How to Protect Yourself from Shaytaan

How to Protect Yourself from Shaytaan

Beginning with Your Birth, He is There….Waiting!

But who is he? What does he want? Where does he lurk? How does he plot and who are his helpers? He is our avowed enemy, relentless in his pursuit of our downfall…

…So he whispers, he schemes, he sows hatred in the hearts, divides and destroys, corrupts and annoys, he glitters to amaze, alas, his call is to the blaze, a liar by nature, a legacy of false portrayal, his promise is but betrayal:

“And Shaytaan (Satan) will say when the matter has been decided:

“Verily, Allaah promised you a promise of truth. And I too promised you, but I betrayed you. I had no authority over you except that I called you, and you responded to me. So blame me not, but blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can you help me. I deny your former act in associating me (Satan) as a partner with Allaah (by obeying me in the life of the world). Verily, there is a painful torment for the Dhaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers).”’ [Soorah Ibraaheem, 14:22]

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On the authority of Sabrah ibn Abee Faakih said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) saying:

“Indeed Shaytaan sits upon the pathways to Islaam and [with a question loaded with rejection he asks] “Will you embrace Islaam and leave the religion of your father and grandfathers?”

The man disobeys [and opposes] him and embraces Islaam. Then he sits in the path of hijrah (migration) and [again a question of rejection], “Will you migrate and leave your land [in which you were born and lived in] and your sky [which you used as a means of protection for all of your life]?

[Shaytaan continues his question taunting of discouragement] “A muhaajir [one who leaves the land of disbelief for the land of Islaam] is like a horse in a tether”.

[But] the man [again] disobeys him and migrates. Then Shaytaan sits in the path to jihaad and says, “The struggle is with your life and wealth. If you fight you will be killed, your wives will re-marry and your wealth will be distributed.” He disobeys him and goes out in jihaad.

Whoever does that has a right upon Allaah, that he admits him into Paradise. And whoever is killed has a right upon Allaah that He enters him into Paradise.”

TOC:Introduction VII

i. The Evil of Kufr, Shirk and Enmity towards Allaah and His Messenger X

ii. Bid’ah (Innovation) XI

iii. Major Sins in any of their Various Forms XII

iv. Minor Sins XIII

v. Becoming Busy with the Affairs that are Permissible but without Reward or Punishment XIII

vi. Giving preference to the Lesser Reward XIV

The Title ‘Ash-Shaytaan’ (The Devil) and various other Terms: XVI

Beginning with Your Birth, He is There…Waiting 1

The Goal of Shaytaan 3

How to Deal with Two Devils – Three Verses from the Book of Allaah to Deeply Ponder – 11

Protecting Yourself from Shaytaan 17

Protection by Statements 17

1. Remembrance (Dhikr) of Allaah 17

2. Saying ‘Laa ilaaha illallaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul-Mulk wa lahul-Hamd wa huwa ‘alaa kulli shay’in qadeer’ 18

3. Reciting the Last Two Suwar of the Noble Qur’aan; Sooratul-Falaq and Sooratun-Naas 19

4. Reciting Aayatul-Kursee 21

5. Reciting the Second Chapter of the Qur’aan; Sooratul-Baqarah 32

6. The Last Two Verses of Sooratul-Baqarah 33

7. When Entering the Toilet (where one relieves himself) 35

8. When you are Angry 35

9. Directly before entering your Wife for Sexual Intercourse 35

10. When Hearing a Donkey Bray 35

11. Directly before you Begin to Read the Qur’aan 36

12. After you have begun to Pray 36

13. After the Nidaa’ (Call to Prayer) 37

Protection by Actions 39

1. After you have begun to Pray 39

2. Bringing the Family Indoors at the Beginning of the Nightfall (Dusk) 41

3. Restraining your Yawning by any of the Prescribed Methods 42

4. Sniffing Water Three Times into the Nostrils after Sleeping throughout the Night 43

5. Performing Prayer in the Dwelling Area of the Camels 43

6. Performing Ablution after Eating Camel Meat 43

7. What you should do in Your Prayer when Receiving ‘Messages’ from Shaytaan, your avowed open Enemy 46

8. Do not turn to the Right or Left while you are Praying to Protect Yourself from Shaytaan’s Pilfering 47

9. Your prostration to Allaah repels Shaytaan 47

10. Saying the name of Allaah before Beginning the Meal and Eating and Drinking with your Right Hand 48

11. Protecting your Home and Food from Shaytaan Participating in them 49

12. Upon saying the Basmalah (Saying the Name of Allaah) 49

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) 50

14. Regarding a Morsel of Food that Falls to the Ground 55

15. Repenting and Seeking Allaah’s Forgiveness 55

16. Giving and Receiving anything with the Right Hand and not the Left 56

17. Ridding your house (if you can) of any type of bells 57

Having Knowledge will Help Protect You from Shaytaan 59

How Shaytaan Enters into Your Marital Life 61

Ar-Rabt (Binding) 63

Al-Mani (Barricading) 65

At-Taballud (Insensitivity) 66

An-Nazeef (Bleeding) 67

Al-Insidaad (Obstruction) 67

At-Taghweer (Vacantness) 67

Protection from Shaytaan before Your Time of Death 71

Epilogue 75

Index 80