Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 38.0

Seeking Refuge from Having a Bad Old Age

باب الاِسْتِعَاذَةِ مِنْ شَرِّ الْكِبَرِ ‏‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 5495sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by 'Amr bin 'Ali bin Bahr al-BahlifromShadad bin Sa'idfromSa'id bin Iyas al-Jaririfromal-Mandhar bin Malik bin Qata'fromJabir ibn 'Abdullah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَالْهَرَمِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ وَفِتْنَةِ الدَّجَّالِ وَعَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that Anas said:

"The Messenger of Allah [ﷺ] used to seek refuge by saying these words: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-kasali, wal-harami, wal-jubni, wal-bukhli, wa suw'il-kibari, wa fitnatid-dajjali wa 'adhabil-qabr (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from laziness, old age, cowardice, miserliness, a bad old age, the tribulation of the Dajjal and the torment of the grave.)'"

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتَعَوَّذُ بِهَؤُلاَءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ كَانَ يَقُولُ ‏