Treasure House of Prayers — Page 140
PRAYERS 140 from above and also the evil which rises skywards. Also the evil which is in the earth and which emanates from it. O Gracious God, I seek Your shelter from the trials of night and day, and the mishaps of night except those sudden nightly occurrences which bring blessings. Prayer for Deliverance from the Evil of the Enemy Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa faced fear or danger from a nation, he prayed in these words: َْ جن ِْ اَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِﻧَّﺎ ْﻌَﻠُکَ ىف ْ حنُُﻮ ْرِﻫِﻢ ْ وَﻧَﻌُﻮ ْذُﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﺷُﺮُو رِﻫِﻢ. 279 O All a h , we take You as a shield against whatever is in their (enemy's) heart. We seek protection against every evil of theirs and its dangerous effects. Prayers for Protection from Bad Conduct Hadrat Ziy a d bin ‘Il a qah ra relates the Holy Prophet sa 's prayer: ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِىن ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْذُﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦ ْ ﻣُﻨ َْ کَﺮَاتِ اﻻَْﺧ ْ ﻼَقِ وَاﻻ َْ ﻋ ْ ﻤَﺎل ِ وَاﻻ ِ ﻫ ﻮَاء. 280 O All a h , I seek Your protection from undesirable manners, evil deeds and desires. Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra relates this prayer of the Holy Prophet sa. ِّْ ْاَﻟﻠّٰﻬُﻢَّ اِىن ْ اَﻋُﻮ ْ ذُﺑِکَ ﻣِﻦَ اﻟﺸِّﻘَﺎقِ وَاﻟﻨِّﻔَﺎقِ وَﺳُﻮ ِ ءِ اﻻَْﺧ ﻼَق. 281 O All a h , I seek Your protection from dissension, hypocrisy and bad qualities. An Important Prayer Hadrat Mu‘ a dh bin Jabal ra relates, “One morning Holy Prophet sa came so late to offer Fajr prayer that the