Dua for Preserving Iman (Faith)

August 28, 2026

İmanı Muhafaza Duası Okunuşu, Anlamı ve Fazileti

Explanation

This is a dua for faith and religion. It expresses the wish to depart this life with faith at the last breath.

Dua Text

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، اَللَّهُمَّ سَلِّمْنَا وَسَلِّمْ دِينَنَا وَلَا تَسْلُبْ وَقْتَ النَّزْعِ إِيمَانَنَا وَلَا تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيْنَا مَنْ لَا يَخَافُكَ وَلَا يَرْحَمْنَا، وَارْزُقْنَا خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Transliteration

Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. Allahumma sallimna wa sallim dinana wa la taslub waqtan-naz’i imanana wa la tusallit ‘alayna man la yakhafuka wa la yarhamna, warzuqna khayrad-dunya wal-akhirati innaka ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir.

Meaning

O Allah! Keep us and our religion safe. Do not take away our faith at the moment of our last breath. Do not give power over us to those who do not fear You and show us no mercy. Provide us with the good of this world and the Hereafter. Surely You have power over all things.

What Is Asked in This Dua

In this dua for preserving faith, the servant asks for safety for themselves and for their religion: “Keep us and our religion safe.” Then they point to the most delicate moment, the last breath, and ask that their faith not be taken away at that moment. This is a person seeking refuge in Allah from what they fear most in this world: departing without faith.

In the rest of the dua, the servant asks that those who do not fear Allah and show them no mercy not be given power over them; they ask for protection from the oppressive and the merciless. Then they ask to be provided with the good of this world and the Hereafter. The dua ends with the acknowledgement “You have power over all things”: the servant accepts that all of these requests can only be fulfilled by Allah, who is capable of everything. The fact that the dua is phrased in the plural shows that the person is praying not only for themselves but for all believers.

When and How to Recite

According to the source, this dua is recommended as a dua to recite to repel Satan’s efforts against a person at their last breath. For this reason, the aim is to recite it regularly during one’s lifetime and to keep alive the intention of departing with faith at the last breath. No specific time or number of recitations is mentioned; it can be recited at any time, especially when one is worried about preserving one’s faith.

Being in a state of wudu is preferable; it should be recited while thinking about what is being asked in each sentence. Someone who finds the Arabic difficult can also ask for their faith to be preserved using its meaning in their own language.

Virtue

It is recommended as a dua to recite to repel Satan’s efforts against a person at their last breath.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the dua for preserving iman recited?

No specific time is mentioned in the source; it can be recited regularly at any time during one’s life, with the intention of being protected from Satan’s whispering at the last breath.

How many times is the dua for preserving iman recited? Is there a set number?

No specific number is mentioned in the source. You can recite it as often as you wish; what matters is continuing regularly while knowing its meaning.

What does the dua for preserving iman mean?

It asks Allah for the safety of ourselves and our religion, that our faith not be taken away at the last breath, that oppressors not be given power over us, and for the good of this world and the Hereafter.

Source

Majmu'at al-Ahzab, vol. 1, p. 564.

The text on this page was prepared by Dua Kitaplığı based on the work cited above. The Arabic text has been transcribed from the original with its vowel marks, and the transliteration in Latin letters and the English meaning are given separately. No virtue or number that does not appear in the source is added to this page. How do we prepare our content?

Published: 28 August 2026 · Last updated: 9 October 2026