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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3604 — Seeking Refuge and Making Dua
About Seeking Refuge
Dua, Protection, and Patience in Supplication
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3604
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3604
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اسْتَعِيذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ اسْتَعِيذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ اسْتَعِيذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ وَاسْتَعِيذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يُمْسِي ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ حُمَةٌ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ " . قَالَ سُهَيْلٌ فَكَانَ أَهْلُنَا تَعَلَّمُوهَا فَكَانُوا يَقُولُونَهَا كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ فَلُدِغَتْ جَارِيَةٌ مِنْهُمْ فَلَمْ تَجِدْ لَهَا وَجَعًا . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . وَرَوَى مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَرَوَى عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرُوا فِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ .حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو فَضَالَةَ الْفَرَجُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ دُعَاءٌ حَفِظْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ أَدَعُهُ " اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي أُعَظِّمُ شُكْرَكَ وَأُكْثِرُ ذِكْرَكَ وَأَتَّبِعُ نَصِيحَتَكَ وَأَحْفَظُ وَصِيَّتَكَ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ .حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ عَنْ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ بِدُعَاءٍ إِلاَّ اسْتُجِيبَ لَهُ فَإِمَّا أَنْ يُعَجَّلَ لَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُدَّخَرَ لَهُ فِي الآخِرَةِ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُكَفَّرَ عَنْهُ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ بِقَدْرِ مَا دَعَا مَا لَمْ يَدْعُ بِإِثْمٍ أَوْ قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ أَوْ يَسْتَعْجِلُ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَيْفَ يَسْتَعْجِلُ قَالَ " يَقُولُ دَعَوْتُ رَبِّي فَمَا اسْتَجَابَ لِي " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْلَى بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ إِبْطُهُ يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مَسْأَلَةً إِلاَّ آتَاهَا إِيَّاهُ مَا لَمْ يَعْجَلْ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَيْفَ عَجَلَتُهُ قَالَ " يَقُولُ قَدْ سَأَلْتُ وَسَأَلْتُ وَلَمْ أُعْطَ شَيْئًا " . وَرَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَزْهَرَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يُسْتَجَابُ لأَحَدِكُمْ مَا لَمْ يَعْجَلْ يَقُولُ دَعَوْتُ فَلَمْ يُسْتَجَبْ لِي " .حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ وَاسِعٍ، عَنْ سُمَيْرِ بْنِ نَهَارٍ الْعَبْدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ حُسْنَ الظَّنِّ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ حُسْنِ عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لِيَنْظُرَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ مَا الَّذِي يَتَمَنَّى فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَدْرِي مَا يُكْتَبُ لَهُ مِنْ أُمْنِيَّتِهِ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا جَابِرُ بْنُ نُوحٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدْعُو فَيَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ مَتِّعْنِي بِسَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي وَاجْعَلْهُمَا الْوَارِثَ مِنِّي وَانْصُرْنِي عَلَى مَنْ يَظْلِمُنِي وَخُذْ مِنْهُ بِثَأْرِي " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الأَشْعَثِ السِّجْزِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا قَطَنٌ الْبَصْرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لِيَسْأَلْ أَحَدُكُمْ رَبَّهُ حَاجَتَهُ كُلَّهَا حَتَّى يَسْأَلَ شِسْعَ نَعْلِهِ إِذَا انْقَطَعَ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَرَوَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرُوا فِيهِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ .حَدَّثَنَا صَالِحُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لِيَسْأَلْ أَحَدُكُمْ رَبَّهُ حَاجَتَهُ حَتَّى يَسْأَلَهُ الْمِلْحَ وَحَتَّى يَسْأَلَهُ شِسْعَ نَعْلِهِ إِذَا انْقَطَعَ " . وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ قَطَنٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Seek Refuge With Allah From The Punishment Of Hell, And Seek Refuge In Allah From The Punishment Of The Grave. Seek Refuge In Allah From The Trial Of Al-Masihid-Dajjal, And Seek Refuge In Allah From The Trials Of Life And Death.”3604/1.Abu Hurairah Narrated That The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: “Whoever Says Three Times When He Reaches The Evening: ‘I Seek Refuge In Allah’S Perfect Words From The Evil Of What He Created, (A`Ūdhu Bikalimātillāhit-Tāmmāti Min Sharri Mā Khalaq)’ No Poisonous Sting Shall Harm Him That Night.” (One Of The Narrators) Suhail Said: “So Our Family Used To Learn It And They Used To Say It Every Night. A Girl Among Them Was Stung, And She Did Not Feel Any Pain.”3604/2.Abu Hurairah Said: “There Is A Supplication That I Memorized From The Messenger Of Allah Which I Do Not Leave Off: ‘O Allah, Make Me Revere Gratitude To You, Make Me Increase In Remembrance To You, Make Me Follow Your Advice, And (Make Me) Guard Over That Which You Have Commanded (Allāhummaj`Alnī U`AẓẒImu Shuraka Wa Ukthiru Dhikraka Wa Attabi`U NaṣĪḥAtaka Wa AḥFaẓU WaṣĪyatak).’” This Hadith Is Gharib3604/3.Abu Hurairah Narrated That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: “There Is Not A Man Who Calls Upon Allah With A Supplication, Except That He Is Answered. Either It Shall Be Granted To Him In The World, Or Reserved For Him In The Hereafter, Or, His Sins Shall Be Expiated For It According To The Extent That He Supplicated - As Long As He Does Not Supplicate For Some Sin, Or For The Severing Of The Ties Of Kinship, And He Does Not Become Hasty.” They Said: “O Messenger Of Allah, And How Would He Be Hasty?” He (ﷺ) Said: “He Says: ‘I Called Upon My Lord, But He Did Not Answer Me.’”3604/4.Abu Hurairah Narrated The The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: “There Is Not A Worshipper Who Raises His Hands, Such That His Armpit Becomes Visible, Asking Allah For Something, Except That He Shall Grant It To Him - As Long As He Does Not Become Hasty.” They Said: “O Messenger Of Allah, And How Is Haste Made Concerning It?” He (ﷺ) Said: “He Says: ‘I Did Ask And Ask, And I Was Not Given A Thing.’”3604/5.Abu Hurairah Narrated That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: “Indeed, Having Good Thoughts Concerning Allah Is From The Perfection Of The Worship Of Allah.”3604/6.Umar Bin Abi Salamah Narrated From His Father, Who Said: “The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: ‘Let One Of You Look At What It Is That He Wishes For. For Verily, He Does Not Know What Of His Wish Shall Be Recorded.’”3604/7.Abu Hurairah Narrated That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Used To Supplicate, Saying: “O Allah, Give Me Pleasure In My Hearing And My Sight, And Make It The Inheritor From Me, And Aid Me Against Whoever Oppresses Me, And Take Vengeance From Him For Me (Allāhumma Matti`Nī Bisam`Ī Wa BaṣArī Waj`Alhumal-Wāritha Minnī, WanṣUrnī `Alā Man YaẓLimunī, Wa Khudh Minhu Bitha’Rī)”3604/8.Thabit Narrated From Anas, Who Said “The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: ‘Let One Of You Ask His Lord For His Every Need, Even Until He Asks Him For The Strap Of His Sandal When It Breaks.’”3604/9.Thabit Al-Bunani Narrated That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: “Let One Of You Ask His Lord For His Every Need, Until He Asks Him For Salt, And Asks Him For The Strap Of His Sandal When It Breaks.”
[1] See no. 3387.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3604In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 235English translation : Vol. 6, Book 46, Hadith 3604
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3604
This collection under id 3604 centers on dua and seeking refuge with Allah. The first report teaches asking Allah for protection from Hell, the punishment of the grave, the trial of Dajjal, and the trials of life and death. Other reports mention evening protection words, gratitude, more remembrance, careful wishes, asking Allah for every need, and not becoming hasty when making dua. The Hadith text gives a balanced view of supplication. A person may receive an answer in this world, have it saved for the Hereafter, or have sins expiated according to the supplication, as long as the dua is not for sin, cutting family ties, or made with impatience. This is a practical hadith about dua etiquette and reliance on Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Seek refuge with Allah from major trials and punishments mentioned in the text.
- Ask Allah for needs, including small daily needs.
- Avoid making dua for sin or cutting family ties.
- Do not become hasty by saying that Allah did not answer.
