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It is related from Sulaimán bin Ṣurad that he said, 'Two men were abusing each other near the Prophet, and we were sitting near him. And one of the two was reviling his companion in anger, until his face became red. Then the Prophet said, "Verily I know a word which, had he spoken it, that (anger) which he has would have gone from him, namely, 'I take refuge with God from the accursed Satan.' Then they said to the man, "Dost thou not hear what the Prophet says?" He replied, "Verily I am not mad."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "When you hear the crow of a cock, then supplicate God for a portion of His grace; for verily it has seen an angel. And when you hear the bray of an ass, then take refuge with God from the accursed Satan; for verily it has seen Satan."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Ibn ʿOmar that, 'When the Apostle of God used to mount his camel in order to set out on a journey, he would say, "God is great" three times, and then say, "Praise be to Him who has made this (animal) to work for us; for we were not able to do it; and verily to our Lord do we return. O God we ask of Thee in this journey of ours virtue and abstinence and actions with which Thou wilt be pleased. O God, make this journey easy for us, and shorten for us its length. O God, Thou art the Companion on a journey, and the substitute in our families. O God, I take refuge with Thee from the difficulties of the journey, and from evil sights, and from an inauspicious return to my property and my family." And when he returned, he would repeat these words, and add to them (the words), "We return, we repent, we worship, we praise our Lord."'—Muslim.

It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'A man came to the Apostle of God and said, "O Apostle of God, how much I have suffered from a scorpion which bit me yesterday!" He replied, "If thou hadst said, when thou reachedst the evening, 'I take refuge in the perfect word of God from the evil of what He has created,' it would not have injured thee."'—Muslim.

It is related from ʿAbdʾulláh bin abi Awfi that he said, 'The Apostle of God invoked a curse against the polytheists