Istiʿādhah, also called taʿawwudh, is asking Allah for refuge from Satan. The text supplies this common form:
أَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
Translation: “I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the rejected one.” Here aʿūdhu means “I seek refuge”; billāh identifies the One whose protection is sought; and al-rajīm describes Satan as rejected.
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What istiʿādhah means
Istiʿādhah, Basmalah and the Rules of Joining and Pausing
Istiʿādhah, also called taʿawwudh, is asking Allah for refuge from Satan. The text supplies this common form:
أَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
Translation: “I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the rejected one.” Here aʿūdhu means “I seek refuge”; billāh identifies the One whose protection is sought; and al-rajīm describes Satan as rejected.