Protection
Meaning and virtue
Whoever says it three times in the evening is protected from the harm of poisonous creatures that night.
When to say it
3 times in the evening
Source
Sahih Muslim 2709
Whoever guides someone to good has a reward like the one who does it.
Sahih Muslim · 1893
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
Aʿūdhu bikalimātillāhit-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq
I seek refuge in Allah’s perfect words from the evil of what He created.
Whoever says it three times in the evening is protected from the harm of poisonous creatures that night.
3 times in the evening
Sahih Muslim 2709