A man who is frightened by something

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Yahya that Sayyiduna al-Walid bin al-Walid bin al-Mughirah al-Makhzumi (may Allah be pleased with him) complained to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the thoughts that came to him, and he said: "When you come to your bed, say: I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah Almighty from His anger, His punishment and the evil of His servants; I also seek refuge from the whisperings of the devils; and I also seek refuge from their coming to me. By the One in whose hand is my soul, nothing will be able to harm you until morning."

It is narrated from Yahya bin Ja'dah that he said: Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) would become frightened at night and would go out in that state with his sword on him. Then it was feared that he might wound someone, so he complained about this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: "Jibril told me that a powerful jinn intends evil for you, so recite (this): 'I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah Almighty, which no righteous or wicked person can pass beyond, from the evil of everything that descends from the sky and whatever ascends into it, from everything He has created in the earth and whatever comes out of it, from the trials of night and day, and from the evil of everything that comes by night, except what comes by night with good, O Most Merciful.'" So Sayyiduna Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) said these words, and this condition left him.

Makhul narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah, the jinn met him while hurling sparks of fire towards him. At this Jibril (peace be upon him) said: "O Muhammad, seek refuge with these words." So the jinn were driven away from him. The words he (peace and blessings be upon him) said were: "I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah Almighty, which no righteous or wicked person can pass beyond, from the evil of everything that descends from the sky and everything that ascends into it; and I seek refuge from everything spread in the earth and that comes out of the earth; and from the evil of the trials of night and day; and from the evil of everything that comes by night, except what comes by night bringing good, O Most Merciful."

It is reported about Sayyiduna Uthman bin Abi al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) that he came to the noble presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Indeed Satan comes between me and my prayer and my recitation. He said: "This is the devil called Khinzab. When you sense him, spit lightly to your left three times and seek refuge in Allah Almighty from his evil."

Abu al-Tayyah relates that a man asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Khanbash (may Allah be pleased with him): What did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do when the devils sought to plot against him? Abdullah replied: Devils came to him from various valleys and descended from various mountains. Among them was a devil who had a large flame of fire, with which he wanted to burn the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) was alarmed by him. Ja'far, the narrator, said: I think that he began to draw back. Jibril (peace be upon him) came and said: "O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), say." He asked: "What shall I say?" Jibril said: "Say: I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah Almighty, which no wicked or righteous person can pass beyond, from the evil of everything He created, spread and brought into being; and I seek refuge from the evil of everything that descends from the sky and ascends into it, from the evil of everything He has created in the earth and that comes out of the earth, from the evil of the trials of night and day, and from the evil of anything that comes by night, except what comes by night with good, O Most Merciful." The narrator said: So the fire of the devils was extinguished, and Allah Almighty foiled them.

It is narrated from Mujahid that he said: I used to suffer a great trial from seeing ghouls and devils, and I would see an apparition. I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) (about this), and he said: Be bold against what you have seen and do not fear it, for just as you fear it, it fears you. Do not be more cowardly than it. Mujahid said: Then I saw it again, and I struck it with a stick, until I even heard the sound of the blow.

It is narrated from Ibrahim al-Nakha'i that he said: When one of the earlier people saw something disliked in a dream, he would say: "I seek refuge, by that through which the angels and messengers of Allah Almighty seek refuge, from the evil of everything I have seen in my dream, lest anything I dislike should befall me because of it in this world or the Hereafter."

Amr bin Shu'ayb narrates from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you is frightened in his sleep, let him say: 'In the name of Allah. I seek refuge, through the perfect words of Allah Almighty, from His anger, His severe retribution, His wicked servants, the mischief of the devils, and from their coming to me.'"

It is narrated from Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla that he said: When one of you senses (the influence of) Satan, let him look at the ground and recite 'A'udhu billah' (I seek refuge in Allah).