50/1. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5430 — Three Surahs for Refuge
What was Narrated Concerning Al-Mu'awwidhatain (Two Surahs Seeking Refuge with Allah)
Hadith About Surah Ikhlas, Falaq and Nas for Refuge
Sunan an-Nasai : 5430
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5430
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خُبَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا أَقُودُ، بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَاحِلَتَهُ فِي غَزْوَةٍ إِذْ قَالَ " يَا عُقْبَةُ قُلْ " . فَاسْتَمَعْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ " يَا عُقْبَةُ قُلْ " . فَاسْتَمَعْتُ فَقَالَهَا الثَّالِثَةَ فَقُلْتُ مَا أَقُولُ فَقَالَ " { قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ } " . فَقَرَأَ السُّورَةَ حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا ثُمَّ قَرَأَ { قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ } وَقَرَأْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا ثُمَّ قَرَأَ { قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ } فَقَرَأْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ " مَا تَعَوَّذَ بِمِثْلِهِنَّ أَحَدٌ " .
‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir Al-Juhani Narrated from:
While I was leading the Messenger of Allah [SAW] on his mount on a military campaign, he said: 'O 'Uqbah, say!' I listened, then he said: 'O 'Uqbah, say!' I listened, then he said it a third time. I said: 'What should I say?'He said: 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One...' and he recited the Surah to the end. Then he recited: 'Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak...' and I recited it with him until the end. Then he recited: 'Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind...' and I recited it with him until the end. Then he said: 'No one ever sought refuge (with Allah) by means of anything like them.'
[1] Al-Ikhlāṣ 112.[2] Al-Falaq 113.[3] An-Nās 114.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5430In-book reference : Book 50, Hadith 3English translation : Vol. 6, Book 50, Hadith 5432
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5430
This hadith about Surah Ikhlas, Falaq and Nas shows the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم teaching while on a military campaign. Uqbah was leading the Prophet’s mount. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم called him three times and told him to say. When Uqbah asked what to say, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم recited Surah Ikhlas, then Surah Al-Falaq, then Surah An-Nas, and Uqbah recited with him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said that no one ever sought refuge with Allah by means of anything like them. The text brings together tawhid in Surah Ikhlas and seeking refuge in the two last Surahs. It is a clear lesson in Quran-based refuge. The setting also shows that remembrance belongs in travel and hard moments.
What we learn from this hadith
- Surah Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, and An-Nas have a special place in seeking refuge.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم personally recited and taught these Surahs.
- Quran recitation remains important in travel and difficult settings.
