Hadith 5468

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ , قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَثِيرًا مَا يَدْعُو بِهَؤُلَاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ : " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ النَّارِ ، وَعَذَابِ النَّارِ ، وَفِتْنَةِ الْقَبْرِ ، وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ ، وَشَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ ، وَشَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْفَقْرِ ، وَشَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْغِنَى ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْ خَطَايَايَ بِمَاءِ الثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ ، وَأَنْقِ قَلْبِي مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا أَنْقَيْتَ الثَّوْبَ الْأَبْيَضَ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ ، وَبَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ ، كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَالْهَرَمِ وَالْمَأْثَمِ وَالْمَغْرَمِ " .
´It was narrated that 'Aishah said:` "The Messenger of Allah [SAW] often used to say these words in his supplication: 'Allahumma, inni a'udhu bika min fitnatin-nari, wa 'adhabin-nari, wa fitnatil-qabri, wa 'adhabil-qabr, wa sharri fitnatil masihid-dajjal, wa sharri fitnatil-faqri, wa sharri fitnatil-ghina. Allahummaghsil khatayaya bima'ith-thalji wal-baradi wa anqi qalbi minal-khataya kama anqaitath-thawbal-abyada min ad-danasi, wa ba'id baini wa baina khatayaya kama ba'adta bainal-mashriqi wal-maghrib. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min al-kasali wal harami, wal ma'thami wal-maghram (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the tribulation of the Fire and the torment of the Fire, from the tribulation of the grave and the torment of the grave, from the evil of the tribulation of the Al-Masihid-Dajjal, from the evil of the tribulation of poverty and from the evil of the tribulation of richness. O Allah, wash away my sins with the water of snow and hail, and cleanse my heart from all the sins as you would cleanse white garment from the filth, and put a great distance between me and my sins, as great as the distance You have made between the East and the West. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from laziness, old age, sin and debt.)'"
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب الاستعاذة / 5468
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «تفرد بہ النسائي (تحفة الأشراف: 16856)، وقد أخرجہ: صحیح البخاری/الدعوات 39 (6368)، 44-46 (6375-6377)، صحیح مسلم/المساجد 25 (589)، الذکر 14 (589)، سنن الترمذی/الدعوات 77 (3495)، سنن ابن ماجہ/الدعاء 3 (3838)، مسند احمد (6/57، 207) (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) Fitnah in reality refers to the testing of something; for example, putting gold into fire to distinguish the genuine from the counterfeit. Human beings are also put to trial with various things, such as poverty and wealth, so that their faith (iman) or disbelief (kufr) may become manifest. Similarly, people will be tested through the Dajjal as well. Through the questioning and answering in the grave, faith and disbelief will also become apparent; therefore, these matters are referred to as fitnah.

(2) By "fitnah of the grave" is meant the questioning and answering that takes place between the angels and the buried person. The harm of these fitan (trials) refers to a person failing during these tests and, instead of faith, disbelief becoming manifest.

(3) Observe the meaning of "washing away errors" in Hadith: 61 and 896.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 5468