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Qur'an

Refuge from the whisperers

رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ ٱلشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ

Rabbi a'udhu bika min hamazatish-shayatin, wa a'udhu bika Rabbi an yahdurun

My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the whisperings of the devils, and I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me.

Source: Quran 23:97–98

What this supplication is

The Qur'an teaches this refuge from the whisperers — the suggestion of the devils and their presence. It is a dua of the heart as much as of the voice: protection from the inner enemy of faith.

When to recite it

Whenever whisperings trouble the heart; often recited morning and evening.

Duas are a mercy in themselves — sincerity of heart matters more than eloquence. For a personal religious ruling about this supplication or your circumstances, consult a qualified scholar.

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ٱللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا وَبِكَ نَحْيَا وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلنُّشُورُ

O Allah, with You we enter the morning and with You we enter the evening; with You we live and with You we die, and to You is the resurrection.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5068; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3391
Meaning & context

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ

In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah; there is no might nor power except with Allah.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5095; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3426
Meaning & context

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ … وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ … وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ

Say: He is Allah, the One … Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak … Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, and blow over the hands, then wipe the body.

Quran 112, 113, 114; Sahih al-Bukhari 5017 (practice)
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