48/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 589b — Seeking Refuge from Trials
Supplications And Seeking Refuge With Allah
Seeking Refuge from Trials, Sins, and Debt
Sahih Muslim : 589b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 589b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ، نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَدْعُو بِهَؤُلاَءِ الدَّعَوَاتِ " اللَّهُمَّ فَإِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ النَّارِ وَعَذَابِ النَّارِ وَفِتْنَةِ الْقَبْرِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْغِنَى وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْفَقْرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْ خَطَايَاىَ بِمَاءِ الثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ وَنَقِّ قَلْبِي مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا نَقَّيْتَ الثَّوْبَ الأَبْيَضَ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ وَبَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَاىَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ اللَّهُمَّ فَإِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَالْهَرَمِ وَالْمَأْثَمِ وَالْمَغْرَمِ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to make these supplications: " O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the trial of Hell-Fire; and from the torment of Hell-Fire; and from the trial of the grave and torment of the grave; and from the evil of the trial of the affluence and from the evil of the trial of poverty and I seek refuge in Thee from the evil of the turmoil of the Dajjal. O Allah, wash away my sins with snow and hail water, purify my heart from the sins as is purified the white garment from the dirt, and keep away at a distance the sins from me as yawns the distance between the East and the West; O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from sloth, from senility, from sin, and from debt."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 589bIn-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 65USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 35, Hadith 6534
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 589b
Aisha reports that Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم used to make a wide supplication seeking Allah’s protection. The dua mentions the trial and torment of Hell-Fire, the trial and torment of the grave, the evil of the trial of wealth, the evil of the trial of poverty, and the evil of the turmoil of the Dajjal. It also asks Allah to wash away sins, purify the heart, and distance sins like the distance between East and West. The final part seeks refuge from sloth, senility, sin, and debt. This Hadith is a rich protection dua because it combines fear of major trials with a personal request for inner cleansing.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sought refuge from both the trial and torment of Hell and the grave.
- Wealth and poverty are both mentioned as possible trials.
- The supplication asks for sins to be washed away and the heart purified.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم also sought refuge from sloth, old age, sin, and debt.
