Part 16: The Tenth Supplication- The Divine Protection

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Listen to the Tenth Supplication:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ

فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

In the Name of Allah, Who with His Name nothing can cause harm in the earth nor in the heavens, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. (Recite three times in Arabic).

Hadith of this Supplication

Narrated Aban Ibn Othman who said: I heard Othman ibn saying: The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “Whoever recites the dua three times in the morning of every day and the evening of every night, nothing will cause him any harm. Or he will not be afflicted by a sudden calamity till the morning and whoever recites it in the morning will not be afflicted by a sudden calamity till the evening.”

Note: Al Qurtubi (Rahimahu Allah) reported a similar story, he stated: “Since I heard this narration I have acted upon it and nothing has harmed me until I left it off. When I left it off I was stung by a scorpion in the city at night, and I remembered that I forgot to seek in refuge in Allah with those words.”

Another Supplication with the same effect

“أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ”

I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created. (Recite three times in Arabic in the evening.)

The Hadiths of this Supplication

Abu Hurairah (RA) narrated that a man came to the Prophet (SAW) and said, “O Messenger of Allah! Yesterdy I was bitten by a scorpion.” The Prophet (SAW) said to him, “Had you said when you reached the evening: I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created, you would hot have been harmed.” (Sahih Muslim)

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA) that the Prophet (SAW) said: “Whoever recites this three times in the evening will be protected from insect or reptile stings.” (Tirmidhi)

Khawla bint Hakeem (RA) narrated that she heard the Messenger of Allah (SAW) saying: “Whoever visited an abode and said: “I seek refuge in the Most Perfect Words of Allah, from the evil of what He has created,” no harm shall befall him until he departs from that place.” (Muslim)

Conclusion: This dua should be recited three times in the evening and when someone stops at a new place at any time during the night or day.

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