It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would hear the sound of thunder and lightning, he would recite this supplication: "O Allah! Do not destroy us with Your wrath, and do not annihilate us with Your punishment, and grant us well-being before that."

Bilal bin Yahya bin Talha bin Ubaidullah narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather, that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the new moon, he would recite this supplication: "O Allah! Let this moon rise upon us with prosperity and faith, and with safety and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is Allah." (O Allah! Cause it to rise upon us with good fortune and faith, and with safety and Islam. (O moon) My Lord and your Lord is Allah.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Ubada bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would see the new moon, he would supplicate: Allah is the Greatest, … and from the evil of the gathering (Allah is the Greatest, all praise is for Allah, O Allah! Indeed, I ask You for the good of this month, there is no power to avoid evil and no strength to do good except with Allah’s help, I seek refuge in You from evil destiny and from the evil of the gathering).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When you hear the crowing of a rooster at night, then ask Allah for His bounty, for it has seen an angel. And when you hear the braying of a donkey, then seek refuge with Allah from Satan, for it has seen a devil.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you hear the barking of dogs or the braying of donkeys at night, seek refuge with Allah, for they see things which you do not see. When people have gone to sleep, do not go outside, for Allah the Exalted spreads various creatures during the night. And close the doors by mentioning the name of Allah, for Satan does not open a door that has been closed with the name of Allah. Tie the mouths of water skins, cover the pitchers, and turn the vessels upside down.

Under this chapter, the following sub-chapters and hadiths have been mentioned.

Abu Tiyah says: I asked Abdur Rahman bin Khunbash Tamimi: What did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do on that night when the devils came near him? He said: That night, the devils attacked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from various valleys and mountains. Among them was a devil who had a flame of fire in his hand and wanted to burn the face of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). But he was overawed; the narrator Ja'far said that he retreated. Meanwhile, Jibreel (peace be upon him) arrived and said: O Muhammad! Say. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: What should I say? He said: Recite this supplication: "A‘udhu bikalimatillahi-t-tammati... wa min sharri fitanil-layli wan-nahar, wa min sharri kulli tariqin illa tariqan yatraqu bikhayrin, ya Rahman." (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah, which neither the good nor the evil can surpass, from the evil of everything He has created, and from the evil of that which descends from the sky, and from the evil of that which ascends into the sky, and from the evil of that which comes at night, except one who comes with good, O Most Merciful!) (As a result,) the fire of the devils was extinguished and Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, defeated them.

(Narration through another chain) The narrator says: I asked Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Khunbash Tamimi (may Allah be pleased with him), who was an elderly man, "Did you meet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said: "Yes." I asked: "On the night when Satan came near you (peace and blessings be upon him), what did you (peace and blessings be upon him) do that night?" He said: "That night, devils attacked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from various valleys."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever recites this supplication: BISMILLAHILLADHI LA YADURRU ... WA HUWA AS-SAMI’UL ‘ALEEM (In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing in the earth or the heavens can cause harm, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing), nothing will harm him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) feared any man or nation, he would recite this supplication: "O Allah! Indeed, I place You before them, and we seek refuge in You from their evils." (O Allah! Surely, I set You against them and we seek Your protection from their evils.)