except Mary and her son.” Then Abū Hurayrah recited:

“I seek Your protection for her and her offspring from Satan, the accursed.” (36) [Āl 'Imrān 36]

Likewise, it is reported in the two Sahīh collections that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

“When any of you wakes up, let him draw water into his nostrils, for Satan spends the night in his nasal passages.”

It is also reported from him in the two Sahīh collections that he said:

“Satan ties three knots at the back of the head of any of you when he sleeps, saying