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Sunan Abi Dawud 1537

When the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) feared a (group of) people, he would say: “O Allah, we make Thee our shield against them, and take refuge in Thee from their evils.”

Abu Musa al-Asharinarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih by Al-Albani
7names in the chain
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، حَدَّثَهُ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا خَافَ قَوْمًا قَالَ: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَجْعَلُكَ فِي نُحُورِهِمْ وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شُرُورِهِمْ»

When the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) feared a (group of) people, he would say: “O Allah, we make Thee our shield against them, and take refuge in Thee from their evils.”

আবূ বুরদা ইবনু ‘আবদুল্লাহ (রহঃ) সূত্রে বর্ণিত। তার পিতা তাকে বর্ণনা করেন যে, নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম কোনো সম্প্রদায় দ্বারা ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত হওয়ার আশংকা করলে বলতেনঃ ‘‘হে আল্লাহ! আমরা তাদের মোকাবিলায় তোমাকে যথেষ্ট ভাবছি এবং তাদের অনিষ্ট হতে তোমার কাছে আশ্রয় চাইছি।’’[1] সহীহ।

ابوموسیٰ عبداللہ بن قیس اشعری رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ نبی اکرم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو جب کسی قوم سے خوف ہوتا تو فرماتے: «اللهم إنا نجعلك في نحورهم ونعوذ بك من شرورهم‏» اے اللہ! ہم تجھے ان کے بالمقابل کرتے ہیں اور ان کی برائیوں سے تیری پناہ طلب کرتے ہیں ۔

Telah menceritakan dari Kami [Muhammad bin Al Mutsanna], telah menceritakan kepada Kami [Mu'adz bin Hisyam], telah menceritakan kepadaku [ayahku] dari [Qatadah] dari [Abu Burdah bin Abdullah] bahwa [ayahnya] telah menceritakan kepadanya bahwa Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam apabila khawatir kepada suatu kaum beliau berdoa: "Ya Allah, sesungguhnya Kami menjadikanMu di leher-leher mereka (yaitu menghadapi mereka) dan Kami berlindung kepadaMu dari kejahatan mereka

Abdullah b. Kays (Ebû Musa el-Eş'arî)'dan rivayet edildiğine göre, Resulullah (s.a.v.) bir kavimden korktuğu zaman; "Allahım! Senin, onların karşısına dikilmeni istiyoruz. Onların şerlerinden sana sığınıyoruz" derdi

Sunan Abi Dawud 1537, Book 8, Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr, Hadith 122. 1 min read

What it means

The supplication: We ask You to be ahead of them, to push them away from us and to protect us from them. He mentioned the 'Nahr', which is the neck or chest, because it is the quickest and strongest way to push someone away, given that the enemy approaches the fight with his chest forward. Or, perhaps it denotes optimism with the prospect of cutting their necks, i.e. killing them. "And we seek Your protection from their evil", i.e. when Allah wards the enemy off on our behalf, He keeps us safe from their evil. In other words, we ask You, O Allah, to stop their advance, avert their evil, and deal with them on our behalf. They are only a few words, but if one says them with sincerity and truthfulness, then indeed Allah will grant him protection.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Abu Dawud back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Abu DawudCompiler, died 275 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn al-MuthannaTold us, Fourth generation, died 252 AH
  3. 3Muadh ibn HishamTold us, Third generation, died 200 AH
  4. 4Hisham ad-DastawaiTold me, Third generation, died 151 AH
  5. 5Qatadah ibn DiamahFrom, Successor, died 117 AH
  6. 6Abu Burdah ibn Abi MusaFrom, Successor, died 103 AH
  7. 7أَبَاهُThat

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