Part 6 (b): Surah Al Falaq: The Divine Protection

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Excellence of Surah Al Falaq

Uqabah bin ‘Aamir (RA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “Do you not see that there have been Ayaat revealed to me tonight the like of which has not been seen before?” They are “Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of Al Falaq.’ and; ‘Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind.” (Muslim)

Uqabah bin ‘Aamir (RA) said: “The Messenger of Allah (SAW) has commanded me to recite al- Mu’awithaat (The 3 last surahs) at the end of every prayer.” (Abu Dawud)

Uqabah bin ‘Aamir collected all hadiths regarding the last three surahs.

Tafsir of Surah Al Falaq

بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak (1) From the evil of that which He created (2) And from the evil of darkness when it settles (3) And from the evil of the blowers in knots (4) And from the evil of an envier when he envies.” (5)

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1. Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
   • Al Falaq is the morning of daybreak.

2. From the evil of that which He created
   • This means from the evil of all created things.

3. And from the evil of darkness when it settles
   • Mujahid said, “Ghasiq  is the night, and Waqab refers to the setting of the sun.
   • The same was said by Ibn Abbas and others. They said, “Verily, it is the night and its darkness.”

4. And from the evil of the blowers in knots
   • This means the witches- majic craft-black magic
   • Mujahid said: “When they perform their spells and blow into the knots.”

5. And from the evil of an envier when he envies
   • Envier- the jealous person
   • Envies- jelousy

What is the difference between Halal Jealousy and Haram Jealousy?

Halal Jealousy: We can desire what somebody has without praying that his blessing is taken away. e.g. your friend has a car which you love. You desire to have it, but you do not curse him for having it nor do you pray to Allah to take it away from him.

Narrated Ibn Masud: I heard the Prophet saying, “There is no envy except in two: a person whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, and a person whom Allah has given wisdom (i.e. religious knowledge) and he gives his decisions accordingly and teaches it to the others.” (Bukhari)

Haram Jealousy: When we pray to Allah that the blessing of others be taken away. This is Haram.

Cure for Haram Jealousy

• Do Du’a for the person you are jealous of: Abu Dharr reported that Allaah’s Messenger (SallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: There is no believing servant who supplicates for his brother behind his back (in his absence) that the Angels do not say: The same be for you too. (Muslim)
• Be aware that Allah blesses whom He wills.

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When we see something that pleases us, say “Masha Allah La Hawla Wa La Quwatta Illa Billa” ( Whatever Allah wants. There is no power and no strength save in Allah.)

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