50/1. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5438 — Ask and Seek Refuge with Two Surahs
What was Narrated Concerning Al-Mu'awwidhatain (Two Surahs Seeking Refuge with Allah)
Hadith About Asking Allah with Surah Al-Falaq and An-Nas
Sunan an-Nasai : 5438
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5438
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَمْشِي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " يَا عُقْبَةُ قُلْ " . فَقُلْتُ مَاذَا أَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَسَكَتَ عَنِّي ثُمَّ قَالَ " يَا عُقْبَةُ قُلْ " . قُلْتُ مَاذَا أَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَسَكَتَ عَنِّي فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ ارْدُدْهُ عَلَىَّ فَقَالَ " يَا عُقْبَةُ قُلْ " . قُلْتُ مَاذَا أَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ " { قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ } فَقَرَأْتُهَا حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى آخِرِهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ " قُلْ " . قُلْتُ مَاذَا أَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " { قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ } " . فَقَرَأْتُهَا حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى آخِرِهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ " مَا سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِمِثْلِهِمَا وَلاَ اسْتَعَاذَ مُسْتَعِيذٌ بِمِثْلِهِمَا " .
'Uqbah bin 'Amir Narrated from:
I was walking with the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and he said: "O 'Uqbah, say!' I said: 'What should I say, O Messenger of Allah?' He did not answer me, then he said: 'O 'Uqbah, say!' I said: 'What should I say, O Messenger of Allah?' But he did not answer me. I said: 'O Allah, make him answer me.' He said: 'O 'Uqbah, say!' I said: 'What should I say, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak...' So I recited it until I came to the end.Then he said: 'Say,' and I said: 'What should I say, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind...,' so I recited it until I came to the end. Then the Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'No one who asks has ever asked by means of anything like them, and no one who seeks refuge has ever sought refuge with anything like them.'"
[2] Al-Falaq 113.[3] An-Nās 114.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5438In-book reference : Book 50, Hadith 11English translation : Vol. 6, Book 50, Hadith 5440
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5438
This hadith about asking Allah with Surah Al-Falaq and An-Nas shows Uqbah walking with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told him more than once to say, but did not answer immediately when Uqbah asked what to say. Uqbah then prayed, asking Allah to make the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answer him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught him Surah Al-Falaq, and Uqbah recited it to the end. Then he taught Surah An-Nas, and Uqbah recited it to the end. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then said that no one who asks has asked by means of anything like them, and no one seeking refuge has sought refuge with anything like them.
What we learn from this hadith
- Surah Al-Falaq and Surah An-Nas are linked to asking Allah and seeking refuge.
- Uqbah turned to Allah when he wanted the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to answer him.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم made sure Uqbah recited both Surahs to the end.
