Good deeds and good manners for community life
Good deeds and good manners for community life: 1 supplication in Arabic with English translation and sources, from the Fortress of the Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim).
من أنواع الخير والآداب الجامعة
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا كَانَ جُنْحُ اللَّيْلِ – أَوْ أَمْسَيْتُم – فَـكُفُّوا صِبْيانَـكُم، فَإِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ تَنْتَشِرُ حِينَئِذٍ، فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ سَاعَةٌ مِنَ اللَّيلِ فَخَلُّوهُمْ، وَأَغْلِقُوا الأَبْوَابَ وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ؛ فَإِنَّ الشَّيطَانَ لاَ يَفْتَحُ بَاباً مُغلَقاً، وَأَوْكُوا قِرَبَكُمْ، وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ، وَخَمِّرُوا آنِيَتَكُم، وَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ، وَلَوْ أَنْ تَعْرُضُوا عَلَيْهَا شَيْئاً، وَأَطْفِئُوا مَصَابِيحَكُمْ.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “At dusk — or when you reach the evening — keep your children close, for the devils spread out then. Once some of the night has passed, let them go. Close the doors, mentioning the name of Allah, for Satan does not open a closed door; tie up your waterskins, mentioning the name of Allah; cover your vessels, mentioning the name of Allah, even if only by laying something across them; and put out your lamps.”
Fortress of the Muslim (Hisn al-Muslim), Sa‘id ibn ‘Ali al-Qahtani. MushafPlus translation made from the Arabic, not reviewed by a specialist.