Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, Today, we will discuss the dua and surah for protection from the fitnah of Dajjal. The fitna of the Dajjal is terrible, the likes of which have not been seen since the beginning of creation until the Day of Judgment. So the Prophet (SM) used to pray to Allah to protect him from the temptations of the Dajjal, and the Prophet (SM) taught us that prayer as well.
Dua for protection from dajjal
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ
Pronunciation: Allahumma inni aujubika min azabil kabri wa min azabin nar; wa min fitnatil mahiya wal mamati; Wa Min Fitnatil Masihid Dajjal.
Meaning: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, the fire of Hell, the temptation of life and death, and the temptation of Masih Dajjal.
Narrated by Abu Hurairah
He said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘When one of you recites Tashahhud in Salat, you will pray for protection from four things.’ He will make dua by saying: I seek refuge from Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the fitnah of life and death, and the fitnah of the Messiah ad-Dajjal.
Sahih Muslim 1211
Narrated by Abu Hurairah
He said that the Prophet (SM) used to supplicate, O Allaah! I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, the punishment of Hell; from the fitnah of life and death, and the fitnah of the Messiah ad-Dajjal.
Sahih Bukhari 138
Surah for protection from Dajjal
Narrated by Abu Darda
The Prophet (SM) said: Whoever memorizes the first ten verses of Surah al-Kahf will be safe from the fitnah of the Dajjal.
Sahih Muslim 17
Narrated from Nawas Ibn Samaan
The Prophet (SM) said: Whoever of you finds the Dajjal should recite the first part of Surah al-Kahf against him.
Sahih Hadith Qudsi 162
How to protect yourself from Dajjal?
From these hadiths, we understand two things.
One is that the prayer should be recited regularly after reciting Tashahhud in the prayer. However, another narration is that the prayer should be recited after Tashahhud at the last meeting.
Second, the person who finds the Dajjal should recite the first ten verses of Surah Al-Kahf against the Dajjal. Then Allah Ta’ala will protect him from the temptations of Dajjal, InshaAllah.
May Allah Ta’ala grant us the Tawfiq to understand and act properly, and protect us from the temptations of the Dajjal. Allahumma Amin.