Invocation against evil portent

اللَّهُمَّ لاَ طَيرَ إِلاَّ طَيرُكَ، وَلاَ خَيرَ إِلاَّ خَيرُكَ، وَلاَ إِلَهَ غَيرُكَ

Approximate Arabic reading aid

Allāhumma lā ṭayra illā ṭayruka, walā khayra illā khayruka, walā ilāha ghayruka

English meaning

This supplication is used whenever one initially thinks a casual event or occurrence to foretell good or evil, using it as a basis to determine which action he should undertake, but he then denounces such a link, relies on Allah and then says this supplication as an expiation for this act, since it falls under the category of shirk.)(O Allah, there is no omen but there is reliance on You, there is no good except Your good and none has the right to be worshipped except You.

Explanation (Tafseer)

This prayer rejects the idea that an omen independently determines what will occur. It affirms that good belongs to Allah and that none besides Him deserves worship, redirecting the speaker from attaching power to a passing sign toward reliance upon Allah alone.

When to use

Invocation against evil portent

Reference & source

Hisn al-Muslim 205

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