Praise be to Allaah.
Among the most important means of
warding off the danger of sihr before it happens is seeking protection through
the adhkaar (dhikr) prescribed in Islam, making du’aa’ and reciting prayers
seeking refuge that were narrated from the Prophet صلّى
اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم. These include:
1 –
Reciting Aayat al-Kursiy [al-Baqarah 2:255] after every prescribed prayer,
after reciting the adhkaar which are prescribed after the salaam.
2
– Reciting Aayat al-Kursiy when going to sleep. This is the greatest aayah in
the Qur’aan, in which Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى says:
“Allaah!
Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He),
Al-Hayyul-Qayyum (the Ever Living, the One Who sustains & protects all that
exists). Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in
the heavens & whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with
Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures)
in this world, & what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will
never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursiy
extends over the heavens & the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding &
preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.”
[al-Baqarah
2:255]
3 –
Reciting “Qul huwa Allaahu ahad”, “Qul a’oodhu bi Rabb il-Falaq”
and “Qul a’oodhu bi Rabb il-Naas” [i.e., the last three soorahs of the
Qur’aan] following every prescribed prayer, and reciting these three soorahs (three
times) at the beginning of the day after Fajr prayer, and at the beginning of
the night after Maghrib prayer.
