Allahumma inni A’uzu Bika Minal Baras Dua is a powerful dua that Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) used to make this dua to seek Allah’s protection from diseases.
We will discuss in detail in this article the Supplication’s meaning, how it is written in Arabic, its benefits, its source, And why the Prophets mention these specific diseases.
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Full Dua Pronunciation
The following video we have made will help you learn the proper pronunciation of the Dua for protection from illness word by word:
Allahumma inni A’uzu Bika Minal Baras in Arabic
The Allahumma inni A’uzu Bika Minal Barasi full Dua is written in Arabic as:
اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّیْ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبَرَصِ، وَالْجُنُوْنِ، وَالْجُذَامِ، وَمِنْ سَیِّءِ الاَسْقَامِ
and without the Diacritical:
اللهم إني أعوذ بك من البرص والجنون، والجذام، وسيئ الأسقام
Transliteration
Allahumma inni A’uzu Bika Minal Barasi wal Jununi, wal Judhami, wa min sayyi’-il-asqam
Allahumma inni A’uzu Bika Minal Baras Meaning
The general meaning of Allahumma inni A’uzu Bika Minal Barasi dua is O Allah! I seek refuge in You from leucoderma, madness, leprosy, and all bad diseases. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked for Allah’s protection from a number of specific diseases which are:
- Leucoderma: A skin disease that causes loss of skin pigmentation (melanin) that leads to skin whitening
- Madness: Mental health disorders, refers to a wide range of mental health conditions
- Leprosy: an infectious disease that causes severe, disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage in the arms, legs, and skin areas around your body.
- All bad diseases: These refer to serious, bad diseases: such as paralysis, tuberculosis, and chronic diseases, that are similar to diseases of this time such as cancer, AIDS, and others.
Our Prophet (ﷺ) did not seek refuge from all diseases because among them is what if the person prejudiced against himself with patience, they will diminish, such as fever, headache, and ophthalmia.
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But for those chronic diseases, The person may not be safe from discontent and its impact may be strong on other matters like the relation with religion, and the friend, related people may flee from him.
Dua Benefits
The Allahumma inni A’uzu Bika Minal Barasi Supplication provides plenty of benefits as it will provide the things that this supplication is asking for which are
- It asks Allah for protection from Mental illness.
- It asks Allah for protection from physical illness.
- It asks Allah for protection from serious evil diseases.
- The dua is very powerful as it is taught to us by our beloved Prophet (ﷺ)
Dua Source
The dua was quoted from our Prophet in Sahih (Al-Albani) as the hadith says:
Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: “O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from leprosy, madness, elephantiasis, and evil diseases.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 1554
