Allah commands us to say this prayer in order to take
refuge with Him from Shaytan:
Say: "I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, the King of
mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the insidious
whisperer who whispers in people's breasts and comes from
the jinn and from mankind." (Surat an-Nas: 1-6)
A person who possesses the qualities taught in the Qur'an
will always take refuge with Allah from Shaytan and will know
the difference between the insinuations of Shaytan that pass
through his mind, as if his own thoughts, and thoughts which con-
form to the Qur'an. He will be alert at every moment and pay no
attention to what Shaytan says. He will not let Shaytan interfere in
anything he thinks or does. For example, whether busy with his
work, or alone by himself, or speaking with someone, when some-
thing happens to him or when some difficulty occurs, he always
acts with the awareness that Shaytan is waiting in ambush tempt-
ing him to speak and act in a way not pleasing to Allah. In this and
every situation he will speak and act in a way that conforms to the
Qur'an. In this way believer will not fall under the influence of the
wiles of Shaytan. Our Lord tells us about this in the Qur'an:
He (Shaytan) has no authority over those who believe and
put their trust in their Lord. He only has authority over those
who take him as a friend and associate others with Allah.
(Surat an-Nahl: 99-100)
Harun Yahya
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