Al-Falaq: seeking refuge
Quran 113 · Sunan Abi Dawud 5082
Arabic with meaning.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
Meaning in English
Say: I seek protection in the Lord of daybreak, from the evil of what He created, from the evil of darkness as it settles, from the evil of those who blow on knots, and from the evil of an envier when they envy.
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قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ
Say: I seek protection in the Lord of daybreak,
مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
from the evil of what He created,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
from the evil of darkness as it settles,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ
from the evil of those who blow on knots,
وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
and from the evil of an envier when they envy.
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Qul audhu bi-rabbi-l-falaq. Min sharri ma khalaq. Wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqab. Wa min sharri-n-naffathati fi-l-uqad. Wa min sharri hasidin idha hasad.
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Occasion and source context
The morning/evening instruction is in Abu Dawud 5082. Bukhari 5017 separately describes reciting these three surahs, blowing into the hands and wiping the body before sleep. These are distinct source contexts; the page does not turn optional recall into a prescribed routine.
Repetition in the sources
Abu Dawud 5082 describes three recitations in the morning and evening. Bukhari 5017 describes the three-surah bedtime practice three times.
Optional recall practice adds no prescribed repetitions.
Sources.
Quran 113 · Sunan Abi Dawud 5082Read the source wording and referenceIslamQA · Morning and Evening AdhkarAnswer 217496 · Supporting explanation, not a review of HalaqaLife With Allah · Morning adhkarCollection reference and further readingLife With Allah · Evening adhkarCollection reference and further readingLife With Allah · Before sleep adhkarCollection reference and further readingQuran 113Additional source context · Not a review of HalaqaBedtime narration · Sahih al-Bukhari 5017Additional source context · Not a review of HalaqaIslamQA · Supplications before sleepAdditional source context · Not a review of HalaqaSave & share.
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