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EVIL-REPELLING PRAYERS AND SUPPLICATORY AMULETS

First: It is reported that when a man complained to Imam al-Sadiq (‘a) about loneliness, the Imam (‘a) said: May I lead you to a prayer that if you say, you will not feel lonely neither at nights nor in daytimes? It is this prayer:

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ وَ بِاللّٰهِ

In the Name of Allah, in Allah (I trust),

وَ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللّٰهِ

and on Allah do I rely.

اِنَّهُ مَنْ يَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَى اللّٰهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ

Verily, whoever trusts in Allah, He is sufficient for him.

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ بَالِغُ اَمْرِهِ

Surely, Allah attains His purpose.

قَدْ جَعَلَ اللّٰهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْئٍ قَدْرًا

Allah indeed has appointed a measure for everything.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِىْ فِى ْكَنَفِكَ وَ فِىْ جِوَارِكَ

O Allah, (please) put me under Your shade and in Your vicinity

وَاجْعَلْنِىْ فِىْ اَمَانِكَ وَ فِىْ مَنْعِكَ۔

and put me under Your security and in Your shield.

It is reported that a man used to say this supplicatory prayer for thirty years incessantly, but when he ignored it at a certain night, he was stung by a scorpion at that night.

Second: It is reported that whoever spends a night alone in a house or in a room, should recite Ayah al-Kursi and say this supplicatory prayer:

اَللّٰهُمَّ اٰنِسْ وَحْشَتِىْ

O Allah, (please) entertain my loneliness,

وَ اٰمِنْ رَوْعَتِىْ

secure my dread,

وَ اَعِنِّىْ عَلٰى وَحْدَتِىْ۔

and help me against my being alone.

Third: The Holy Prophet (s) is reported to have used these words as evil-repelling prayer (‘udhah) for Imam al-Hasan and Imam al-Husayn (‘a):

اُعِيْذُ كُمَا بِكَلِمَاتِ اللّٰهِ التَّآمَّةِ

I pray for Your protection the perfect Words of Allah

وَاَسْمَاۤئِهِ الْحُسْنٰى كُلِّهَا عَآمَّةً

and all of His excellent names totally

مِنْ شَرِّ السَّآمَّةِ وَالْهَآمَّةِ

against the evil of poisonous things and the pestles,

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَآمَّةٍ

against the evil of all evil eyes,

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ اِذَا حَسَدَ۔

and against the evil of the envious when he envies.

Commenting, the Holy Prophet (s) added, “Thus did (Prophet) Abraham use to repel evil from Ishmael and Isaac.”