Our Lord, You did not create this in vain
Duas from the Qur'an
Our Lord, You did not create this in vain
رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَٰذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbana ma khalaqta hadha batila, subhanaka faqina 'adhaban-nar
Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Plain text (no diacritics)
ربنا ما خلقت هذا باطلا سبحانك فقنا عذاب النار
When is it said?
This is a supplication from the Qur'an, and it has no appointed time — it may be said in any state. The most hopeful places for supplication are in prostration, at the end of the night, between the adhan and the iqamah, and after the obligatory prayers.
Where it comes in the litany
Dhikr number 12 of 27 in Duas from the Qur'an — read in the order they are said.
