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 5432
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خُبَيْبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ ، قَالَ : بَيْنَا أَنَا أَقُودُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَاحِلَتَهُ فِي غَزْوَةٍ إِذْ قَالَ : " يَا عُقْبَةُ , قُلْ " , فَاسْتَمَعْتُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " يَا عُقْبَةُ , قُلْ " , فَاسْتَمَعْتُ , فَقَالَهَا الثَّالِثَةَ ، فَقُلْتُ : مَا أَقُولُ ؟ فَقَالَ : " قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ فَقَرَأَ السُّورَةَ حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا " , ثُمَّ قَرَأَ : " قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ , وَقَرَأْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا " , ثُمَّ قَرَأَ : " قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ , فَقَرَأْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا " ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " مَا تَعَوَّذَ بِمِثْلِهِنَّ أَحَدٌ " .
´It was narrated that 'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani said:` "While I was leading the Messenger of Allah [SAW] on his mount on a military campaign, he said: 'O 'Uqbah, say!' I listened, then he said: 'O 'Uqbah, say!' I listened, then he said it a third time. I said: 'What should I say?' He said: 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One...' and he recited the Surah to the end. Then he recited: 'Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak...' and I recited it with him until the end. Then he recited: 'Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind...' and I recited it with him until the end. Then he said: 'No one ever sought refuge (with Allah) by means of anything like them.'"
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Explanation & Benefits
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
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
