The Things Which Shaytan Flees From (PART II)

1. Remembering Allah the Sublime and Exalted when entering the house and before eating.
Jaabir (ra) said: "I heard the Prophet (Sal Allahu Alayhi Wa Salam) say: "When a man enters his house and remembers Allah the Exalted upon entering and before eating, Shaytaan says: "There is no place for you to spend the night and there is no supper for you."  When he enters the house and does not remember Allah, Shaytaan says: "You have found a place to spend the night" and when he does not remember Allah upon eating his food, Shaytaan says: "You have found a place to stay and some supper"".  

(Muslim).

2. Saying "A'oodhu bilLahil-'adheem wa bi wajhil-kareemi wa bi sultaanihil-qadeemi min ash-Shaytaani-rajeem" [I seek refuge with Allah the Mighty, with His Noble Face and with His Eternal Authority from Shaytaan, the Accursed] when entering the mosque.
'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (ra) said, "When the Prophet (Sal Allahu Alayhi Wa Salam) used to enter the mosque he would say, "I seek refuge with Allah the Mighty, with His Noble Face and with His Eternal Authority from Shaytaan, the Accursed". He then said, "When (a man) says this, Shaytaan says: "He has been protected from me for the whole day"".
 (Abu Dawud, al-Albaani declared it saheeh in Saheeh Abu Dawood, no. 458, and an-Nawawee and Ibn Hajr declared it hasan).

3. Upon pronouncing the adhan.
This is due to what has been reported from Abu Hurayrah (ra) that Allaah's Messenger (Sal Allahu Alayhi Wa Salam) said, "When the call to prayer is made, Shaytaan flees on his heels and passes wind with noise during his flight so that he does not hear the adhan.  When the adhan is completed he comes back.  When the iqamah is pronounced he takes to his heels again until it is completed.  Then he returns again and whispers into the heart of the person and says to him:
"Remember this and remember that". So the person remembers those things which were not in his mind before the prayer began and as a result, he forgets how much he has prayed". 
(al-Bukhaari, Muslim).


Pronouncing the adhan can be done at any time to repel Shaytan.  This is due to what has been reported by Muslim from Abu Saheel bin Abu Saalih who said: "My father sent me to Bani Harithah and there was a young boy with me. Someone called him by his name from a wall, so he went to have a look at the wall but did not see anything.  I mentioned that to my father and he said: "If I had known that you would encounter this I would not have sent you.  However, when you hear a voice then make the call for prayer since I heard Abu Hurayrah (ra) saying the Prophet (Sal Allahu Alayhi Wa Salam) said, "When the call for prayer is made, Shaytan flees".

4. When seeking refuge in Allah due to the Exalted's saying: "And when an incitement to evil comes to you from Shaytan, seek refuge in Allah.  He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing".  (41:36)