Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Jabir narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Ask Allah for beneficial knowledge, and seek Allah’s protection from knowledge that does not benefit.

Hazrat Abdullah narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from Satan, from his madness, from his blowing into poetry, and from his arrogance. Hazrat Ata or Ibn Mas’ud states that "hamzah" means madness, "nafthah" means poetry, and "nafkha" means arrogance.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Al-Harith narrates that Hazrat Zaid bin Arqam once said: I supplicate for you with the same supplication that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from incapacity, laziness, miserliness, and cowardice, from old age and the torment of the grave. O Allah! Make my soul righteous, for You are its Guardian and Master; You are the best to purify it. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from knowledge that does not benefit, from a soul that is never satisfied, from a heart that does not fear, and from a supplication that is not answered.

Hazrat Farwah bin Nawfal narrates that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) which supplication was it that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make? She replied: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate as follows: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done, and from the evil of what I have not done.

Hazrat Abu Huraira narrates that among the supplications of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, is this supplication: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from knowledge that does not benefit, from a supplication that is not heard, from a heart that does not fear, and from a soul that is never satisfied.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from a heart that does not fear, from knowledge that does not benefit, from a supplication that is not heard, from a soul that is never satisfied, and from hunger, for indeed hunger is an evil companion.

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would often supplicate: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from knowledge that does not benefit, from deeds that do not attain acceptance of high ranks, from a heart that does not fear, and from a supplication that is not heard.

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the disease of leucoderma, and from leprosy, and from evil diseases.

Hazrat Sa’d narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us these supplicatory words: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from miserliness, and I seek refuge in You from cowardice, and I seek refuge in You from reaching old age, and I seek refuge in You from the trials of the world, and from the torment of the grave.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that indeed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from laziness, from old age, from being overwhelmed by sins, and from being in debt.

Hazrat Saad said to his son Mus'ab: O my beloved son! Seek Allah's protection with those words by which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek protection. Then the narrator mentioned words similar to those in the hadith of Ubaidah, except that he did not mention the phrase "the most abject age."

Hazrat Umar narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge from cowardice, from miserliness, from the punishment of the grave, from old age, and from the trial of the chest (the trial of the chest means that a person dies in such a trial without having sought forgiveness from Allah for it).

With this chain of narration as well, the words of the aforementioned hadith have been narrated from Hazrat Umar.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate with these words: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the trial of the Fire, and from the punishment of the Fire, and from the trial of the grave, and from the punishment of the grave, and from the evil of the trial of wealth, and from the evil of the trial of poverty, and I seek refuge in You from the trial of the False Messiah (Dajjal).

Hazrat Abu Huraira narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Seek Allah's protection from Hell, and seek Allah's protection from the punishment of the grave, and seek Allah's protection from the trial of the False Messiah (Dajjal), and seek Allah's protection from the trials of life and death.

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge from cowardice and miserliness, and from the trial of life and death, and from the punishment of the grave.

Hazrat Abu Bakrah narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate after every prayer: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from disbelief, from poverty, and from the torment of the grave.

Hazrat Abdullah narrates that the purified wife of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), Umm Habibah, was making supplication one day: O Allah! Continue to grant me benefit for a long time through my husband, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), my father Abu Sufyan, and my brother Muawiyah. Abdullah says: Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You have asked Allah regarding those whose time of death has already been fixed, whose days have been numbered, and whose sustenance has been distributed, and they can never advance anything before its appointed time nor delay anything beyond its appointed time. And if you had asked Allah in this way: Protect me from the punishment of Hell, and protect me from the punishment of the grave!—then that would have been better and more virtuous for you.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that one night I did not find the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the bed, so I started searching for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then my hand touched the lower part of the feet of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the state that he was in the mosque and both his feet were standing, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was supplicating: "Indeed, I seek refuge with You from being punished instead of being forgiven by You, and I seek refuge with You from Your anger. I am not capable of praising You as You have praised Yourself."

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from helplessness and laziness, and from cowardice and miserliness.

Hazrat Jubair narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, recite these words at the beginning of prayer: "Allah is the Greatest," three times; "All praise is for Allah alone," three times; "I glorify Allah morning and evening," three times; "O Allah! I seek Your protection from Satan, from his madness, from his blowing into poetry, and from his arrogance."

Hazrat Habib bin Thabit narrates that it has been told to me that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to supplicate: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from a supplication that is not heard, and from knowledge that does not benefit, and from a heart that does not fear, and from a soul that is not satisfied. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the evil of these four. O Allah! I ask You for a balanced life, and a death with fear and humility, and to come to You without disgrace or regret.

Hazrat Abu Ja'far narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to supplicate: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from doubt coming after certainty, and I seek refuge in You from the companionship of Satan, and I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Day of Recompense.

Hazrat Shakl bin Humaid narrates that I came to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, teach me a supplication with which I may give protection (ruqyah)? So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Say, "O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the evil of my hearing and my seeing, and from the evil of my tongue and my private parts."

Hazrat Umm Khalid bint Khalid narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) seeking refuge from the punishment of the grave.

Hazrat Umm Mubashir narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us while we were in one of the gardens of the tribe of Banu Najad. In that garden, there were graves of some people who had died during the time of ignorance. Umm Mubashir says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out of the garden, and I heard him saying: Seek Allah’s protection from the punishment of the grave.

Hazrat Bara’ narrates that indeed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Seek Allah’s protection from the punishment of the grave.

Hazrat Humaid narrates that Hazrat Anas was asked about the punishment of the grave. He replied: The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to supplicate: O Allah! I seek Your protection from laziness and old age, and from cowardice and miserliness, and from the trial of Dajjal, and from the punishment of the grave.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that indeed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from a heart that does not fear, and from a soul that is not satisfied, and from knowledge that does not benefit, and from a supplication that is not heard. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from these four.

Hazrat Mujahid narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: O Allah! I seek Your protection from being overcome by debt, from being overpowered by the enemy, and from an unmarried woman who is not acceptable.

Hazrat Hakam states that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge from four things: O Allah! I seek Your protection from the dominance of the enemy, from the burden of debt, from the trial of Dajjal, and from the punishment of the grave.

Hazrat Ibn Abi Laila narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate with this prayer: O Allah! I seek Your protection from the dominance of debt and from the dominance of the enemy.