Verse of Isti'adha: Difference between revisions

They have mentioned different expressions for isti'adhah. [[Al-'Allamah al-Majlisi]] (d. 1110/1699) considered the most famous of them to be "A'udh-u bi-llah min al-Shaytan al-Rajim" ["I seek refuge in Allah against the outcast Satan"] and "A'udh-u bi-llah al-Sami' al-'Alim min al-Shaytan al-Rajim" ["I seek refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the outcast Satan."]. In some hadiths, other expressions have also been mentioned for isti'adhah, including: "Asta'idh-u bi-llah min al-Shaytan al-Rajim", "A'udh-u bi-llah al-Sami' al-'Alim min al-Shaytan al-Rajim, wa a'udh-u bi-llah an yahdurun", and "A'udh-u bi-llah min al-Shaytan al-Rajim, inn Allah Huw-a l-Fattah al-'Alim".

Although in the verse of isti'adhah, the phrase "idha qara't-a l-Qur'an fa-sta'idh bi-llah…" ["When you recite the Quran, seek the protection of Allah …"] is mentioned, but they have considered it to suggest that when you want to recite the Qur'an, say "A'udh-u bi-llah …" ["I seek refuge in Allah…"]; the same as the verse "When you stand up for prayer, wash your faces…" (Qur'an 5:6) which means to perform [[wudu]] when you intend to perform prayer.