327. Power of Saying Bismillah
Abu al-Malih (RA) reported on the authority of a man: I was riding on a mount behind the prophet (ﷺ) It stumbled. Thereupon I said: May the devil perish! He said: do not say; may the devil perish! For you say that, he will swell so much so that he will be like a house, and say: by my power. But say: (The dua is mentioned above)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Power of Saying Bismillah in Transliteration
Bismillaah
Power of Saying Bismillah in Translation
With the Name of Allah.
Abu al-Malih (RA) reported on the authority of a man : I was riding on a mount behind the prophet (ﷺ). It stumbled. Thereupon I said: May the devil perish! He said: do not say; may the devil perish! For you say that, he will swell so much so that he will be like a house, and say: by my power. But say: (The dua is mentioned above) For when you say that, he will diminish so much so that he will be like a fly.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَكَلَ أَوْ شَرِبَ قَالَ: " بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ".
Aishah narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), when he would eat or drink, he would say: “Bismillah (In the Name of Allah).”