Allah is the best of protectors

All praises are due to Allah, the All-Protecting, All-Knowing. Who protects all of His creation and is indeed the Best of Protectors. And I bear witness, with every facet of my being, that there is nothing worthy of absolute love and adoration, except Allah, the Uniquely One, having no competing second in that One-ness. And I bear witness that our Leader and Master, our Prophet, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), is the perfect example of servanthood unto Allah, and His sent Messenger unto the entire universe.

To Continue: I advise you, dutiful servants of Allah, and myself, to adhere to a heartfelt consciousness (Taqwa) of Allah. For He, the Most Gloriously Transcendent, states: وَاتَّقُوا يَوْمًا تُرْجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى اللَّهِ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

And fear a Day when you will be returned to Allah . Then every soul will be compensated for what it earned, and they will not be treated unjustly. [Qur'an:2:281]

O Muslims:

Allah states in His blessed Book: وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their protection tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.  [Qur'an: 2:255]

So Allah is the Protector of all. Elsewhere He states:

وَرَبُّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيظٌ

And your Lord, over all things, is Protector.

[Qur'an: 34:21]

Thus Allah protects all of His creation through His Qudrah (Omnipotent Power) and guides them with His Hikmah (Widsom). The protecting of something implies its being guarded, maintained and preserved. So Allah is the best of Protectors, this is what Jacob (peace be upon him) established in the hearts of his sons, so he said to them:

فَاللَّهُ خَيْرٌ حَافِظًا وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

And Allah is the best guardian, and He is the most merciful of the merciful." [Qur'an: 12:64]

The name "Hafidh" is a Name of Allah, from His most beautiful Names. So nothing is absent from His preservation. He protects the Heavens and the Earth, as He says: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ السَّمَواتِ وَالْأَرْضَ أَنْ تَزُولَا

Indeed, Allah holds the heavens and the earth, lest they cease ." [Qur'an: 35:41]

In other words He preserves them from being damaged or shifted from the orbits they occupy. This 'protection' does not tire Him, and His guiding them does not lead to fatigue. All of this is easy for Him, effortlessly facilitated for Him (since He is the creator of everything). Hence the believer is someone who is certain that Allah is fully capable of preserving the Heavens and the Earth, for Allah protects His creation in their selves, in their provision and in their deeds. As Allah says: أَفَمَنْ هُوَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى كُلِّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ

Then is He who is a maintainer of every soul, [knowing] what it has earned, [like any other]?

[Qur'an: 13:33]

So slaves of Allah, this is Allah, this is His  manifesting Himself as the Protector. He has deputized His noble Angels as Protectors too, as He says:

وَيُرْسِلُ عَلَيْكُمْ حَفَظَةً

And He sends over you guardian-angels  [Qur'an:6:61]

The great companion Abdullah ibn Abbas in his interpretation of this verse states: "These are the angels, protecting human beings through the command of Allah". Testifying to the truth of the statement of Allah:

لَهُ مُعَقِّبَاتٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَحْفَظُونَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ

For each one are successive [angels] before and behind him who protect him by the decree of Allah. [Qur'an:13:11]

O You Who Pray:

Indeed the Muslim is the one who avails of the Protection of Allah and His guidance. He does this through his sincere faith and by his piety, his worship, his devotion, and through other acts of virtue. Through all of this Allah protects him and his children, his family, and his wealth. As one of the Scholars said: "Indeed Allah's special protection is for the believer, protecting his children and grandchildren, protecting all of his family, such that they remain in His protection and welfare (as long as they remain in this world)." One of the Tabi'in (the generation after the Sahaba) once said to his son: "I will increase and beautify my prayer for your sake, in the hope that [through it] He [i.e. Allah] will protect you". He then recited this verse: وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَالِحًا

And their father had been righteous. [Qur'an:18:82]

This noble verse speaks about the protection of Allah for two young orphan boys, protecting and preserving their wealth, as a direct result of the righteousness of their father. In this verse is evidence that a righteous believer is protected in his children as a result of his righteousness. In other words, the Baraka and grace of the parents' sincere worship will envelop and encompass their children too. This is usually manifest in a moral upbringing of children on upright character, with their having honorable values. In this regard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have said:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَائِلٌ كُلَّ رَاعٍ عَمَّا اسْتَرْعَاهُ، أَحَفَظَ أَمْ ضَيَّعَ

Indeed Allah will question every shepherd with regards to their flock [and parents are shepherds of their children]. They will be asked: "Did they protect them or did they fail them ?" [Ibn Hibban]

And if you wish that Allah preserve you in your selves and your property, and your family and possessions, then hand them all over to Allah, because He never betrays a trust. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is reported to have said:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ إِذَا اسْتُوْدِعَ شَيْئًا حَفِظَهُ

Indeed Allah, whenever entrusted with something shall protect it. [Musnad Ahmad]

Allah protects anyone who protects their limbs from the haram, and utilizes them in that which  is pleasing to Him. This was from the parting advice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he spoke to Ibn Abbas by saying: يَا غُلَامُ إِنِّي أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ، احْفَظِ اللَّهَ يَحْفَظْكَ، احْفَظِ اللَّهَ تَجِدْهُ تُجَاهَكَ

O young boy! I will instruct you in some matters. Be protective of Allah (i.e. the Commandments of Allah), and He will protect you. Safeguard His Rights, He will be ever with you. [Tirmidhi]

The way a person protects himself for his Lord, is by guarding his eyes and ears, controlling his tongue and his heart. Whosoever is able to do this will find that Allah ennobles him with His protection and that He encompasses him with His guidance.

Slaves of Allah:  Indeed the speech of the Merciful (Rahman), is the best by which Allah preserves a man (Insan). Singled out from such Divine speech, is the Ayat-ul-Kursi (The verses of the Throne). For it is the greatest of verses in the Qur'an in this regard. Whoever recites it in the evening shall find it continually protects him, and that the Shaytan does not draw near to him until dawn comes. Similarly whoever reads the last two verses from Surah al-Baqarah every night, shall find that Allah protects him thereby from every evil, protecting him from the evil of both jinn and men. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported to have said:

الْآيَتَانِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ مَنْ قَرَأَهُمَا فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ

Whoever recites the last two Verses of Surat Al-Baqarah at night, that will be sufficient for him [as protection]. [Bukhari and Muslim]

So we advise you to persevere in the recitation of these verses and the recitation of the Mu'awidhatayn (Surah al-Falaq and Surah al-Nas). Teach them to your children. Increase and immerse yourself in the dhikr (remembrance) of your Lord. For know that whenever you remember Him truly, you will be protected thereby from the Shaytan, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

الْعَبْدُ لَا يُحْرِزُ نَفْسَهُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ إِلَّا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ

The servant [of Allah] does not protect himself from Shaytan except by the remembrance of Allah. [Tirmidhi]

From such remembrance are the words that a Muslim should utter whenever he leaves his house for his daily affairs:

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

 'In the Name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, there is no might or power except by Allah' 

Whoever says this will find it said to him:

كُفِيتَ وَوُقِيتَ. وَيَتَنَحَّى عَنْهُ الشَّيْطَانُ

'You have been sufficed and protected', and Shaytan will be made distant from him. [Tirmidhi]

In this regard we should pay particular attention to the supplication of the best of creation (peace and blessings be upon him), through which they can avail the protection of Allah. For Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to recite in the morning and evenings the words:

اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ، وَمِنْ خَلْفِي، وَعَنْ يَمِينِي، وَعَنْ شِمَالِي، وَمِنْ فَوْقِي

O Allah, give me protection in front of me and behind me, on my right and my left and above me. [Bukhari: Adab al-Mufrad]

O Allah, protect us through Your gaze that does not sleep, protect us through Your protection and guide us through Your guidance. And assist us all in the way of piety and obedience. Piety towards Your trustworthy Messenger, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), the ability to be dutiful towards those You have commanded us to be dutiful towards, in accordance with Your words: O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you. [Qur'an: 4:59]

May Allah bless me and bless you with the Noble Qur'an and with the Way (Sunnah) of His Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I say this, and I seek forgiveness for me and for you, so seek His forgiveness, for He is the All-Forgiving and the All-Merciful.

Reference: https://www.awqaf.gov.ae