Chapter 36
Remembrance 1 from Chapter 36
Seeking protection from shayṭān after the opening du‘ā’
Arabic
Romanisation
Fa-idhā qara’ta-l-Qur’āna fa-sta‘idh bi-llāhi mina-sh-shayṭāni-r-rajīm.
Context
KNOW THAT TO seek protection from Shayṭān after the opening du‘ā’ is Sunnah by agreement [of Shāfi‘ī scholars]. It is a prelude to recitation. Allah 
says: “And when you recite the Qur’ān, seek protection from Shayṭān the rejected.” [1].
References
[1] Qur’ān 16:98.