´Abu Sa'eed narrated:` "The Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) would seek refuge from the jinn and the (evil) eye of humans, until Al-Mu'awwidhatain were revealed. So when they were revealed he used them and left other than them."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
There are many benefits of these two surahs, namely: "Say: I seek refuge with (Allah), the Lord of the daybreak" and "Say: I seek refuge with (Allah), the Lord of mankind." Whoever recites them three times in the morning and evening, insha Allah, will remain protected from various kinds of calamities and afflictions. After the revelation of these surahs, the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to seek refuge through them.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2058
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
The esteemed researcher has declared the mentioned narration to be weak, whereas other scholars have considered it authentic.
Therefore, despite the mentioned narration being weak in its chain of transmission, it is practicable due to other supporting evidences.
For further details, see: (Hidayat al-Ruwat ila Takhrij Ahadith al-Masabih wa al-Mishkat, no. 4288 and Sunan Ibn Majah, edited by Mahmoud Muhammad Mahmoud Hasan Nassar: 3511)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3511