Thinking about death

The Book of Seeking Refuge with Allah

Sunan an-Nasā'ī 5478

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبُخْلِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أُرَدَّ إِلَى أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ

Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina al-bukhli wa-aʿūdhu bika mina al-jubni wa-aʿūdhu bika min an uradda ilā ardhali al-ʿumuri wa-aʿūdhu bika min fitnah ad-dunyā waʿadhābi al-qabri

Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks

The full narration

Mus'ab bin Sa'd said that :Sa'd used to teach him these words, narrating from the Prophet [SAW]: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-bukhli, wa a'udhu bika minal-jubni, wa a'udhu bika an uradda ila ardhalil-'umuri, wa a'udhu bika min fitnatid-dunya wa 'adhabil-qabr (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from miserliness, and I seek refuge with You from cowardice, and I seek refuge with You from reaching the age of senility, and I seek refuge in You from the trials of this world and the torment of the grave)

Source

Sunan an-Nasā'ī · 5478

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

Also narrated in Sunan an-Nasā'ī 5479, Sunan an-Nasā'ī 5496.

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