Thinking about death

The Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)

Sunan an-Nasā'ī 1347

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالْفَقْرِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ فَكُنْتُ أَقُولُهُنَّ فَقَالَ أَبِي أَىْ بُنَىَّ عَمَّنْ أَخَذْتَ هَذَا قُلْتُ عَنْكَ

Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina al-kufri wa-l-faqri waʿadhābi al-qabri fakuntu aqūluhunna faqāla abī ay bunāa ʿamman akhadhta hadhā qultu ʿanka

Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks

The full narration

It was narrated that Muslim bin Abi Bakrah said:"My father used to say following every prayer: 'Allahumma inni a-udhu bika min al-kufri wal-faqri wa 'adhab al-qabr. ( O Allah, I seek refuge with You from Kufr, poverty, and the torment of the grave)' and I used to say them (these words). My father said: 'O my son, from whom did you learn this?' I said: 'From you. He said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say them following the prayer

Source

Sunan an-Nasā'ī · 1347

Ṣaḥīḥ
  • Abu Ghuddah: Sahih Isnaad
  • Al-Albani: Sahih Isnaad
  • Zubair Ali Zai: Isnaad Hasan
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