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Reciting Surat al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq, and al-Nas in morning and evening for protection

abudawud:5082 – Muḥammad b. al-Muṣaffā > Ibn Abī Fudayk > Ibn Abī Dhiʾb > Abū Asīd al-Barrād > Muʿādh b. ʿAbdullāh b. Khubayb > ʿAbdullāh b. Khubayb

We went out on a rainy night and in intense darkness, looking for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to lead us in prayer. We found him, and he said, "Have you prayed?" But I said nothing. Then he said, "Say." But I said nothing. Then he said, "Say." But I said nothing. Then he said, "Say." So I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, what should I say?" He said, "Recite: "Say, He is Allah, One," and the Muawwidhatayn when you enter the evening and when you enter the morning three times; it will suffice you against everything."

أبو داود:٥٠٨٢ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَسِيدٍ الْبَرَّادِ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خُبَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ

خَرَجْنَا فِي لَيْلَةِ مَطَرٍ وَظُلْمَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ نَطْلُبُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِيُصَلِّيَ لَنَا، فَأَدْرَكْنَاهُ، فَقَالَ: «أَصَلَّيْتُمْ؟» فَلَمْ أَقُلْ شَيْئًا، فَقَالَ: «قُلْ»، فَلَمْ أَقُلْ شَيْئًا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «قُلْ»، فَلَمْ أَقُلْ شَيْئًا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «قُلْ». فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ، مَا أَقُولُ؟ قَالَ: «﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾ وَالْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ، حِينَ تُمْسِي وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ، تَكْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ».

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tirmidhi:3575 – ʿAbd b. Ḥumayd > Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Abū Fudayk > Ibn Abū Dhiʾb > Abū Saʿīd al-Barrād > Muʿādh b. ʿAbdullāh b. Khubayb from his father

“We went out on a rainy and extremely dark night, looking for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so that he could lead us in Salat.” He said: “So I met him and he ﷺ said: ‘Speak’ but I did not say anything. Then he ﷺ said: ‘Speak.’ But I did not say anything. He ﷺ said: ‘Speak.’ So I said: ‘What should I say?’ He ﷺ said: ‘Say: “Say: He is Allah, the One” and Al-Muʿawwidhatain, when you reach evening, and when you reach morning, three times, they will suffice you against everything.’”

الترمذي:٣٥٧٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْبَرَّادِ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خُبَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

خَرَجْنَا فِي لَيْلَةٍ مَطِيرَةٍ وَظُلْمَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ نَطْلُبُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي لَنَا قَالَ فَأَدْرَكْتُهُ فَقَالَ قُلْ فَلَمْ أَقُلْ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قَالَ قُلْ فَلَمْ أَقُلْ شَيْئًا قَالَ قُلْ قُلْتُ مَا أَقُولُ قَالَ قُلْ ( هوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ) وَالْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ حِينَ تُمْسِي وَتُصْبِحُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ تَكْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْبَرَّادُ هُوَ أَسِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَسِيدٍ مَدَنِيٌّ