The Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—also said:

“Whoever stops at a place and says, ‘I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words from the evil of what He has created,’ nothing will harm him until he departs from that place.”

He used to say as well:

“I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words—which no righteous or wicked person can surpass—from the evil of whatever He has scattered in the earth, from the evil of what emerges from it, from the trials of night and day, and from the evil of every night visitor, except a visitor who comes with good, O Most Merciful.”

Allah’s perfect words that no righteous or wicked person can elude are those by which He brought all beings into existence; therefore no one—righteous or wicked—can escape His creating, His will, or His power. As for His religious words—His revealed Books and the commands and prohibitions they contain—the righteous obey them while the wicked defy them.

[Definition of Allah’s God-fearing allies and His enemies]

Allah’s pious allies are those who comply with His religious words, His religious decree, His religious permission, and His religious will. As for His cosmic words, which no righteous or wicked person can evade, all creatures fall under them—even Iblis, his troops, and every created being,