O Allah, conceal my secrets (awarah) and preserve me from anguish.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِي، وَمَالِي، اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي، وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِي، اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ، وَمِنْ خَلْفِي، وَعَنْ يَمِينِي، وَعَنْ شِمَالِي، وَمِنْ فَوْقِي، وَأَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِي
Allaahumma ‘innee ‘as'alukal-‘afwa wal'aafiyata fid-dunyaa wal'aakhirati, Allaahumma 'innee 'as'alukal-'afwa wal'aafiyata fee deenee wa dunyaaya wa 'ahlee, wa maalee, Allaahum-mastur 'awraatee, wa 'aamin raw'aatee, Allaahum-mahfadhnee min bayni yadayya, wa min khalfee, wa 'an yameenee, wa 'an shimaalee, wa min fawqee, wa 'a'oothu bi'adhamatika 'an 'ughtaala min tahtee
O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness and Your protection in this world and the next. O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness and Your protection in my religion, in my worldly affairs, in my family and in my wealth. O Allah, conceal my secrets (awarah) and preserve me from anguish. O Allah, guard me from what is in front of me and behind me, from my left, and from my right, and from above me. I seek refuge in Your Greatness from being struck down from beneath me.
Sahih Ibn Majah 2/332 and Abu Dawud.
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The text highlighted in bold is concerning what is secret (an Awrah!) It is from the morning adhkars that we recite daily. Whenever I reach that part, It’s terrifying that there is a connotation between awarah and anguish (despair) and that it is mentioned alongside each other.
اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي، وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِي
Allaahum-mastur 'awraatee, wa 'aamin raw'aatee,
O Allah, conceal my secrets (awarah) and preserve me from anguish.
Because of how loosely we take the significance of our Hijaab, may Allah cover and conceal us and save us from anguish.
Awrah ( عورة) is a term used within Islam which signifies the intimate parts of the body, for both men and women, that must be covered.
Narrated: Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Two are the types amongst the inhabitants of Jahannam (Hell) whom I have never seen, the one, possessing whips like the tail of an ox, and they flog people with them. (The second one) women kasiyatun ‘aariyaat: who would be naked in spite of their being dressed, who are seduced (to wrong paths) and seduce others with their hair high like humps. These women would not get into Paradise, and they would not smell its odor, although its fragrance can be perceived from such and such distance (from a great distance).”