Six Attacks by Shaytaan - Ten Defenses
Six Attacks by Shaytaan - Ten Defenses
The evil of Shaytaan is limited to six categories, he continues [to assault] mankind until he succeeds in one or more of them:
1) The evil of polytheism and disbelief;
2) Then innovations;
3) Next are the major sins;
4) Then the minor sins;
5) Subsequently, busying people with practicing Mubahaat [Actions that one is neither ordered to do or prohibited from performing specifically]
6) Next is busying them with practicing deeds which are good instead of deeds which are better.
The reasons that safeguard a servant from the Shaytaan are ten:
1) Seeking refuge with Allaah from him;
2) Reading al Mu'awathatain [ Surat an Naas and Surat al Falaq];
3) Reading Ayatul Kursi;

From Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri, who said: “Whoever reads Soorat al-Kahf on the night of Jumu’ah, will have a light that will stretch between him and the Ancient House (the Ka’bah).”
