6/7/10

A dua for protection

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ


Allahumma ajirni minan naar

O Allah! Save me from the fire.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Asalamualaykum, and thank you for this work.

I understood this to be said after Fajr and Maghrib (maghrib being the first evening prayer) Please check and let me know, but that is what I remember being taught. Allah knows best.

Amira said...

Wa'alaikumusalam,
I got this from the book "Doa Organizer" and in it on page B13 hadith B52 is where you will find this exact hadith under the 'Dua after Fajr and Isha label' with the accompanying narrators [Abu Dawud, Meskat]. However in the same book on page D19 hadith D67 it has this dua under the label "after fajr and maghrib". It does not have any hadith's, notes, or narrators, accompanying it on this page. I hope that answers your question inshallah.

Anonymous said...

Asalamualaykum again, I found the this posting that has the source Hadith, and it says Magrib...

from http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/6544

Praise be to Allaah.

This hadeeth was narrated by Imam Ahmad in al-Musnad, 17362, and by Abu Dawood, 5079. The hadeeth is as follows:

It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When you pray Fajr, then say before speaking to any of the people, ‘Allaahumma ajirni min al-naar (O Allaah, protect me from the Fire)’ seven times. Then if you die on that day, Allaah will grant you protection from the Fire. And when you pray Maghrib, then say before speaking to any of the people, ‘Allaahumma inni as’aluka al-jannah, Allaahumma ajirni min al-naar (O Allaah, I ask You for Paradise, O Allaah, protect me from the Fire)’ seven times. Then if you die that night, Allaah will grant you protection from the Fire.”

Two things may be noted about the hadeeth.

1. It does not say that this du’aa’ is to be said after ‘Isha’, as mentioned in the question.

2. The hadeeth is not saheeh in its narration from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). See al-Silsilah al-Da’eefah by Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allaah have mercy on him), 1624.

Based on this, it is not mustahabb to recite this du’aa’ after Fajr and Maghrib prayers.

3. It was narrated that Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever asks Allaah for Paradise three times, Paradise will say, ‘O Allaah, admit him to Paradise.’ Whoever seeks protection from the Fire three times, Hell will say, ‘O Allaah, protect him from the Fire.’”

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2572; Ibn Maajah, 4340. This is a saheeh hadeeth; it was classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allaah have mercy on him) in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 6275).

But there is nothing to state that this should be recited in conjunction with any particular prayer, or at any particular time.

It is mustahabb for the believer to ask Allaah for Paradise a great deal, and to seek protection from Hell a great deal, without saying such words in conjunction with any particular prayer, or at any particular time.

Amira said...

Wa'alaikumusalam wa rahmatulaahi wa barakaatuh,
Jazakahllah khair, I don't normally use online fatwas but your comment did leave me with a slight doubt and I noticed the fatwa said its not mustahabb so I think its best if I remove the part about fajr and isha & just leave it as a dua.

Anonymous said...

Allah knows best, you could just ask an Alim in person.

Amira said...

True but the Alim I normally ask my questions to is out of town and wont be back for a while so I figure for now better safe then sorry.