سورة الفلق

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Muawiya ibn Wahb said: We were with Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) when a man recited قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ [Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn] and asked: "What is al-Falaq?" He said: "Al-Falaq is a fissure in Hell in which there are 70,000 dwellings, and in each dwelling there are 70,000 houses, and in each house there are 70,000 vipers, and in the belly of each viper there are 70,000 jars of poison, and the people of Hell have no escape but to pass over it."

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): Sijjin is an open well in Hell, and Falaq is a covered well.

Imam Hasan (peace be upon him): And the people will be gathered beside the Rock of Bayt al-Maqdis; whoever deserves Paradise will enter Paradise, and whoever deserves the Fire will enter it: a group in Paradise and a group in the blazing Fire! (Shura/7)

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): Abd Allah ibn Salam said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) and said, "Tell me: does Allah the Mighty and Majestic punish any of His creation without a proof [being established against them]?" He said, "مَعَاذَ اللَّه [Allah forbid — I seek refuge in Allah that such a thing should issue from Him]." I said, "Then are the children of the polytheists in Paradise or in the Fire?" He said, "Allah, Blessed and Exalted, has the greater right over them. Indeed, when the Day of Resurrection comes and Allah the Mighty and Majestic gathers all creatures for the decisive judgement and the true ruling, He will bring the children of the polytheists and say to them, 'O My male servants and My female servants! Who is your Lord? What is your religion? And what are your deeds?' They will say, 'O Allah! O our Lord! You created us and we created nothing; You caused us to die and we caused nothing to die; You did not give us tongues to speak with, nor ears to hear with, nor a book to read, nor a messenger to follow. وَ لا عِلْمَ لَنا إِلَّا ما عَلَّمْتَنا [We have no knowledge except what You have taught us].' Allah the Mighty and Majestic will say to them, 'O My male servants and My female servants! If I command you with a command, will you carry it out?' They will say, 'O our Lord, we hear and we obey You.' Then Allah the Mighty and Majestic will command a fire called al-Falaq, which is the severest thing in Hell in punishment — its torment is greater than anything else in Hell — and it will come out from its place, black and dark, with chains and shackles. Allah the Mighty and Majestic will command it to blow upon the faces of the creatures a single breath — whether light or severe — and from the intensity of its blowing, the sky will be torn and split apart, the stars will vanish, the seas will be frozen and closed up, the mountains will be obliterated and destroyed, eyes will grow dim, pregnant women will lay down their burdens and miscarry, and children will grow grey from the terror of it."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): When you recite قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ [Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn], say within yourself, "I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak."