Seeking Refuge With Allāh From The Evil Of What One Has Not Done
Darussalam · Volume 6
The Book Of Seeking Refuge With AllāhSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 5528 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 281
Source no. 5528 · Volume 12 · Page 28
Sahih
صحيح، انظر ما قبله (٥٥٢٧)
Source no. 5101 · Volume 3 · Page 1123
Sahih
(صحيح): م - انظر ما قبله.
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5530. It was narrated that Farwah bin Nawfal said: "I said to 'Aishah: 'Tell me of a supplication that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to say.' She said: 'He used to say: Allāhumma, innī a'ūdhu bika min sharri mā 'amiltu wa min sharri mā lam a'mal ba'd (O Allāh, I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done and from the evil of what I have not done.)'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
5528 - أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، سَمِعْتُ هِلَالَ بْنَ يَسَافٍ، عَنْ فَرْوَةَ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ: أَخْبِرِينِي بِدُعَاءٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدْعُو بِهِ، قَالَتْ: كَانَ يَقُولُ: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا عَمِلْتُ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا لَمْ أَعْمَلْ»
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One could seek refuge from the evil of imminent or upcoming sins, because their ultimate appearance is already fore-destined. And on the Day of Judgment, all the sins would appear in the Book of Deeds in their entirety.