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Sunan an-Nasai 1347 — Refuge from Kufr and Poverty
Seeking refuge with Allah (SWT) following every prayer
Seeking Refuge from Kufr, Poverty, and Grave Torment
Sunan an-Nasai : 1347
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1347
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ الشَّحَّامِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ أَبِي يَقُولُ فِي دُبُرِ الصَّلاَةِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالْفَقْرِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ فَكُنْتُ أَقُولُهُنَّ فَقَالَ أَبِي أَىْ بُنَىَّ عَمَّنْ أَخَذْتَ هَذَا قُلْتُ عَنْكَ . قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقُولُهُنَّ فِي دُبُرِ الصَّلاَةِ .
Muslim bin Abi Bakrah Narrated from:
My father used to say following every prayer: 'Allahumma inni a-udhu bika min al-kufri wal-faqri wa 'adhab al-qabr. ( O Allah, I seek refuge with You from Kufr, poverty, and the torment of the grave)' and I used to say them (these words). My father said: 'O my son, from whom did you learn this?' I said: 'From you. He said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say them following the prayer.'"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1347In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 169English translation : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1348
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1347
This Hadith teaches a short du'a after salah. Muslim bin Abi Bakrah heard his father say after every prayer: Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min al-kufri wal-faqri wa 'adhab al-qabr. The meaning is: O Allah, I seek refuge with You from kufr, poverty, and the torment of the grave. When the son repeated it, his father asked where he learned it. The son said he learned it from him. His father then explained that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to say these words following the prayer. The Hadith shows the value of learning dhikr from family and preserving Prophetic words through practice.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used this du'a following the prayer.
- The du'a seeks refuge from kufr, poverty, and grave torment.
- Children may learn worship through hearing parents practice it.
- Short supplications can carry deep meanings.
