13/88. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1345 — Seeking Refuge After Prayer
Another kind of remembrance and supplication after the taslim
Seeking Refuge After Prayer from the Fire and Grave Torment
Sunan an-Nasai : 1345
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1345
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قُدَامَةُ، عَنْ جَسْرَةَ، قَالَتْ حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ، - رضى الله عنها - قَالَتْ دَخَلَتْ عَلَىَّ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ عَذَابَ الْقَبْرِ مِنَ الْبَوْلِ . فَقُلْتُ كَذَبْتِ . فَقَالَتْ بَلَى إِنَّا لَنَقْرِضُ مِنْهُ الْجِلْدَ وَالثَّوْبَ . فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ وَقَدِ ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُنَا فَقَالَ " مَا هَذَا " . فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِمَا قَالَتْ فَقَالَ " صَدَقَتْ " . فَمَا صَلَّى بَعْدَ يَوْمَئِذٍ صَلاَةً إِلاَّ قَالَ فِي دُبُرِ الصَّلاَةِ " رَبَّ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ وَإِسْرَافِيلَ أَعِذْنِي مِنْ حَرِّ النَّارِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
A Jewish woman entered unto me and said: 'The torment of the grave is because of urine.' I said: 'You are lying.' She said: 'No, it is true; we cut our skin and clothes because of it.' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out to pray and our voices became loud. He said: 'What is this?' So I told him what she had said. He said: 'She spoke the truth.' After that day he never offered any prayer but he said, following the prayer: 'Rabba Jibril wa Mika'il wa Israfil, aiding min harrin-nar wa 'adhabil-qabr (Lord of Jibril, Mika'il and Israfil, grant me refuge from the heat of the Fire and the torment of the grave).'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1345In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 167English translation : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1346
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1345
This Hadith teaches a du'a after prayer for protection. Aishah first heard a Jewish woman mention that the torment of the grave is connected to urine. Aishah rejected the statement, but when the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) was told, he said that the woman had spoken the truth. After that day, he did not offer any prayer except that he said after it: Rabba Jibril wa Mika'il wa Israfil, grant me refuge from the heat of the Fire and the torment of the grave. The main message is clear: after salah, a believer may ask Allah for safety from severe punishment. The du'a also calls upon Allah as the Lord of great angels.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) sought refuge after prayer from the Fire.
- The torment of the grave is mentioned clearly in this Hadith.
- A believer should ask Allah for protection after salah.
- The wording names Allah as the Lord of Jibril, Mika'il, and Israfil.
