The Legal Rulings of Seeking Refuge (Istiʿādhah) Outside the Prayer Derived from the Qur’anic Verse {فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيم} (Sūrat al-Naḥl: 98) and Their Jurisprudential-Methodological Implications

Abstract

Praise be to Allah, and blessings and peace be upon the Prophet Muḥammad, his family, and his Companions. This thesis examines a number of juristic issues related to seeking refuge (al-istiʿādhah) outside of prayer, derived from the Almighty’s statement: {فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ } (Sūrat al-Naḥl: 98) Research Objective: To collect these issues, study the positions of the juristic schools concerning them, present the evidences for each view along with critical analysis, and determine the preferable opinion. The study is organized into two sections. The first section discusses the exegesis of the verse and its principal uṣūlī implications. The second section addresses the rulings pertaining to seeking refuge outside of prayer. Among the benefits of this research is that it demonstrates the breadth of the Qur’an’s legal indications, the precision of the scholars in deriving rulings and evidences from the Qur’anic text, and the importance of integrating uṣūlī indications with their juristic outcomes. It also highlights significant juristic issues related to al-istiʿādhah.