Invocations against the Devil and his promptings — Du'a 3

الأَذكَارُ وَقِرَاءَةُ القُرآنِ

Approximate Arabic reading aid

Al'adhkāru waqirā'atu alqurāni

English meaning

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.

Explanation (Tafseer)

This entry points to Quran recitation and established remembrances and supplications as responses to satanic promptings. Its examples span recitation of Al-Baqarah, Ayat al-Kursi, the closing verses of Al-Baqarah, daily morning and evening remembrance, and words connected to ordinary routines.

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Invocations against the Devil and his promptings

Reference & source

Hisn al-Muslim 143

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