BENEFITS OF TA AWWUZ

BENEFITS OF TA-AWWUTH
Ta-awwuth is to seek Allah’s protection from shaitaan the accursed one by reciting Authu billaahi minash shaitaanir rajeem. In his kitaab, Ghuniyatut Taalibeen, Hadhrat Sayyid Abdul Qaadir Jilaani (rahmatullaahi alayhi) mentions the following benefits of Ta-awwuth:
• The Mu’min gains firmness on the Deen
• He is saved from the evil of shaitaan.
• It becomes a powerful fortress for the Mu’min in which to remain safe from the evils of shaitaan.
• He gains the proximity and aid of Allah Ta’ala.
On the occasion when shaitaan was expelled from Jannat, he vowed that he would ensnare and mislead Allah’s servants from the front, the rear, the right and the left. Allah Ta’ala took an oath by His Might and Power that He would instruct His servants to recite Ta-awwuth. When they recite it, Allah’s hidaayat (guidance) will encircle them and protect them from the onslaught of shaitaan. Said Allah: ‘O Mal-oon (Accursed one)! Then you will not be able to harm them.’
According to the Hadith, when a person seeks refuge with Allah Ta’ala, reciting Ta-awwuth with sincerity, Allah Ta’ala grants him safety for the entire day. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “Close the door of sins with Isti-aathah (i.e. reciting Ta-awwuth), and with Bismillaah open the door of worship.”
Shaitaan is mortally scared of Ta-awwuth. Isti-aathah is a ray of Noor in the hearts of the Aarifeen producing Ma’rifat (spiritual recognition) of Allah Ta’ala. Abundance of recital of Ta-awwuth extinguishes the power of shaitaan, and it sends his army fleeing helter skelter. For the acquisition of the benefits of Ta-awwuth, sincerity and a firm resolve to submit to the Shariah and follow the Sunnah are imperative. Mere reciting without resolving to reform oneself is not sufficient.