The Weapons of the Believer in his war against Shaytan
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This evil enemy of the human is always anxious to mislead mankind. He does this through a number of means. One must beware of this enemy. One must be aware of his goals and his stratagem in order to be victorious over him. If man is heedless about these affairs, then Shaytan can attack him through any means that he pleases.
- 1. Remembrance (Dhikr) of Allaah
- 2. Saying ‘Laa ilaaha illallaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul-Mulk wa lahul-Hamd wa huwa ‘alaa kulli shay’in qadeer’
- 3. Reciting the Last Two Suwar of the Noble Qur’aan; Sooratul-Falaq and Sooratun-Naas
- 4. Reciting Aayatul-Kursee
- 5. Reciting the Second Chapter of the Qur’aan; Sooratul-Baqarah
- 6. The Last Two Verses of Sooratul-Baqarah
- 7. When Entering the Toilet (where one relieves himself)
- 8. When you are Angry
- 9. Directly before entering your Wife for Sexual Intercourse
- 10. When Hearing a Donkey Bray
- 11. Directly before you Begin to Read the Qur’aan
- 12. After you have begun to Pray
- 13. After the Nidaa’ (Call to Prayer)
- *. Shaytan would move aside from him.. – Supplicating to Allah when leaving home
- *. Protect yourself from Shytan for the rest of the Day – Seeking Refuge with Allah when entering Masjid
- *. Get close to Sutrah so that Shaytaan cannot break prayer
- 1. After you have begun to Pray
- 2. Bringing the Family Indoors at the Beginning of the Nightfall (Dusk)
- 3. Restraining your Yawning by any of the Prescribed Methods
- 4. Sniffing Water Three Times into the Nostrils after Sleeping throughout the Night
- 5. Performing Prayer in the Dwelling Area of the Camels
- 6. Performing Ablution after Eating Camel Meat
- 7. What you should do in Your Prayer when Receiving ‘Messages’ from Shaytaan, your avowed open Enemy
- *. Whisperings of Shaytan – an advice from Shaykh al-’Uthaimeen (rahimahullaah)
- *. The Whispers of the Shaytan and its Cure – Shaykh al-’Uthaimeen (rahimahullaah)
- 8. Do not turn to the Right or Left while you are Praying to Protect Yourself from Shaytaan’s Pilfering
- 9. Your prostration to Allaah repels Shaytaan
- *. A Humiliation for the Shaytan – Sajda Sahu
- 10. Saying the name of Allaah before Beginning the Meal and Eating and Drinking with your Right Hand
- 11. Protecting your Home and Food from Shaytaan Participating in them
- 12. Upon saying the Basmalah (Saying the Name of Allaah)
- 13. When you say “Bismillaah, Allaahumma Janibnus-Shaytaan was Janibish-Shaytaana maa Razaqtna” (In the Name of Allaah, ‘O Allaah! Make us Distant from Shaytaan and make Shaytaan distant from what you bestow upon us)
- 14. Regarding a Morsel of Food that Falls to the Ground
- 15. Repenting and Seeking Allaah’s Forgiveness
- 16. Giving and Receiving anything with the Right Hand and not the Left
- 17. Ridding your house (if you can) of any type of bells
Adhering to the Straight Path
Taking refuge and shelter in Allah
Adhering to the main body of the Muslims (i.e., the Jama’ah)
Knowing the tricks of Shaytna and the means of defeating him
Supplicating to Allah when leaving home
Supplicating to Allah when entering homes
Supplication when entering Masjid
Seeking refuge upon entering bathrooms
Seeking Refuge Upon Entering a Valley or a Strange land
Seeking refuge in Allah from Satan upon hearing the braying of a donkey
Seeking refuge in Allah before reciting the Quran
Invocations for one’s children and family
The best of invocations are the last two surahs of the Qur’aan (Surah Al-Falaq and Suran Al-Nas)
Haste is from Shytan
Yawning is from Shaytaan and it may invalidate your Salah
To put an end to the suspicious aspects and the questionable matters by which Satan enters into the soul
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