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Surah an-Nas

Say 3 times

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ، مَلِكِ النَّاسِ، إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ، مِنْ شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ، الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ، مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ

Qul a'udhu bi-rabbin-nas. Malikin-nas. Ilahin-nas. Min sharril-waswasil-khannas. Alladhi yuwaswisu fi sudurin-nas. Minal-jinnati wan-nas.

Say: I take refuge with the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the sneaking whisperer, who whispers into the hearts of mankind, from among the jinn and mankind.

What it means

Where al-Falaq deals with harm from outside, this surah deals with harm that gets inside: the whisper that talks you into despair, suspicion or sin. It is called the sneaking whisperer because it withdraws the moment you remember Allah, which is exactly what reciting this does.

When and how

Recite three times each morning and evening, after every prayer, and before sleep. It is also excellent to say quietly whenever an intrusive thought will not leave.

Its virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said no one has ever sought refuge with anything like these two surahs, reported in Sahih Muslim 814.

Source

Quran 114

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