Mustadrak al-Hakim — Hadith 1418

The son of Tawus (Abdullah) narrates from his father that he used to say certain words after the tashahhud to which he attached great importance. I asked: In both (tashahhuds)? He said: No, rather after the last tashahhud. I asked: What are they? He said: 'A'udhu billahi min adhabi jahannam, wa a'udhu billahi min sharri al-masih al-dajjal, wa a'udhu billahi min adhabi al-qabr, wa a'udhu billahi min fitnati al-mahya wa al-mamat' (I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of Hell, and I seek refuge in Allah from the evil of the False Messiah (al-Dajjal), and I seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the grave, and I seek refuge in Allah from the trial of life and death). He attached great importance to these words. Ibn Jurayj said: Abdullah bin Tawus told me this narration from his father, from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
This hadith, concerning seeking refuge from the punishment of the grave, is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. In the Book of Faith (Kitab al-Iman) I dictated, in this chapter, the hadiths that were sahih on their condition but which they did not record; but I did not dictate this hadith there.