The Arabic text of the following Dua.

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 

Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh

The correct wording of the Dua in reference is as follows:¹

اللَّهُمَّ أَلْهِمْنِي رُشْدِي وَأَعِذْنِي مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي 

Transliteration:

ALLAHUMMA ALHIMNI RUSHDI WA A’IDHNI MIN SHARRI NAFSEE

Translation:

O Allah! Inspire in me guidance and deliver me from the evils within myself

However, you may also read the Dua in the following way:

أللهٌمّ ألْهِمْنَا مَرَاشِدَ أمُوْرِنَا وَ أعِذْنَا مِن شٌرُوْرِ أنْفُسِنَا

Transliteration:

ALLAHUMMA ALHIMNA MARASHIDA UMOORINA WA A’IDHNA MIN SHURURI ANFUSINA

Translation:

O Allah! Inspire in us guidance in our affairs and deliver us from the evils within ourselves

And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best

Jibran Kadarkhan

Student Dārul Iftā

Mauritius

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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وعن عمران بن الحصين، رضي الله عنهما، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم علم أباه حصينًا كلمتين يدعو بهما‏:‏ ‏ "‏اللهم ألهمني رشدي، وأعذني من شر نفسي‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه الترمذي وقال‏:‏ حديث حسن‏)‏‏)‏‏

'Imran bin Husain (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) taught my father two statements to recite in his Du'a. These are: "Allahumma al-himni rushdi, wa a'idhni min sharri nafsi (O Allah! Inspire in me guidance and deliver me from the evils within myself)." (Trimidhi,)
(Riyad As Saaliheen , Book of supplication, Hadith:1487)