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Assalamualikum Brother

since I went through the site I am very much impressed by your hardwork " may allah give u lots of happiness and wealth.

I have a problem " when every I think of allah after some time later shaitan also comes as well I feel there is shaitan in me,bcos I do not go for namaz except friday`s jamat and some times in between rearly, pls tell me simple dua that I can remember and keep out of shaitan and do any nasty thing which allah does not like. Please help me from this major problem

Thank you

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Answer:

Recognize and avoid the shaitaan

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Your Statement: I went through the site I am very much impressed by your hardwork " may allah give u lots of happiness and wealth.

May Allah Subhanah reward you with the best of this world and the Hereafter for your kind comments of encouragement for our humble efforts in the propagation of the Truth. We humbly hope, beg, and pray the Merciful Lord accepts our humble and weak efforts, forgive us our shortcomings, and save you, us, and all the believers from the torment of the Hell Fire. Ameen.

Your Question: I have a problem " when every I think of allah after some time later shaitan also comes as well I feel there is shaitan in me,bcos I do not go for namaz except friday`s jamat and some times in between rearly,

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 35 Surah Fatir verses 5-6:

5 O mankind! Certainly the promise of Allah is true. Let not then this present life deceive you, nor let the Chief Deceiver (Shaitaan) deceive you about Allah.

6 Verily Satan is an enemy to you: so treat him as an enemy! He only invites his adherents that they may become Companions of the Blazing Fire.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah Aaraaf verses 16-18:

16 He (Shaitaan) said: "because Thou (Allah) hast thrown me out of the way, Lo! I will lie in wait for them on Thy Straight Way.

17 "Then will I assault them; from before them, and behind them, from their right, and their left: nor wilt Thou find in most of them gratitude (for Thy Mercies).

18 (Allah) said: "Get out from here! Disgraced and expelled. If any of them follow thee hell will I fill with you all.

Beloved brother, indeed Shaitaan is the avowed enemy of man, and especially the believers! He hates nothing more than to see a believing slave of Allah Subhanah remember his Merciful Lord and worship Him; and he will do everything in his power to beguile and dissuade this believer and take him away from the Remembrance and Worship of Allah Subhanah!

The Shaitaan’s main target are indeed the true believers and worshippers of Allah Subhanah; and he will not rest until he has taken them away from Allah’s Remembrance and Worship! Shaitaan is so persistent in his effort, that he even came to the Messenger of Allah (saws) and to his noble companions when they were in prayer:

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.504 Narrated by Abu Huraira

The Prophet (saws) offered a prayer, and (after finishing) he said, "The Shaitaan came in front of me trying persistently to divert my attention from the prayer, but Allah gave me the strength to over-power him."

Related by Muslim.

Narrated Uthman ibn Abi al-'Aas who said to the Prophet (saws): "O Messenger of Allah (saws), the Shaitaan comes between me and my prayers and my recitation, confusing me therein!" The Prophet (saws) said: "That Shaitaan is called ‘Khanzab’. If he affects you, seek refuge in Allah from him, and 'spit out' on your left side three times."

The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: “The Shaitaan flows in the person like blood!”

Related by al-Bukhari, Muslim, and Abu Dawud.

Your Question: pls tell me simple dua that I can remember and keep out of shaitan and do any nasty thing which allah does not like.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah Aaraaf verses 200-202:

200 If a suggestion from Shaitaan assail thy (mind), seek refuge with Allah; for He heareth and knoweth (all things).

201 Those who fear Allah, when a thought of evil from the Shaitaan assaults them, bring Allah to remembrance and lo! they see (aright)!

202 But their brethren (the evil ones) plunge them deeper into error and never relax (their efforts).

Thus, the believers who truly fear Allah and the Last Day, must recognize the tactics and ploys of Shaitaan, and immediately arm themselves in defense against Shatiaan’s strategy by seeking refuge in Allah Subhanah. Whenever a believer gets a feeling that the Shaitaan is upto his tricks again and trying to dissuade him from the Remembrance of Allah Subhanah, he may do any/all of the following; and that will be his defense against his accursed enemy:

Immediately seek refuge in Allah Subhanah and say: ‘Audobillahe minas Shaitaan ar-Rajeem’ (I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaitaan!).

Constantly recite the 113^th and 114^th Surahs of the Glorious Quran (Surah Falaq and Surah Naas).

Recite the Aayat-ul-Qursi (Surah Baqarah 2:255).

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan