10 Ways of Protection from Shaytan

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10 Ways of Protection from Shaytan​

Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
Summarized from Bidai` al-Fawaid (304-308)

1. Seeking refuge with Allah from Shaytan. Allah the Most High said, And if there comes to you from Satan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing. [41:36]

2. Recitation of the two soorahs al-Falaq and an-Nas, as they have wondrous effect in seeking refuge with Allah from his evil, weakening Shaytan and protection from him. This is why the Messenger, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said: No person seeks refuge with anything like the Mu`awwidhatayn (soorahs al-Falaq and an-Nas). [an-Nasaai, 5337]

3. Recitation of Ayat al-Kursi (2:255).

4. Recitation of soorah al-Baqarah. The Messenger, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said, The house in which al-Baqarah is recited is not approached by Shaytan. [Muslim]

5. The final part of al-Baqarah. The Messenger, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said, Whoever recites the two last verses of al-Baqarah at night they will suffice him. [Muslim]

6. Recitation of the beginning of soorah Mumin (Ghafir), until His saying, wa ilayhi-l-maseer (to Him is the destination). (i.e. Ha. Meem. The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Knowing, the forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, owner of abundance. There is no deity except Him; to Him is the destination. [40:1-2])

7. Saying la ilaha ill Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa `ala kulli shayin qadir (there is nothing worthy of worship except Allah, He has no partner, His is the Dominion and Praise, and He is able to do all things) a hundred times.

8. The most beneficial form of protection from Shaytan: abundance of remembrance of Allah, the Exalted.

9. Ablution and prayer, and they are from among the greatest means of protection, especially at the time of emergence of anger and desire.

10. Abstinence from excess speech, food and mixing with people.

 

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How many people feel satisfied after saying I am full a million times when they are actually hungry?

Islam is a foolproof system we need to understand it as such in order to benefit from what it prescribes. Once we implement it, it starts bringing benefits. Islam is all about working for food the right way to satisfy hunger.

Seeking refuge from harm is following the ways the quran prescribes to protect ourselves from harms. It is not about saying I seek refuge in Allah but actually doing things that provide protection. If you are hungry do things that bring food. If you are ill do things that help become well. This is why we as a people have become useless because we have started thinking deen is all about saying a few words and performing some odd rituals and staying well away from practical works that bring results.