Invocation upon hearing the cock's crow or the
bray of a donkey
228. When
you hear the cock's crow, ask Allah for His favor upon you for surely it
has seen an angel . When you hear the bray of a donkey, seek refuge in
Allah from Satan, for surely it has seen a devil. (If you hear the crow
of a rooster, ask Allah for his bounty for it has seen an angel and if
you hear the braying of an ass, seek refuge in Allah for it has seen a
devil)
أَعـوذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ
الشَّيْـطانِ الرَّجيـم
A'uzu
bil-llahi minash shayta nir-rajeem
I seek refuge with Allaah from the
Evil One, the Rejected.
Reference: Al-Bukhari,
cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 6/350, Muslim 4/2092.
“Prayer (Salat) is the most important practice in Islam. Allah has ordered the Muslims to be mindful of it. The Holy Qur'an says:"Guard strictly your prayers, especially the Middle Prayer, and stand before Allah with all devotion.”
