Surah al-Falaq (Daybreak)

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.

[Surah al-Falaq (113): Verses 1 to 6]

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.

“Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak (1), from the evil of what He has created (2), and from the evil of darkness when it settles (3), and from the evil of those who blow on knots (4), and from the evil of an envier when he envies (5).”

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.

Muslim narrated in his Sahīh, through Qays ibn Hāzim, from ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Have you not heard of verses revealed tonight, the like of which has never been seen: ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak’ and ‘I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind’?”

In another wording, narrated by Muhammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Taymī from ‘Uqbah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, “Shall I tell you the best words with which those seeking refuge may seek it?” I replied, “Yes.” He said, “‘Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak’ and ‘Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind.’”

In al-Tirmidhī’s collection: Qutaybah narrated to us: Ibn Lahī‘ah informed us, from Yazīd ibn Abī Habīb, from ‘Alī ibn Rabāh, from ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir, who said, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed me to recite the two surahs of refuge after every prayer.” Al-Tirmidhī said, “This is a singular hadith.”

In al-Tirmidhī’s and al-Nasā’ī’s collections and the Sunan of Abū Dāwūd, ‘Abd Allāh ibn Habīb said: “We went out on a dark, rainy night, seeking the Prophet ﷺ so that he might lead us in prayer. We found him, and he said, ‘Say.’ I said nothing. Then he said, ‘Say.’ I said nothing. Then he said, ‘Say.’ I said: