50/6. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 5446 — Refuge from Five Harmful Matters
Seeking Refuge from Miserliness
Seeking Refuge from Five Harmful Matters in a Prophetic Dua
Sunan an-Nasai : 5446
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 5446
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ خَمْسٍ مِنَ الْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَسُوءِ الْعُمُرِ وَفِتْنَةِ الصَّدْرِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ .
Ibn Mas'ud Narrated from:
The Prophet [SAW] used to seek refuge (with Allah) from five things: From miserliness, cowardice, reaching the age of second childhood, the tribulation of the heart and the torment of the grave.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 5446In-book reference : Book 50, Hadith 19English translation : Vol. 6, Book 50, Hadith 5448
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 5446
This Hadith from Ibn Mas'ud says that the Prophet [SAW] used to seek refuge from five things: miserliness, cowardice, reaching the age of second childhood, the tribulation of the heart, and the torment of the grave. The Hadith is short and easy to remember, which makes it useful for people searching for a dua from five harms. It names character issues, inner trials, and the grave. The phrase “second childhood” points to a weak stage of old age as translated in the text. The teaching is not to mock weakness or aging. It is to ask Allah for refuge from the difficult states specifically named in the supplication.
What we learn from this hadith
- Miserliness and cowardice are both named as harms to seek refuge from.
- The Prophet [SAW] sought refuge from a difficult stage of old age.
- The heart's trials are serious enough to be mentioned in dua.
- The torment of the grave is included among these five matters.
