Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that one night the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was performing prayer. During this, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his hand on the ground, a scorpion stung him (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took his sandal and killed it. When he finished the prayer, he said: May Allah disgrace the scorpion! It does not spare a person in prayer nor anyone else, or he said: It does not spare a believer nor anyone else. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for salt and water, then put the salt in a vessel, and with his finger kept applying and rubbing it on the stung area. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the Mu'awwidhatayn (the last two chapters of the Qur'an) and blew over it.

Hazrat Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim says: The amulet for protection from a scorpion’s sting is as follows: Shajjatun Qarniyyatun Maliḥatun Bahr Qifta.

Ibrahim narrates that Aswad said: I presented these words to Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said: These are words of covenant and affirmation.

Hazrat Ziyad bin Hudair narrates that I heard Hazrat Alaa bin Hadrami relating from his maternal uncle that when entering the sea, this supplication was on my tongue: O Allah! O Forbearing One, O Exalted and High, O Great and Majestic.

Hazrat Abu Huraira narrates that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When you hear the crowing of a rooster, ask Allah for His bounty, for it sees an angel; and when you hear the braying of a donkey, seek refuge with Allah from Satan, for it sees a devil.

Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: When you hear the barking of dogs and the braying of donkeys at night, seek refuge in Allah, for surely they see things which you do not see.

Hazrat Ata narrates that when Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) heard the braying of a donkey, he would supplicate as follows: I begin with the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I seek refuge with Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed devil.

Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No servant asks Allah for Paradise three times except that Paradise says, "O Allah! Admit him into Paradise." And no servant seeks refuge with Allah from Hell three times except that Hell says, "O Allah! Save him from me."

Hazrat Mas'ar narrates that Hazrat Abdul A'la (may Allah be pleased with him) al-Taymi said: Paradise and Hell both hear the call of the children of Adam. So when a person asks for Paradise, Paradise says, "O Allah! Admit him into me." And when he seeks refuge from Hell, Hell says, "O Allah! Grant him refuge from me."

Hazrat Aamir bin Shaqeeq narrates that Hazrat Abu Wa'il said: If any servant of Allah attends a gathering or sits at a dining spread, then stands up and praises Allah and sends blessings upon the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and even if he goes to the most heedless place, such as the marketplace, and sits there, then he should praise Allah and send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).