Chapter 113. Surah Al Falaq (The Daybreak)

أعوذبِاللَّـهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ 

[I Seek refuge in ALLAH from Shaitan - the accursed one]

 بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ 

[In The Name of ALLAH, The MOST GRACIOUS - THE MOST MERCIFUL]

AL-MU'AWWIDHATAYN - Part 1

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبّ الْفَلَقِ- مِن شَرّ مَا خَلَقَ- وَمِن شَرّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ-وَمِن شَرّ النَّفَّـثَـتِ فِى الْعُقَدِ- وَمِن شَرّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

Please read the previous posts for the better understanding of this chapter, Insha Allah

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It has been reported from Abu Sa`id that the Messenger of Allah used to seek protection against the evil eyes of the Jinns and mankind. But when the Mu`awwi- dhatayn were revea led, he used them (for protection) and abandoned all else besides them. At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah recorded this. At-Tirmidhi said, "This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.''

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ

Qul 'A`ūdhu Birabbi Al-Falaqi

Listen to the Recitation

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak

[113: 1]

EXPLANATION:

 Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Jabir said, "Al-Falaq is the morning.'' Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas, "Al-Falaq is the morning.'' The same has been reported from Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, `Abdullah bin Muhammad bin `Aqil, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi and Ibn Zayd. Malik also reported a similar statement from Zayd bin Aslam. Al-Qurazi, Ibn Zayd and Ibn Jarir all said, "This is like Allah's saying,

"He is the Cleaver of the daybreak.'' 

(6:96)

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

Min Sharri Mā Khalaqa

Listen to the Recitation

From the evil of that which He created

[113: 2]

EXPLANATION:

 This means from the evil of all created things. Thabit Al-Bunani and Al-Hasan Al-Basri both said, "Hell, Iblis and his progeny, from among that which He (Allah) created.''

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

Wa Min Sharri Ghāsiqin 'Idhā Waqaba

Listen to the Recitation

And from the evil of darkness when it settles

[113: 3]

EXPLANATION:

And from the evil of the Ghasiq when Waqab, Mujahid said, "Ghasiq is the night, and `when it Waqab' refers to the setting of the sun.'' Al-Bukhari mentioned this from him. Ibn Abi Najih also reported a similar narration from him (Mujahid).

The same was said by Ibn `Abbas, Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi, Ad-Dahhak, Khusayf, Al-Hasan and Qatadah. They said, "Verily, it is the night when it advances with its darkness.'' Az-Zuhri said,

(And from the evil of the Ghasiq when Waqab,) "This means the sun when it sets.'' Abu Al-Muhazzim reported that 

Abu Hurayrah said

And from the evil of the Ghasiq when Waqab, "This means the star.'' Ibn Zayd said, "The Arabs used to say, `Al-Ghasiq is the declination (of the position) of the heavenly body known as Pleiades. The number of those who were ill and stricken with plague would increase whenever it would decline, and their number would lessen whenever it rose.'''

Ibn Jarir said, "Others have said that it is the moon.''

The support for the people who hold this position (that it means the moon) is a narration that Imam Ahmad recorded from Al-Harith bin Abi Salamah. He said that `A'ishah said, "The Messenger of Allah took me by my hand and showed me the moon when it rose, and he said

(Seek refuge with Allah from the evil of this Ghasiq when it becomes dark.)'' At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i both recorded this Hadith in their Books of Tafsir in their Sunans. 

وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ

Wa Min Sharri An-Naffāthāti Fī Al-`Uqad

Listen to the Recitation

And from the evil of the blowers in knots

[113: 4]

EXPLANATION:

 Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Qatadah and Ad-Dahhak all said, "This means the witches.'' Mujahid said, "When they perform their spells and blow into the knots.''

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

Wa Min Sharri Ĥāsidin 'Idhā Ĥasada

Listen to the Recitation

And from the evil of an envier when he envies.

[113: 5]

EXPLANATION:

In another Hadith it has been reported that Jibril came to the Prophet and said, "Are you suffering from any ailment, O Muhammad'' The Prophet replied, "Yes".

 So Jibril said, "In the Name of Allah, I recite prayer (Ruqyah) over you, from every illness that harms you, from the evil of every envious person and evil eye. May Allah cure you.''

BEWITCHMENT OF THE PROPHET (SAWS):

In the Book of Medicine of his Sahih, Al-Bukhari recorded that `A'ishah said, "The Messenger of Allah was bewitched until he thought that he had relations with his wives, but he had not had relations with them.'' Sufyan said, "This is the worst form of magic when it reaches this stage.'' So the Prophet said, O `A'ishah! Do you know that Allah has answered me concerning that which I asked Him Two men came to me and one of them sat by my head while the other sat by my feet. The one who was sitting by my head said to the other one, `What is wrong with this man' The other replied, `He is bewitched.' The first one said, `Who bewitched him' The other replied, `Labid bin A`sam. He is a man from the tribe of Banu Zurayq who is an ally of the Jews, and a hypocrite.' The first one asked, `With what (did he bewitch him)' The other replied, `With a comb and hair from the comb.' The first one asked, `Where (is the comb)' The other answered, `In the dried bark of a male date palm under a rock in a well called Dharwan.') `A'ishah said, "So he went to the well to remove it (the comb with the hair).  Then he said, This is the well that I saw. It was as if its water had henna soaked in it and its palm trees were like the heads of devils.) So he removed it (of the well). Then I (`A'ishah) said, `Will you not make this public' He replied, "Allah has cured me and I hate to spread (the news of) wickedness to any of the people." LESSONS LEARNT: Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) was the most beloved slave of Allah (SWT). Had Allah willed, magic would never have affected him. But the incident and the revelation of AL-MU'AWWIDHATAYN in the the Qur'an is a clear proof about the existence of the evil. A Muslim can never deny the existence of such things, but s/he should also remember that the cure for it is present in the best form of medicine - the Qur'an, so one should never use ANY other means. Whatever good comes from this post is from Allah alone and any mistakes therein are mine - if found, please inform, ASAP, Insha Allah.