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3512. Anas bin Malik narrated that a man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allāh, which supplication is the best?" He said: "Ask Your Lord for Al-'Āfiyah and Al-Mu'āfah in this world and in the Hereafter." Then he came to him on the second day and said: "O Messenger of Allāh, which supplication is the best?" So he said to him similar to that. Then he came to him on the third day, so he said to him similar to that. He said: "So when you have been given Al-'Āfiyah in this world, and you have been given it in the Hereafter, then you have succeeded." (Da'if)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadith is Hasan Gharib from this route. We only know it as a narration of Salamah bin Wardān.
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The meaning of 'Al-'Āfiyah' is very wide and extended. It includes safety, security and refuge from all evils and diseases and all other calamities and 'Al-Mu'āfah' means protection and security. If the word 'Al-Mu'āfah' is derived from 'Al-'Afu' then it means forgiveness. This is a comprehensive supplication which covers the needs of both worlds.
