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Is it permissible to consistently recite the remembrance "I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He created, originated, and made; and from the evil of what descends from the sky and what ascends into it; and from the evil of the trials of night and day; and from the evil of every nocturnal visitor except a visitor who comes with good, O Most Merciful" daily for protection from devils, or are the morning and evening remembrances fixed, and it is not permissible to add to them?

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The hadith you referred to was narrated by Imam Ahmad and others, on the authority of Abdur-Rahman ibn Khanbash At-Tamimi. It states that on a certain night, devils descended upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, among them a devil with a flame of fire. Jibreel commanded him to say: "I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He created, originated, and made; and from the evil of what descends from the sky; and from the evil of what ascends into it; and from the evil of the trials of night and day; and from the evil of every night-comer, except a night-comer who comes with good, O Most Merciful." Thereupon, their fire was extinguished, and Allah defeated them. Ibn As-Sunni, Ibn Abi Shaybah, and Al-Haythami have all dedicated chapters to this hadith. There is no harm in reciting it morning and evening for protection from the plots of devils.

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