seek refuge (in Allah) from:
اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَهْدِ الْبَلَاءِ، وَدَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ، وَسُوءِ الْقَضَاءِ، وَشَمَاتَةِ الْأَعْدَاءِ
Allaahumma ‘innee ‘a’udhu bika min jahdil-balaa’i, wa darakish-shaqaa’i, wa soo’il qadhaa’i, wa shamaatatil-‘a’ada
“I seek refuge with Allāh from the severe difficulties of calamities, from being overtaken by utter destruction, from the evil of what has been decreed (by Allah), and from [the pain experienced due to] the malicious joy of one’s enemies [when a calamity has befallen you]”
[Reported by al-Bukhāri, no. 6347 & 6616; and Muslim, no. 2707. Imām Muslim narrates it as something the Prophet (ﷺ) did, as opposed to a command from him.]
