48/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2708a — Dua for Protection at a Place
Seeking Refuge From A Bad End, And Misery Etc
A’udhu Bikalimatillah: Dua When Stopping at a Place
Sahih Muslim : 2708a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2708a
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، وَاللَّفْظُ، لَهُ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ، أَنَّ يَعْقُوبَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ بُسْرَ بْنَ سَعِيدٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ خَوْلَةَ بِنْتَ حَكِيمٍ السُّلَمِيَّةَ، تَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنْ نَزَلَ مَنْزِلاً ثُمَّ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ . لَمْ يَضُرُّهُ شَىْءٌ حَتَّى يَرْتَحِلَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ ذَلِكَ " .
Khaula bint Hakim Sulamiyya Narrated from:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When anyone lands at a place, and then says:" I seek refuge in the Perfect Word of Allah from the evil of what He has created," nothing would harm him until he marches from that stopping place.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2708aIn-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 72USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 35, Hadith 6541
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2708a
Khaula bint Hakim Sulamiyya reports that she heard Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم say that when someone lands at a place and says, "I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created," nothing would harm him until he leaves that stopping place. This Hadith is directly about a travel or stopping-place supplication. The wording teaches the believer to seek protection through Allah’s Perfect Words from the evil of what He created. Since the Hadith itself states the benefit, it may be mentioned as stated without making extra claims beyond it. This is why people search for A’udhu bikalimatillahit tammati dua and protection dua when traveling.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith teaches a specific dua to say when stopping at a place.
- The dua seeks refuge in Allah’s Perfect Words.
- The protection mentioned lasts until the person leaves that place.
- The wording focuses on protection from the evil of what Allah created.
