Supplication for expelling the devil and his whisperings
.42دعاء طرد الشيطان ووساوسه
(133)
■ Seeking refuge from him.
(133) الإستعاذة بالله منه.
(134)
■ The athan (call to prayer).
(134) الأذان.
(135)
■ Recitation of the Quran and the authentic texts of remembrance and supplications.
e.g. ‘Do not make your homes like the graveyards, indeed the devils flee from the house in which soorat Al-Baqarah has been read’ related by Muslim 1/539, also supplication and remembrance for the morning & evening, before sleep, when getting up, entering and leaving the toilet, entering and leaving the mosque, the recitation of ayat Al-kursiyy and the last two verses of soorat Al-Baqarah before sleeping, the athan…etc.
(135) الأذكار وقراءة القرآن.
43. Supplication when stricken with a mishap or overtaken by an affair
.43الدعاء حينما يقع مالا يرضاه أو غلب على أمره
(136)
‘The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah, than the weak believer and there is goodness in both. Strive for that which will benefit you ,seek help from Allah and do not despair. If a mishap should happen to befall you then do not say ‘If only I had acted…such and such would have happened’. Rather, say:
‘Allah has decreed and what He wills, He does.’
…for verily ‘If’ lets in the work of the devil.’
(136) Qaddara Allāhu Wa Mā Shā'a Fa`ala.
(136) قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ.
(137)
Indeed Allah تعالى rebukes due to negligence and slackness, but take to determination and caution, and if a matter should overtake you then say:
‘Allah is sufficient for me, and how fine a trustee (He is).’
(137) Ĥasbiya Allāhu Wa Ni`ma Al-Wakīlu.
(137) حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الوَكِيْلُ.
44. Placing childen under Allah’s protection
.44ما يعوذ به الأولاد
(138)
Ibn AAabbas related that the Messenger of Allah r used to commend Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn to Allah’s protection, saying:
‘I commend you two to the protection of Allah’s perfect words from every devil, vermin, and every evil eye.’
(138) 'U`īdhukumā Bikalimāti Allāhi At-Tāmmati Min Kulli Shayţānin Wa Hāmmatin Wa Min Kulli `Aynin Lāmmatin.
كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يعوذ الحسن والحسين:(138) أُعِيْذُكُمَا بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَان ٍ وَهَامَّة، ٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْن ٍ لامَّة.ٍ
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We will do well to memorize it in Arabic.
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