Do not seal my hearing at the time of my recitation...

Do not seal my hearing at the time of my recitation, and do not place a veil over my sight, and do not make my recitation a mere utterance without contemplation. Rather, make me one who ponders its verses and implements its rulings, observing the laws of Your religion. Do not make my looking into its heedlessness and my recitation mere noise. Indeed, you are the Clement, the Merciful” . [16] 8.

Seeking Refuge (Istiadhah) and “Bismillah” before Recitation It is proper at the start of recitation, to seek refuge in God from Satan, as He says in verse 98 of Surah Al-Nahl: “So when you recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from Satan the accursed” . [17] In a tradition from Imam Sadiq (AS), when asked how to act upon this directive he replied: Utter “I seek refuge with the All-Hearing, All-Knowing from the accursed Satan” . This…