48/79. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3503 — Dua Against Sadness and Laziness
The Supplication: “O Allah, Apportion For Us Fear Of You That Shall Come Between Us And Disobedience Of You”
Dua Against Sadness, Laziness and Grave Punishment
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3503
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3503
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ الشَّحَّامُ، حَدَّثَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعَنِي أَبِي، وَأَنَا أَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ، إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْكَسَلِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ . قَالَ يَا بُنَىَّ مِمَّنْ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا قَالَ قُلْتُ سَمِعْتُكَ تَقُولُهُنَّ . قَالَ الْزَمْهُنَّ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُهُنَّ . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ [صَحِيحٌ][غَرِيبٌ] .
Muslim bin Abi Bakrah Narrated from:
My Father Heard Me While I Was Saying: “O Allah, I Seek Refuge In You From Sadness And Laziness And The Punishment Of The Grave (Allāhumma, Innī A`Ūdhu Bika Minal-Hammi Wal-Kasali Wa `Adhābil-Qabr).’ He Said: ‘O My Son, From Who Did You Hear This?’” He Said: “I Said: ‘I Heard You Saying Them.’ He Said: ‘Stick To Them, For Indeed, I Heard The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Saying Them.’”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3503In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 134English translation : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3503
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3503
This Hadith teaches a short dua for sadness and laziness. Muslim bin Abi Bakrah was saying, O Allah, I seek refuge in You from sadness, laziness, and the punishment of the grave. His father asked where he learned it from. When he said he heard his father saying it, his father told him to stick to it because he had heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم say those words. The Hadith is simple but very practical. It shows that a believer may seek Allah's protection from inner heaviness, lack of energy, and the punishment of the grave. It also shows how prophetic words were passed within families and kept through regular practice.
What we learn from this hadith
- Seek refuge in Allah from sadness and laziness.
- The punishment of the grave is mentioned as something to seek protection from.
- Good supplications should be held onto and taught to others.
