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Sunan Abi Dawud 1554

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to say: “O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from leprosy, madness, elephantiasis, and evil diseases.”

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حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبَرَصِ وَالْجُنُونِ وَالْجُذَامِ وَمِنْ سَيِّئِ الأَسْقَامِ»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to say: “O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from leprosy, madness, elephantiasis, and evil diseases.”

আনাস (রাঃ) সূত্রে বর্ণিত। নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলতেনঃ ‘‘হে আল্লাহ! আমি আপনার কাছে আশ্রয় চাই শ্বেত, উন্মাদনা, কুষ্ঠ এবং সমস্ত দুরারোগ্য ব্যাধি হতে।’’[1] সহীহ।

انس رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ نبی اکرم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کہتے تھے: «اللهم إني أعوذ بك من البرص، والجنون، والجذام، ومن سيئ الأسقام» اے اللہ! میں تیری پناہ مانگتا ہوں برص، دیوانگی، کوڑھ اور تمام بری بیماریوں سے ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada Kami [Musa bin Ismail], telah menceritakan kepada Kami [Hammad], telah mengabarkan kepada Kami [Qatadah] dari [Anas] bahwa Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam mengucapkan: "ALLAAHUMMA INNII A'UUDZU BIKA MINAL BARASHI WAL JUNUUNI WAL JUDZAAMI WA MIN SAYYI-IL ASQAAM" (Ya Allah, aku berlindung kepadaMu dari kusta, gila, lepra, dan dari penyakit yang buruk)

Enes (r.a.)'den rivayet edildiğine göre, Resûlullah (s.a.v.) şöyle duâ ederdi: "Allah'ım! Alaca hastalığından, delilikten, cüzzamdan ve kötü (müzmin) hastalıklardan sana sığınırım

Sunan Abi Dawud 1554, Book 8, Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr, Hadith 139. 1 min read

What it means

In this Hadīth the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) seeks refuge in Allah from specific illnesses. However, when the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) seeks refuge in Allah from them, this means that they are very dangerous and have a very bad effect. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sought Allah's refuge from a group of particular diseases, then he asked Allah to keep him healthy and safe from all evil and bad diseases in general.

This supplication includes a specific and detailed part followed by a general and comprehensive part. To clarify, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sought refuge in Allah from leucoderma, a disease in which white spots appear on the skin, that makes people turn and run away from the one who has it. This causes man to become isolated and thus feel discontented - Allah forbids.

Insanity refers to the disappearance of one's mind. The mind is the thing which makes one competent for religious assignment, and with it one worships his Lord as well as ponders and reflects on Allah's creation and holy Speech. Hence, absence of mind means that man does not exist. For this reason, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are three (kinds of people) whose actions are not recorded: (one of them is) and the insane until his mind is back."

"Leprosy" is a type of sickness that eats at one's organs until they fall off, Allah forbids. It is a contagious disease, and this is why it was mentioned in another Hadīth: "Flee from the leper as you would flee from a lion."

"Evil and bad diseases are the disabilities that make one feel disdained and rejected in the society, such as cancer, blindness, paralysis, etc. This is because these types of diseases are serious and need a lot of money for treatment. They also need great patience that are only shown by those whom Allah, the Almighty, grants patience and strengthens their hearts.

This Hadīth shows the greatness of Islam that protects the Muslim's religion and cares for his body.

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. 2Musa ibn Ismail at-TabudhakiTold us, Third generation, died 223 AH
  3. 3Hammad ibn SalamahTold us, Third generation, died 167 AH
  4. 4Qatadah ibn DiamahInformed us, Successor, died 117 AH
  5. 5Anas ibn MalikFrom, Companion, died 90 AH

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