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Sunan an-Nasa'i, 5455
hasan· Darussalam

It was narrated that Shakal bin Humaid said:

"I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) [ﷺ] and said: 'O Prophet (ﷺ) of Allah, teach me words by which I may seek refuge (with Allah).' He took me by the hand then said: 'Say: A'udhu bika min sharri sam'i, wa sharri basari, wa sharri lisani, wa sharri qalbi, wa sharri mani (I seek refuge in You from the evil of my hearing, the evil of my seeing, the evil of my tongue, the evil of my heart, and the evil of my sperm),' until I had memorized it." Waki' contradicted him in the wordings.

أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ أَوْسٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي بِلاَلُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَنَّ شُتَيْرَ بْنَ شَكَلٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، شَكَلِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ عَلِّمْنِي تَعَوُّذًا أَتَعَوَّذُ بِهِ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏

‏ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ سَمْعِي وَشَرِّ بَصَرِي وَشَرِّ لِسَانِي وَشَرِّ قَلْبِي وَشَرِّ مَنِيِّي ‏

‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ حَتَّى حَفِظْتُهَا قَالَ سَعْدٌ وَالْمَنِيُّ مَاؤُهُ ‏.‏ خَالَفَهُ وَكِيعٌ فِي لَفْظِهِ ‏.‏

Isnad

8 transmitters
  1. 1Muhammad bin Maymun, Abu HamzaMerv · d. 168 AH
  2. 2Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawriKufa/Hijaz/Basra · d. 161 AH
  3. 3'Amr bin DinarMakkah · d. 126 AH
  4. 4Tawus bin KaysanYemen, Hijaz · d. 106 AH or after
  5. 5Abu HurairahMakkah/Medina/Yemen/Bahrain · d. 59 AH/681 CE
  6. 6Abu al-ZanadMedina · d. 130 AH or after
  7. 7'Abdur Rahman bin Harmaz al-A'arajMedina · d. 117 AH
  8. 8Abu HurairahMakkah/Medina/Yemen/Bahrain · d. 59 AH/681 CE
References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 50, Hadith 28
English Reference
Vol. 6, Book 50, Hadith 5457
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