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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Seeking Refuge with Allah

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5441

Chapter: What was Narrated Concerning Al-Mu'awwidhatain (Two Surahs Seeking Refuge with Allah)

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5441

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي بَدَلٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شَدَّادُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ الْجُرَيْرِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ اقْرَأْ يَا جَابِرُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَمَاذَا أَقْرَأُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ اقْرَأْ ‏‏{‏ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ‏}‏ وَ ‏‏{‏ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ‏}‏ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَرَأْتُهُمَا فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ اقْرَأْ بِهِمَا وَلَنْ تَقْرَأَ بِمِثْلِهِمَا ‏"

It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said to me: 'Recite, O Jabir!' I said: 'What should I recite, may my father and mother be ransomed for you, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: Recite: 'Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak...,' and: 'Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind...' So I recited them, and he said: 'Recite them, for you will never recite anything like them.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5441).

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ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 5441
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 5441
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 5441

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7543)اقْرَأْ : قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ سورة الفلق آية 1 وَ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ سورة الناس آية 1 ، فَقَرَأْتُهُمَا ، فَقَالَ : اقْرَأْ بِهِمَا ، وَلَنْ تَقْرَأَ بِمِثْلِهِمَا
  • صحيح ابن حبان (803)اقْرَأْ يَا جَابِرُ . قَالَ : قُلْتُ : مَا أَقْرَأُ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي أَنْتَ ؟ قَالَ : قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ سورة الفلق آية 1 وَ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ سورة الناس آية 1 . فَقَرَأْتُهُمَا ، فَقَالَ ﷺ : اقْرَأْ بِهِمَا ، وَلَنْ تَقْرَأَ بِمِثْلِهِمَا

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