An-Nahl Verse 98

When you recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed.

When you recite the Qur’an, seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan.

When thou recitest the Koran, seek refuge in God from the accursed Satan;

[Prophet], when you recite the Quran, seek God’s protection from the outcast, Satan.

And when thou wouldst read the Qur'an seek refuge with Allah from Satan the damned.

When thou dost read the Qur'an, seek Allah's protection from Satan the rejected one.

Whenever you read the Qur'an seek refuge with Allah from Satan, the accursed.

So, when you recite the Qur'an seek refuge in God from Satan the execrable.

And when you recite the Qur’an, seek the refuge of Allah from Satan the outcast.

When you recite the Quran, seek the protection of Allah against the outcast Satan.

So when you recite the Qur’an (as a good, righteous deed), seek refuge in God from Satan rejected (from His Mercy, because of his evil suggestions and whisperings during the recitation).

And when you recite the Qur´ân, seek refuge with Allâh from satan, the rejected.

So if you read the Koran so seek protection by God from (against) the devil, the cursed/expelled.

And when you recite the Qur’an, seek the refuge of Allah from Satan the outcast.

When you do read the Quran ask refuge with Allah from Satan the outcast (the rejected or pelted one).

So when you want to recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from Shaitan (Satan), the outcast (the cursed one).

Whoever does good, whether male or female, and is a believer, We shall certainly make him live a good life, and We shall certainly give them their reward for the best of what they did.

So when you recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Shaitan,

And when thou recitest the Qur'an, seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast.

(Muhammad), when you recite the Quran, seek refuge in God from the mischief of satan.

When you recite the Koran, seek refuge in Allah from the stoned satan:

So when you recite the Qur'an, seek refuge with Allah from Shaytan, the outcast.

When you read the Quran, seek God's protection from Satan, the rejected one.

When you read the Quran, seek refuge with God from Satan the outcast.

And when you recite the Qur'n, that is, when you intend to recite it, seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast, in other words, say a`dhu bi'Lllhi min al-shaytn al-rajm, `I seek refuge in God from the accursed Satan'.

The Command to seek Refuge with Allah before reciting the Qur'an

Allah says;

فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْانَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ



So when you recite the Qur'an, seek refuge with Allah from Shaytan, the outcast.

This is a command from Allah to His servants upon the tongue of His Prophet, telling them that when they want to read Qur'an, they should seek refuge with Allah from the cursed Shaytan.

The Hadiths mentioned about seeking refuge with Allah (Isti`adhah), were quoted in our discussion at the beginning of this Tafsir, praise be to Allah.

The reason for seeking refuge with Allah before reading is that the reader should not get confused or mixed up, and that the Shaytan would not confuse him or stop him from thinking about and pondering over the meaning of what he reads. Hence the majority of scholars said that refuge should be sought with Allah before starting to read.

إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى الَّذِينَ امَنُواْ وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ