The first ten ayats of Surah Kahf hold immense significance in Islam. The Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam) recommended reciting them for protection against the trials of the Dajjal. Sahih Muslim 809
1
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْۤ اَنْزَلَ عَلٰى عَبْدِهِ الْكِتٰبَ وَ لَمْ یَجْعَلْ لَّهٗ عِوَجًا
( 1 ) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, who has sent down upon His Servant the Book and has not made therein any deviance.
2
قَیِّمًا لِّیُنْذِرَ بَاْسًا شَدِیْدًا مِّنْ لَّدُنْهُ وَ یُبَشِّرَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ الَّذِیْنَ یَعْمَلُوْنَ الصّٰلِحٰتِ اَنَّ لَهُمْ اَجْرًا حَسَنًا
( 2 ) [He has made it] straight, to warn of severe punishment from Him and to give good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a good reward
3
مَّاكِثِیْنَ فِیْهِ اَبَدًا
( 3 ) In which they will remain forever
4
وَّ یُنْذِرَ الَّذِیْنَ قَالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللّٰهُ وَلَدًا
( 4 ) And to warn those who say, “Allah has taken a son.”
5
مَا لَهُمْ بِهٖ مِنْ عِلْمٍ وَّ لَا لِاٰبَآىٕهِمْ، كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُ جُ مِنْ اَفْوَاهِهِمْ، اِنْ یَّقُوْلُوْنَ اِلَّا كَذِبًا
( 5 ) They have no knowledge of it, nor had their fathers. Grave is the word that comes out of their mouths; they speak not except a lie.
6
فَلَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ عَلٰۤى اٰثَارِهِمْ اِنْ لَّمْ یُؤْمِنُوْا بِهٰذَا الْحَدِیْثِ اَسَفًا
( 6 ) Then perhaps you would kill yourself through grief over them, [O Muhammad], if they do not believe in this message, [and] out of sorrow.
7
اِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الْاَرْضِ زِیْنَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ اَیُّهُمْ اَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا
( 7 ) Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed.
8
وَ اِنَّا لَجٰعِلُوْنَ مَا عَلَیْهَا صَعِیْدًا جُرُزًا
( 8 ) And indeed, We will make that which is upon it [into] a barren ground.
9
اَمْ حَسِبْتَ اَنَّ اَصْحٰبَ الْـكَهْفِ وَ الرَّقِیْمِ كَانُوْا مِنْ اٰیٰتِنَا عَجَبًا
( 9 ) Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder?
10
اِذْ اَوَى الْفِتْیَةُ اِلَى الْـكَهْفِ فَقَالُوْا رَبَّنَاۤ اٰتِنَا مِنْ لَّدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَّ هَیِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ اَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا
( 10 ) [Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, “Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance.”
We should memorize the first ten ayats of Surah Kahf, because these ayats serve as a powerful means of seeking Allah’s protection from the trials of the Dajjal.
The translation is from King Saud University Online Quran.