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Surah Al-Falaq, Ayah 3

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وَمِنْ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ اِذَا وَقَبَۙ

Wa min syarri gāsiqin iżā waqab(a).

And from the evil of darkness when it settles

Tafsir (Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in MakkahThe Position of Ibn Mas`ud concerning Al-Mu`awwidhataynImam Ahmad recorded from Zirr bin Hubaysh that Ubayy bin Ka`b told him that Ibn Mas`ud did not record the Mu`awwidhatayn in his Mushaf (copy of the Qur'an). So Ubayy said, "I testify that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed me that Jibril said to him,قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ(Say: "I seek refuge with the Lord of Al-Falaq.")(113:1) So he said it. And Jibril said to him,قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ(Say: "I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind.") (114:1) So he said it. Therefore, we say what the Prophet said."The Virtues of Surahs Al-Falaq and An-NasIn his Sahih, Muslim recorded on the authority of `Uqbah bin `Amir that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,«أَلَمْ تَرَ آيَاتٍ أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ لَمْ يُرَ مِثْلُهُنَّ قَطُّ:(Do you not see that there have been Ayat revealed to me tonight the like of which has not been seen before) They areقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ »(Say: "I seek refuge with, the Lord of Al-Falaq.")(113:1) and;قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ(Say: "I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind.") (114:1)) This Hadith was recorded by Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i. At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Sahih."Another NarrationImam Ahmad recorded from `Uqbah bin `Amir that he said, "While I was leading the Messenger of Allah ﷺ along one of these paths he said,«يَا عُقْبَةُ أَلَا تَرْكَبُ؟»(O `U…