by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami', 1799).
6 - Reciting "Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah,
lahu'l-mulk wa lahu'l-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer (There is
no god except Allaah Alone with no partner or associate; His isthe
Sovereignty and His is the praise, and He is Able to do all things)"
one hundred times.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:"Whoever says "Laa
ilaahaill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu'l-mulk wa lahu'l-hamd
wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer" one hundred times in the day, will
have a reward equivalent to that of freeing ten slaves, one hundred
hasanahs (good deeds) will be recorded for him, and one hundred
sayi'ahs (bad deeds) will be erased from his record,and it will be
protection for him from the Shaytaanfor that day, until eveningcomes.
No one could achieve any better than him except the one who does more
than he did."
(narrated by al-Bukhaari, 31119; Muslim, 2691)
7 - Remembering Allaah often (dhikr)
It was narrated from al-Haarith al-Ash'ari that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah commanded Yahyaa ibn
Zakariyah (peace be upon him) five things to follow and to enjoin upon
the Children of Israel... and he commanded them to remember Allaah,
and thelikeness of that is a man who was being pursued by the enemy,
until he reached a strong fortress in which he found protection;
similarly a man cannot find protection from the Shaytaan except by
remembering Allaah..."
(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2863; he said it is hasan saheeh. The
hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami', 1724)
8 - The adhaan
It was narrated that Suhayl ibn Abi Saalih said:"My father sent me to
Bani Haarithah, and there was with me a slave of ours, or a companion
of ours. Someone called out his name from a garden, and the one who
was with me looked into the garden and did not see anything. I
mentioned that to my father, and he said, 'If I had known that this
was going to happen to you, I would not have sent you. But if you hear
avoice then make the call for prayer, for I heard AbuHurayrah (may
Allaah be pleased with him) narrating that the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:"When the Shaytaan
hears the call to prayer, he runs away fast."'"(Narrated by Muslim,
389).
The word translated here as "runs away fast" may also mean "farting."
9 - Reciting Qur'aan offers protection against the Shaytaan
Allaah says (interpretationof the meaning):
"And when you (Muhammad) recite the Qur'aan, We put between you and
those who believe not in the Hereafter, an invisible veil (or screen
their hearts, so they hear or understand itnot)[al-Israa' 17:45]/
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