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SEEKING REFUGE FROM SEVEN

Imaam an-Nasaa·ee – rahimahullaah- reported in his ‘Sunan’ [The Book of Seeking Refuge:

Chapter 61: Seeking refuge from falling from a high place, and from being crushed by a

falling building] (no. 5531):

“Mahmood ibn Ghaylaan related to us, saying: al-Fadl ibn Moosaa narrated to us: from

`Abdullaah ibn Sa`eed: from Sayfee, the freed slave of Aboo Ayyoob: from Abul-Yasar, who

said: Allaah’s Messenger used to say: 

‘O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from falling from a high place, and from being

crushed by a falling building, and from drowning, and from being burned to death, and

I seek refuge with You from being overcome by Satan at the point of death, and I seek

refuge with You from dying in Your cause whilst fleeing away, and I seek refuge with

You from dying from a poisonous sting’.” 

* Also reported by Aboo Daawood [The Book of Prayer: Chapter 367: With regard to

seeking refuge: (no.1552)]

* Declared ‘Saheeh’ by Shaikh al-Albaanee  – rahimahullaah.

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[Translated by Aboo Talhah Daawood ibn Ronald Burbank]