Seeking refuge FROM the Evil Jinn
Say " 'audhu billah" (I seek refuge in Allah)
and other dhikr (remembrance of Allah, swt) when the evil whisper of
Shaitaan comes upon you, such as
- when becoming angry,
- having confusing or disobedient thoughts,
- when approached by arrogants who dispute the
Truth of the ayats of Allah, swt,
- when about to recite Qur'an,
- or when in any situation that Quran and Sunnah
teaches you is a result of the shaitaan.
The Noble Qur'an - Fussilat 41:36
And if an evil whisper from Shaitân (Satan) tries
to turn you away (O Muhammad SAW) (from doing good, etc.), then seek refuge in
Allâh. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
The Noble Qur'an - Al-A'raaf 7:200, 201
And if an evil whisper comes to you from Shaitân
(Satan) then seek refuge with Allâh. Verily, He is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
Verily, those who are Al-Muttaqűn (the pious -
see V.2:2), when an evil thought comes to them from Shaitân (Satan), they
remember (Allâh), and (indeed) they then see (aright).
The Noble Qur'an - Ghaafir 40:56
Verily, those who dispute about the Ayât (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh, without any
authority having come to them, there is nothing else in their breasts except
pride [to accept you (Muhammad SAW) as a Messenger of Allâh and to obey you].
They will never have it (i.e. Prophethood which Allâh has bestowed upon you). So
seek refuge in Allâh (O Muhammad SAW from the arrogants). Verily, it is He Who
is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.
The Noble Qur'an - An-Nahl 16:98
So when you want to recite the Qur'ân, seek refuge
with Allâh from Shaitân (Satan), the outcast (the cursed one).
Hadith - Al-Muwatta 51.10
Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said
said, "When the Messenger of Allah
was taken on the Night Journey, he saw an evil jinn seeking him with a torch of
fire. Whenever the Messenger of Allah
turned,
he saw him. Jibril said to him, 'Shall I teach you some words to say? When you
say them, his torch will be put out and will fall from him.' The Messenger of
Allah
said,
'Yes, indeed.' Jibril said, 'Say, 'I seek refuge
with the Noble Face of Allah and with the complete words of Allah which neither
the good person nor the corrupt can exceed, from the evil of what descends from
the sky and the evil of what ascends in it, and from the evil of what is created
in the earth and the evil of what comes out of it, and from the trials of the
night and day, and from the visitations of the night and day, except for one
that knocks with good, O Merciful!" "'
Audhu bi wajhi'llahi' l-karim wa bi kalimati'llahi't-tammati. Allati la
yujawazu hunna barra wa la fajir, min sharri ma yanzil min as-sama, wa sharri ma
yaruju fiha, wa sham ma dhara' fi'l-ard, wa sharri ma yakhruju minha, wa min
fitani'l-layli wa'n-nahar, wa min tawariqi'l-layli wa'n-nahar illa tariqan
yatruq bikhayr ya Rahman!
Say Bismillah and then the du'a below before entering
the toilet area...
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi 358, Narrated Ali
ibn Abu Talib
Allah's Messenger
said: The screen between the eyes of Jinn and the private
parts of the sons of Adam as one of them enters the privy is that he should say:
In the name of Allah.
[This hadith has been
transmitted by Tirmidhi and he said: It is a gharib hadith and its isnad is not
sound.]
[Bismillahi] Allahumma inna 'audhu bika minal khubthi wal
khabaa'ith.
[By the Name of Allah]. Oh Allah, I
seek protection in You from unclean spirits, male and female. [Abu
Dawud 4/264, Ahmad 2/389]
The ayat "Al-Kursi" (2:255) is well-known as a
means for repelling mischievious jinn...
The Noble Qur'an - Al-Baqara 2:255
Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to
be worshipped but He), the Ever, Living, the One Who sustains and protects all
that exists. neither slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever
is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with
Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures)
in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will
never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His
Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in
guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great (Ayat-ul-Kursi).
Hadith - Tirmidhi #2173, Narrated Jubayr ibn
Nufayr [Darimi transmitted it in
mursal form].
Allah's Messenger
said, "Allah finished Surat al-Baqarah with two verses
which I have been given from His treasure which is under the Throne; so learn
them and teach them to your womenfolk, for they are a blessing, a means of a
approach (to Allah) and a supplication."
Ibn Taimiya, Majmu, vol. 19, p. 55
"The numerous people who have experienced these events all confirm the amazing
effectiveness of this verse in warding off jinn and breaking their spells. It
[editor's note: ayat al-Kursi] has a great effect in repelling devils from
humans, from the possessed and from those picked out by jinn, such as
wrongdoers, people with bad tempers, those who follow their desires and lusts,
musicians and those who become ecstatic through whistling and clapping. If
these verses are read over them with sincerity to Allah, the jinn will leave.
It will put an end to the mirages created by the jinn. It will also disclose
the falseness of those, the brothers of the jinn, who perform miraculous acts.
The jinn inspire their devotees with some knowledge that the ignorant think are
miracles that Allah grants His pious servants. In fact, they are simply
Shaytaan's acts of deception over his devotees, of those whom have earned
Allah's wrath and those who have gone astray."
Hadith - Tirmidhi #2145, Narrated An-Nu'man ibn
Bashir
Allah's Messenger
said, "Two thousand years before creating the heavens and
the Earth, Allah inscribed a book of which He sent down two verses with which He
concluded surat al-Baqarah. The Devil will not come near a house in which they
are recited three nights." [Tirmidhi
and Darimi transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a gharib tradition.]
Make du'a (supplication) such as the following:
The Noble Qur'an - Al-Baqarah 2:286
Allâh burdens not a person beyond his scope. He
gets reward for that (good) which he has earned, and he is punished for that
(evil) which he has earned. "Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into
error, our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those
before us (Jews and Christians); our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than
we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us Forgiveness. Have mercy on us.
You are our Maulâ (Patron, Supporter and Protector, etc.) and give us victory
over the disbelieving people."
Recite Surahs Al-Falaq (Chapter 113) and An-Nas
(Chapter 114)..
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi 1019, Narrated Abu
Sa'id al-Khudri
The Prophet
used to seek protection against the Jinn and the evil eye till surahs al-Falaq
and an-Nas were revealed. After they were revealed he stuck to them and
discarded everything beside them.
[Transmitted by Tirmidhi]
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi 4563, Narrated Abu
Sa'id al-Khudri
Allah's Messenger
used to seek refuge in Allah from jinn and the evil eye in men till the
Mu'awwidhatan came down, after which he made use of them and abandoned
everything else. [Tirmidhi
and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan gharib tradition]