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 5433
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَسْلَمِيُّ ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خُبَيْبٍ ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ ، قَالَ : قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " قُلْ " ، قُلْتُ : وَمَا أَقُولُ ؟ , قَالَ : " قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ، قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ، قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ " , فَقَرَأَهُنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ : " لَمْ يَتَعَوَّذْ النَّاسُ بِمِثْلِهِنَّ أَوْ لَا يَتَعَوَّذُ النَّاسُ بِمِثْلِهِنَّ " .
´It was narrated that 'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani said:` "The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said to me: 'Say.' I said: 'What should I say?' He said: 'Say: He is Allah (the) One,' 'Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak,' 'Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind.' The Messenger of Allah [SAW] recited them, then he said: 'The people have never recited anything like them, or the people have never sought refuge (with Allah) by means of anything like them.'"
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
954. Commentary: A beginner student should start with the shorter surahs, not with the longer ones. When ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir radi Allahu anhu requested to be taught two long surahs at the very beginning—namely Surah Hud and Surah Yusuf—you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) guided that one should begin with the shorter surahs. The shorter surahs have their own virtue. Or, it is possible that the occasion was one of seeking refuge (isti‘adhah). It is evident that the relevance which the two surahs of seeking refuge (al-Mu‘awwidhatayn) have to this purpose is not possessed by any other surah.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 954
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
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
Urdu marginal note:
"He became silent"—The Prophet's (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) practice of stating something once and then becoming silent was intended to create eagerness and attentiveness in the heart of the listener, so that the importance of the forthcoming statement would become clear to him.
"He became silent"—The Prophet's (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) practice of stating something once and then becoming silent was intended to create eagerness and attentiveness in the heart of the listener, so that the importance of the forthcoming statement would become clear to him.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5440
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
"‘Be of greater eminence’—that is, in regard to seeking refuge, otherwise, in some other respect, another surah could be superior."
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5441
