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Hisn al-Muslim 141

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Hisn al-Muslim 141
Arabic hadith text

الاستعاذة بالله منه

Translation

Seeking refuge in Allah from him.

Translation notes
  • الاستعاذة بالله منه

    The witness specifies Satan and expands the phrase as an instruction to say ‘I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast’; the Arabic retains only the pronoun ‘him’. Nearby chapter context concerns expelling Satan, but the source phrase itself does not name him.

    Should the referent be made explicit as Satan, or should the pronoun be retained?