What are the legitimate supplications and protective measures that a pregnant woman can use to shield herself from the harm of the female jinn (qarinah) who strikes her in her sleep, causing her fatigue and fear for her fetus?
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A Muslim should fortify himself with the prescribed incantations and invocations before sleeping, such as Ayat al-Kursi, reciting Al- and the two Mu'awwidhatayn while wiping the body with them, performing ablution before sleep, consistently engaging in remembrance, and not sleeping alone.
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