´Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Whoever says – that is: when he leaves his house – ‘In the Name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, there is no might or power except by Allah (Bismillāh, tawakkaltu `alallāh, lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh)’ it will be said to him: ‘You have been sufficed and protected,’ and Shaitan will become distant from him.”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
I began with the name of Allah,
I placed my trust in Allah, and there is no power to avoid sins nor strength to perform any good deed except with the support of Allah.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3426
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
There is also a difference of opinion regarding the authenticity and weakness of this narration.
How fortunate is the servant who, without hardship, attains the protection of Allah Ta'ala and remains safe from the evil of Shaytan; one should not be neglectful of these supplications.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5095