سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الاستعاذةThe Book of Seeking Refuge with Allah
بَابُ : مَاجَائَ فِي الْمُعَوِسذَتَيْنِChapter: What was Narrated Concerning Al-Mu'awwidhatain (Two Surahs Seeking Refuge with Allah)
Hadith 5430
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ , قَالَ : أَنْبَأَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَسِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَسِيدٍ ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : أَصَابَنَا طَشٌّ وَظُلْمَةٌ فَانْتَظَرْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيُصَلِّيَ بِنَا , ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ كَلَامًا مَعْنَاهُ : فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيُصَلِّيَ بِنَا ، فَقَالَ : " قُلْ " ، فَقُلْتُ : مَا أَقُولُ ؟ قَالَ : " قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ , حِينَ تُمْسِي , وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُ ثَلَاثًا يَكْفِيكَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ " .
´It was narrated from Mu'adh bin 'Abdullah that his father said:` "It was raining and dark, and we were waiting for the Messenger of Allah [SAW] to lead us in prayer. Then the Messenger of Allah [SAW] came out to lead us in prayer and he said: 'Say.' I said: 'What should I say?' He said: 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One and Al-Mu'awwadhatain in the evening and in the morning, three times, and that will suffice you against everything.'"
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) The heading established by Imam Nasa’i rahimahullah aims to clarify the legitimacy (mashru‘iyyah) of seeking refuge (isti‘adhah).
(2) This blessed hadith is a clear proof of the virtue of these three mentioned surahs: Surah al-Ikhlas, Surah al-Falaq, and Surah an-Nas. Furthermore, this hadith is evidence that the two surahs of seeking refuge (al-Mu‘awwidhatayn), namely: ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ﴾ and ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ﴾, are chapters (surahs) of the Noble Qur’an and a part of it. They are not merely supplications for seeking refuge. Moreover, the Ummah is unanimous (ijma‘) that the word (Qul) which appears at the beginning of these surahs is itself a word of the Qur’an, established by mass transmission (tawatur), and its place is after Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim.
(3) “From every calamity” means from those from which seeking refuge is possible; otherwise, protection from death and the like is not possible. However, protection from the evil of everything will be obtained, such as from an evil death. And Allah knows best.
(2) This blessed hadith is a clear proof of the virtue of these three mentioned surahs: Surah al-Ikhlas, Surah al-Falaq, and Surah an-Nas. Furthermore, this hadith is evidence that the two surahs of seeking refuge (al-Mu‘awwidhatayn), namely: ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ﴾ and ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ﴾, are chapters (surahs) of the Noble Qur’an and a part of it. They are not merely supplications for seeking refuge. Moreover, the Ummah is unanimous (ijma‘) that the word (Qul) which appears at the beginning of these surahs is itself a word of the Qur’an, established by mass transmission (tawatur), and its place is after Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim.
(3) “From every calamity” means from those from which seeking refuge is possible; otherwise, protection from death and the like is not possible. However, protection from the evil of everything will be obtained, such as from an evil death. And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5430
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
That is, no other surah or speech is equal to them in seeking protection, let alone being superior.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5432
