An-Nasa'i recorded that Ibn `Abis Al-Juhani said that the Prophet said to
him,
«يَا ابْنَ عَابِسٍ
أَلَا أَدُلُّكَ أَوْ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِأَفْضَلِ مَا يَتَعَوَّذُ بِهِ
الْمُتَعَوِّذُونَ؟»
(O Ibn `Abis! Shall I guide you to -- or inform you -- of the best thing that
those who seek protection use for protection) He replied, "Of course, O
Messenger of Allah!'' The Prophet said,
«[قُلْ أَعُوذُ
بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ]
[قُلْ أَعُوذُ
بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ]
هَاتَانِ
السُّورَتَانِ»
(Say: "I seek refuge with the Lord of Al-Falaq.'')( and (Say: "I seek refuge
with the Lord of mankind.'')( These two Surahs (are the best protection).) Imam
Malik recorded from `A'ishah that whenever the Messenger of Allah was suffering
from an ailment, he would recite the Mu`awwidhatayn over himself and blow (over
himself). Then if his pain became severe, `A'ishah said that she would recite
the Mu`awwidhatayn over him and take his hand and wipe it over himself seeking
the blessing of those Surahs. Al-Bukhari, Abu Dawud, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah all
recorded this Hadith.
It has been reported from Abu Sa`id that the Messenger of Allah used to seek
protection against the evil eyes of the Jinns and mankind. But when the Mu`awwi-
dhatayn were revea- led, he used them (for protection) and aban- doned all else
besides them. At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah recorded this. At-Tirmidhi
said, "This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.''
[بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
(In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
[قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبّ
الْفَلَقِ- مِن شَرّ مَا خَلَقَ- وَمِن شَرّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ- وَمِن شَرّ
النَّفَّـثَـتِ فِى الْعُقَدِ- وَمِن شَرّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ-]
(1. Say: "I seek refuge with the Lord of Al-Falaq,'') (2. "From the evil of
what He has created,'') (3. "And from the evil of the Ghasiq when Waqab,'') (4.
"And from the evil of the blowers in knots,'') (5. "And from the evil of the
envier when he envies.'') Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Jabir said, "Al-Falaq is
the morning.'' Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas, "Al-Falaq is the morning.''
The same has been reported from Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, `Abdullah bin
Muhammad bin `Aqil, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi and Ibn Zayd.
Malik also reported a similar statement from Zayd bin Aslam. Al-Qurazi, Ibn Zayd
and Ibn Jarir all said, "This is like Allah's saying,
[فَالِقُ
الإِصْبَاحِ]
(He is the Cleaver of the daybreak.).'' (6:96) Allah said,
[مِن شَرِّ مَا
خَلَقَ ]
(From the evil of what He has created,) This means from the evil of all
created things. Thabit Al-Bunani and Al-Hasan Al-Basri both said, "Hell, Iblis
and his progeny, from among that which He (Allah) created.''
[وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ
إِذَا وَقَبَ ]
(And from the evil of the Ghasiq when Waqab,) Mujahid said, "Ghasiq is the
night, and `when it Waqab' refers to the setting of the sun.'' Al-Bukhari
mentioned this from him. Ibn Abi Najih also reported a similar narration from
him (Mujahid).
The same was said by Ibn `Abbas, Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi, Ad-Dahhak,
Khusayf, Al-Hasan and Qatadah. They said, "Verily, it is the night when it
advances with its darkness.'' Az-Zuhri said,
[وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ
إِذَا وَقَبَ ]
(And from the evil of the Ghasiq when Waqab,) "This means the sun when it
sets.'' Abu Al-Muhazzim reported that Abu Hurayrah said,
[وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ
إِذَا وَقَبَ ]
(And from the evil of the Ghasiq when Waqab, ) "This means the star.'' Ibn
Zayd said, "The Arabs used to say, `Al-Ghasiq is the declination (of the
position) of the heavenly body known as Pleiades. The number of those who were
ill and stricken with plague would increase whenever it would decline, and their
number would lessen whenever it rose.'''
Ibn Jarir said, "Others have said that it is the moon.''
The support for the people who hold this position (that it means the moon) is
a narration that Imam Ahmad recorded from Al-Harith bin Abi Salamah. He said
that `A'ishah said, "The Messenger of Allah took me by my hand and showed me the
moon when it rose, and he said,
«تَعَوَّذِي بِاللهِ
مِنْ شَرِّ هَذَا الْغَاسِقِ إِذَا وَقَبَ»
(Seek refuge with Allah from the evil of this Ghasiq when it becomes dark.)''
At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i both recorded this Hadith in their Books of Tafsir in
their Sunans. Allah said,
[وَمِن شَرِّ
النَّفَّـثَـتِ فِى الْعُقَدِ ]
(And from the evil of the blowers in knots,) Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan,
Qatadah and Ad-Dahhak all said, "This means the witches.'' Mujahid said, "When
they perform their spells and blow into the knots.''
In another Hadith it has been reported that Jibril came to the Prophet and
said, "Are you suffering from any ailment, O Muhammad'' The Prophet replied,
«نَعَمْ»
(Yes.) So Jibril said, "In the Name of Allah, I recite prayer (Ruqyah) over
you, from every illness that harms you, from the evil of every envious person
and evil eye. May Allah cure you.''
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