34/3. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 3839 — Refuge from Evil
What The Messenger Of Allah Sought Refuge From
Dua from the Evil of What I Have Done and Not Done
Sunan Ibn Majah : 3839
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 3839
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ فَرْوَةَ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ دُعَاءٍ، كَانَ يَدْعُو بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا عَمِلْتُ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا لَمْ أَعْمَلْ " .
Farwah bin Nawfal Narrated from:
I asked 'Aishah about a supplication that the Messenger of Allah (saas) used to say. She said that he used to say: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min sharri ma 'amiltu, wa min sharri ma lam a'mal (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the evil of that which I have done and the evil of that which I have not done).'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3839In-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 13English translation : Vol. 5, Book 34, Hadith 3839
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3839
This Hadith gives a short supplication reported by Aishah. Farwah bin Nawfal asked her about a dua that the Messenger of Allah used to say. She replied that he used to say: O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the evil of what I have done and the evil of what I have not done. The wording is brief, but it covers a wide concern. A person asks Allah for protection from the harm tied to past actions and from harm linked to what has not yet happened or has not yet been done. For readers searching for this prophetic dua, the lesson is simple: ask Allah for protection from evil in every direction.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet used to seek refuge with Allah from evil.
- The dua includes the evil of past actions.
- The dua also includes the evil of what has not been done.
- A short supplication can cover a wide need for protection.
