WHY WE SEEK ALLAH'S REFUGE BEFORE RECITING THE QUR'AN

فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
So when you want to recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from Shaitan (Satan), the outcast (the cursed one). [Surat An-Nahl 16:98]
And when you want to recite the Qur'ān, seek refuge in Allah... why?
Because the Qur'ān is a book of guidance and your salvation is in the Qur'ān. Therefore when you recite the Qur'ān.
You should turn to the protection of Allah from Shaitān when you want to recite the Qur'ān.
Because Shaitān is going to come between you and understanding the Book of Allah (subhaanahu wa ta'ala).
“From the devil's trick is to turn people away from Tadabbur (pondering on) the Qur’ān for he knows guidance comes from Tadabbur.”
- Ibn Hubayrah