371. Powerful Dua Against Shaytan's Whisper
اَللَّهُ أَحَدٌ، اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ، لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ، وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ
qul hu allah hu ahad English Transliteration
Allahu 'Ahad. Allahus-Samad. Lam yalid wa lam yoolad. Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan 'ahad
qul hu allah hu ahad English Translation
He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent.
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: People will continue to ask one another(questions) till this is pronounced: Allah created all things, but who created Allah ? Whoever comes across anything of that, he should say: (The dua is mentioned above) Then he spit three times on his left side, seeking refuge with Allah from Satan.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خُبَيْبٍ، قَالَ: خَرَجْنَا فِي لَيْلَةٍ مِطَرٍ وَظُلْمَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ نَطْلُبُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيُصَلِّيَ لَنَا، فَأَدْرَكْنَاهُ فَقَالَ: "قُلْ". فَلَمْ أَقُلْ شَيْئًا. ثُمَّ قَالَ: "قُلْ". فَلَمْ أَقُلْ شَيْئًا. ثُمَّ قَالَ: "قُلْ". فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَا أَقُولُ؟ قَالَ: "قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ، وَالْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ حِينَ تُمْسِي وَتُصْبِحُ ثَلاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، تَكْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ".
Abdullah ibn Khubaib reported: We went out on a rainy and extremely dark night searching for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to lead us in prayer. When we found him, he said, “Say.” But I did not say anything. Then he said, “Say.” But I did not say anything. Then he said, “Say.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what should I say?” He said, “Recite: 'He is Allah, [who is] One,' and al-Mu'awwidhatayn (the last two surahs) three times in the morning and evening; they will suffice you from everything.” (Abu Dawud 5082, graded Hasan by Al-Albani)