Fortress of the Muslim
Hisn al-Muslim 109
اللّهُـمَّ عالِـمَ الغَـيْبِ وَالشّـهادَةِ فاطِـرَ السّماواتِ وَالأرْضِ رَبَّ كـلِّ شَـيءٍ وَمَليـكَه أَشْهَـدُ أَنْ لا إِلـهَ إِلاّ أَنْت أَعـوذُ بِكَ مِن شَـرِّ نَفْسـي وَمِن شَـرِّ الشَّيْـطانِ وَشِـرْكِه وَأَنْ أَقْتَـرِفَ عَلـى نَفْسـي سوءاً أَوْ أَجُـرَّهُ إِلـى مُسْـلِم
O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Lord and Sovereign of all things, I bear witness that there is no deity except You. I seek refuge in You from the evil within myself, from the evil of Satan and his call to associate others with You, and from committing evil against myself or bringing it upon a Muslim.
Translation notes
وَمِن شَـرِّ الشَّيْـطانِ وَشِـرْكِه
The phrase shirkihi may refer to Satan’s association of partners with Allah, his invitation to it, or those who associate others with Allah; the witness has ‘his helpers.’
Which contextual sense of shirkihi is intended in this supplication?
أَشْهَـدُ أَنْ لا إِلـهَ إِلاّ أَنْت
The witness adds ‘worthy of worship’ to the Arabic declaration ‘there is no deity except You.’
Should the witness’s explanatory ‘worthy of worship’ be included?