Jabir saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ observing prayer. (The narrator Amr said: I do not know which prayer he was offering.) He (the Prophet) said: Allah is altogether great; Allah is altogether great; Allah is altogether great; and praise be to Allah in abundance; and praise be to Allah is abundance; and praise be to Allah in abundance. Glory be to Allah in the morning and after (saying it three times). I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil, from his puffing up (nafkh), his spitting (nafth) and his evil suggestion (hamz). He (Amr) said: His nafth it poetry, his nafkh is pride, and his hamz is madness.

أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي صَلاَةً قَالَ عَمْرٌو لاَ أَدْرِي أَىَّ صَلاَةٍ هِيَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً ثَلاَثًا أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ مِنْ نَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ وَهَمْزِهِ قَالَ نَفْثُهُ الشِّعْرُ وَنَفْخُهُ الْكِبْرُ وَهَمْزُهُ الْمُوتَةُ

“I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he started the prayer. He said: ‘Allahu Akbaru kabiran, Allahu Akbaru kabiran (Allah is the Most Great indeed),’ three times; ‘Al-hamdu Lillahi kathiran, al-hamdu Lillahi kathiran (Much praise is to Allah),’ three times; ‘Subhan Allahi bukratan wa asilan (Glory is to Allah morning and evening),’ three times; ‘Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minash-Shaitanir-rajim, min hamzihi wa nafkhihi wa nafthihi (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursed Satan, from his madness, his poetry, and his pride).”

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا ثَلاَثًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا ثَلاَثًا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ قَالَ عَمْرٌو هَمْزُهُ الْمُوتَةُ وَنَفْثُهُ الشِّعْرُ وَنَفْخُهُ الْكِبْرُ

“Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minash-Shaitanir-rajim, wa hamzihi wa nafkhihi wa nafthihi (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursed Satan, from his madness, his pride, and his poetry).”

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ وَهَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ قَالَ هَمْزُهُ الْمُوتَةُ وَنَفْثُهُ الشِّعْرُ وَنَفْخُهُ الْكِبْرُ

[AI] I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying in the voluntary prayers: "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, and Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, and Subhanallah bi bukratin wa aseela, Subhanallah bi bukratin wa aseela, Subhanallah bi bukratin wa aseela. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the cursed Satan, from his whispers, his spittle, and his blowing." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what are his whispers, his spittle, and his blowing?" He said, "As for his whispers, they are the death which seizes the son of Adam, and as for his spittle, it is old age, and as for his blowing, it is white hair."

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ فِي التَّطَوُّعِ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا هَمْزُهُ وَنَفْثُهُ وَنَفْخُهُ؟ قَالَ أَمَّا هَمْزُهُ فَالْمُوتَةُ الَّتِي تَأْخُذُ ابْنَ آدَمَ وَأَمَّا نَفْخُهُ الْكِبْرُ وَنَفْثُهُ الشِّعْرُ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, "Allah is the greatest, greatly. Praise be to Allah, abundantly. Glory be to Allah and with His praise, morning and evening. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursed Satan, from his whispering, blowing, and spitting." He said, "I said, 'What is his whispering?' He said, 'It is like the buzzing of a fly.' I said, 'Then what is his blowing?' He said, 'Arrogance.' I said, 'So what is his spitting?' He said, 'Poetry.'"

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُولُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا هَمْزُهُ؟ قَالَ فَذَكَرَ كَهَيْئَةِ الْمُوتَةِ يَعْنِي يَصْرَعُ قُلْتُ فَمَا نَفْخُهُ؟ قَالَ الْكِبْرُ قُلْتُ فَمَا نَفْثُهُ؟ قَالَ الشِّعْرُ

“I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he started the prayer. He said: ‘Allahu Akbaru kabiran, Allahu Akbaru kabiran (Allah is the Most Great indeed),’ three times; ‘Al-hamdu Lillahi kathiran, al-hamdu Lillahi kathiran (Much praise is to Allah),’ three times; ‘Subhan Allahi bukratan wa asilan (Glory is to Allah morning and evening),’ three times; ‘Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minash-Shaitanir-rajim, min hamzihi wa nafkhihi wa nafthihi (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursed Satan, from his madness, his poetry, and his pride).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 807)

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا ثَلَاثًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ثَلَاثًا اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ قَالَ حُصَيْنٌ هَمْزُهُ الْمُوتَةُ الَّتِي تَأْخُذُ صَاحِبَ الْمَسِّ وَنَفْثُهُ الشِّعْرُ وَنَفْخُهُ الْكِبْرُ

Jabir saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ observing prayer. (The narrator Amr said: I do not know which prayer he was offering.) He (the Prophet) said: Allah is altogether great; Allah is altogether great; Allah is altogether great; and praise be to Allah in abundance; and praise be to Allah is abundance; and praise be to Allah in abundance. Glory be to Allah in the morning and after (saying it three times). I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil, from his puffing up (nafkh), his spitting (nafth) and his evil suggestion (hamz). He (Amr) said: His nafth it poetry, his nafkh is pride, and his hamz is madness. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 764)

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ دَخَلَ فِي صَلَاةٍ فَقَالَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا اللهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا اللهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ثَلَاثًا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ثَلَاثًا اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ قَالَ عَمْرو وَهَمْزُهُ الْمُوتَةُ وَنَفْخُهُ الْكِبْرُ وَنَفْثُهُ الشِّعْرُ

[AI] He heard Abu Umamah al-Bahili say: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when he entered the night prayer, would say the takbeer (Allahu Akbar) three times, and then say the tasbeeh (Subhanallah) three times, and then say the tahleel (La ilaha illallah) three times. Afterwards, he would say, 'O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursed devil, from his whisperings, his blowing, and his evil influence.'"

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيَّ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ كَبَّرَ ثَلَاثًا وَسَبَّحَ ثَلَاثًا وَهَلَّلَ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَشِرْكِهِ

[AI] He heard Abu Umamah al-Bahili saying that the Prophet of Allah, ﷺ , when he stood up for prayer, he would say Allahu Akbar (God is the greatest) three times, then he would say La ilaha illallah (There is no god but Allah) three times, and Subhanallah wa bihamdihi (Glory be to Allah and praise be to Him) three times. Then he would say, "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, from his whisperings, his blowing, and his spitting."

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيَّ يَقُولُ كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ كَبَّرَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ

[AI] And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say: Seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Shaytan, from his whispering, blowing, and spitting. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is his whispering, blowing, and spitting?" He said, "As for his whispering, it is death that seizes the children of Adam. As for his blowing, it is arrogance. And as for his spitting, it is poetry."

وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ تَعَوَّذُوا بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَمَا هَمْزُهُ وَنَفْخُهُ وَنَفْثُهُ؟ قَالَ أَمَّا هَمْزُهُ فَهَذِهِ الْمُوتَةُ الَّتِي تَأْخُذُ بَنِي آدَمَ وَأَمَّا نَفْخُهُ فَالْكِبْرُ وَأَمَّا نَفْثُهُ فَالشِّعْرُ

“Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minash-Shaitanir-rajim, wa hamzihi wa nafkhihi wa nafthihi (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursed Satan, from his madness, his pride, and his poetry).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 808)

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ يَقُولُ «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ وَهَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ» قَالَ فَهَمْزُهُ الْمَوْتَةُ وَنَفْثُهُ الشِّعْرُ وَنَفْخُهُ الْكِبْرِيَاءُ «»

[AI] The Prophet ﷺ used to say, when starting the prayer, "Allah is the greatest, the Most Great, and all praise is due to Allah abundantly. Glory be to Allah in the morning and evening." He would repeat this three times. Then he would say, "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursed Satan, from his whispers, his spitting, and his breath."

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ «اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ»

[AI] "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to enter the prayer, he would say: 'Allah is the greatest, great. And all praise is due to Allah, abundantly, three times. Glory be to Allah in the morning and in the evening, three times. I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan, from his puffing, his whispering, and his blowing'."

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَادَخَلَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ «اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا * وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا ثَلَاثًا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بَكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ثَلَاثًا أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ نَفْخِهِ وَهَمْزِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ»

[AI] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he entered the prayer, he said, "Allah is the Greatest, Great is Allah, Great is Allah. Praise be to Allah abundantly, praise be to Allah abundantly, praise be to Allah abundantly. Glory be to Allah in the morning and in the evening, glory be to Allah in the morning and in the evening, glory be to Allah in the morning and in the evening. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the whispers, breath, and deceit of Satan."

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ دَخَلَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ «اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ»

“I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he started the prayer. He said: ‘Allahu Akbaru kabiran, Allahu Akbaru kabiran (Allah is the Most Great indeed),’ three times; ‘Al-hamdu Lillahi kathiran, al-hamdu Lillahi kathiran (Much praise is to Allah),’ three times; ‘Subhan Allahi bukratan wa asilan (Glory is to Allah morning and evening),’ three times; ‘Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minash-Shaitanir-rajim, min hamzihi wa nafkhihi wa nafthihi (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursed Satan, from his madness, his poetry, and his pride).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 807)

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ فِي صَلَاةٍ فَقَالَ «اللهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ نَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ وَهَمْزِهِ» قَالَ عَمْرُو نَفْخُهُ الْكِبْرُ وَهَمْزُهُ الْمُوتَةُ وَنَفْثُهُ الشِّعْرُ

[AI] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he entered into prayer and said, "Allah is the Greatest, three times. Praise be to Allah, abundantly, three times. Glory be to Allah, morning and evening, three times. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursed Satan, from his whisperings, breath, and insinuations."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ «اللهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا ثَلَاثًا وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا ثَلَاثًا وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ثَلَاثًا اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ»

[AI] The Prophet (PBUH) used to say "Allahu Akbar" loudly three times at the beginning of the prayer, and "Alhamdulillah" three times after that. Then he would say "Subhanallah" three times. After that, he would say, "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from Satan, from his whisperings, from his spittle and from his blowing." He would also say, "Whispering is his poetry, his blowing is arrogance, and his spittle is the is the one who dies in his ailments."

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَيَقُولُ «نَفْثُهُ الشِّعْرُ وَنَفْخُهُ الْكِبْرُ وَهَمْزُهُ الَّذِي يَمُوتُ فِي بَلَائِهِ»

[AI] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to say in his prayer and in the hadith of Waraqah, "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , taught us to say, 'O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursed Satan, his whispers, his blowing, and his spitting.' Ata' said, 'His whispering is death, his spitting is poetry, and his blowing is arrogance.' Hammad ibn Salamah narrated this from Ata' and stopped at this point."

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ يَقُولُ وَفِي حَدِيثِ وَرْقَاءَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُعَلِّمُنَا أَنْ نَقُولَ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ وَهَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ قَالَ عَطَاءٌ فَهَمْزُهُ الْمُوتَةُ وَنَفْثُهُ الشِّعْرُ وَنَفْخُهُ الْكِبْرُ وَرَوَاهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ فَوَقَفَهُ

"اللهُ أكْبَرُ، اللهُ أكبَرُ كبِيرًا، الله أكَبرُ كبِيرًا، الله أكبَرُ كبِيرًا، والحَمْدُ لله كثيرًا، وسبحان اللهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا، ثَلاثًا، أَعوذ بالله من الشَّيطَان الرَّجِيم، من نَفْخِهِ ونَفْثِهِ وَهَمْزه".