The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said to him: "O Ibn 'Abis, shall I not tell you of the best thing with which those who seek refuge with Allah may do so?" He said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak.", "Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind." - these two Surahs." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5432)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا ابْنَ عَابِسٍ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكَ بِأَفْضَلِ مَا تَعَوَّذَ َمِنْهُ الْمُتَعَوِّذُونَ؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ

[AI] I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the two protective surahs. So he said to me, "It was said to me, so I said it to you."

سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ قِيلَ لِي فَقُلْتُ قَالَ أُبَيٌّ فَقَالَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَحْنُ نَقُولُ

[AI] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed me that Gabriel said to him, 'Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak', so I said it. Then he said, 'Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind', so I said it. And we say what the Prophet ﷺ said."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ جِبْرِيلَ قَالَ لَهُ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ فَقُلْتُهَا فَقَالَ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ فَقُلْتُهَا فَنَحْنُ نَقُولُ مَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ

[AI] I said to Ubayy ibn Ka'b, "Indeed, Ibn Mas'ud does not write the Mu'awwidhatayn (Surah Al-Falaq and Surah An-Nas) in his mushaf (copy of the Quran)." He replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, 'Gabriel said to me: "Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak.'" So I said it, and Gabriel said to me, 'Say, 'I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind.'" So I said it.' Therefore, we say what the Messenger of Allah said."

قُلْتُ لِأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ إِنَّ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ لَا يَكْتُبُ فِي مُصْحَفِهِ الْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «قَالَ لِي جِبْرِيلُ {قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ} فَقُلْتُهَا وَقَالَ لِي {قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ} فَقُلْتُهَا» فَنَحْنُ نَقُولُ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Some verses were revealed to me tonight, the likes of which have never been seen: "Say: I seek refuge with (Allah), the Lord of the daybreak." [Surat al-Falaq:1] and "Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind." [Surat an-Naas:1]' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 954)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيَّ اللَّيْلَةَ آيَاتٌ لَمْ يُرَ مِثْلَهُنَّ قَطُّ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ»