Invocation for entering a town or city
أللّـهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّـمواتِ السّـبْعِ وَما أَظْلَلَـنَ، وَرَبَّ
الأَراضيـنَ السّـبْعِ وَما أقْلَلْـنَ،
وَرَبَّ الشَّيـاطينِ وَما أَضْلَلْـنَ، وَرَبَّ الرِّياحِ وَما ذَرَيْـنَ،
أَسْـأَلُـكَ خَيْـرَ هذهِ الْقَـرْيَةِ وَخَيْـرَ أَهْلِـها، وَخَيْـرَ
مَا فِيهَا، وَأَعـوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَـرِّها وَشَـرِّ أَهْلِـها، وَشَـرِّ مَا
فِيهَا
208. Allaahumma Rabbas-samaawaatis-sab'i wa maa 'adhlalna, wa
Rabbal-'aradheenas-sab'i wa maa 'aqlalna, wa Rabbash-shayaateeni wa maa
'adhlalna, wa Rabbar-riyaahi wa maa tharayna. 'As'aluka khayra
haathihil-qaryati wa khayra 'ahlihaa, wa khayra maafeehaa, wa 'a'oothu
bika min sharrihaa, wa sharri 'ahlihaa, wa shard maa feehaa.
O
Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all they overshadow, Lord of the
seven worlds and all they uphold, Lord of the devils and all they lead
astray, Lord of the winds and all they scatter. I ask You for the
goodness of this town and for the goodness of its people, and for the
goodness it contains. I seek refuge in You from its evil, from the evil
of its people and from the evil it contains.
Reference: Al-Hakim
who graded it authentic and Ath-Tfaahabi agreed 2/100, and Ibn As-Sunni
(no. 524). Al-Hafidh graded it good in his checking of Al-'Athkdr 5/154.
Ibn Baz said in Tuhfatul-'Akhydr p. 37, that An-Nasa'i recorded it with
a good chain of narration.
