No. 1212

'A'isha reported: The Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) entered my house when a Jewess was with me and she was saying: Do you know that you would be put to trial in the grave? The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) trembled (on hearing this) and said: It is the Jews only who would-be put to trial. 'A'isha said: We passed some nights and then the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: Do you know that it has been revealed to me:" You would be put to trial in the grave"? 'A'isha said: 1 heard the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) seeking refuge from the torment of the grave after this.

No. 1213

Abu Huraira reported. I heard the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) seeking refuge from the torment of the grave after this (after the revelation).

No. 1214

'A'isha reported: There came to me two old women from the old Jewesses of Medina and said: The people of the grave are tormented in their graves. I contradicted them and I did not deem it proper to testify them. They went away and the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) came to me and I said to him: Messenger of Allaah I there came to me two old women from the old Jewesses of Medina and asserted that the people of the graves would be tormented therein. He (the Prophet) said: They told the truth; they would be tormented (so much) that the animals would listen to it. She ('A'isha) said: Never did I see him (the Prophet) afterwards but seeking refuge from the torment of the grave in prayer.

No. 1215

Masruq reported this hadith on the authority of 'A'isha who said: Never did he (the Prophet) say prayer after this in which I did not hear him seeking refuge from the torment of the grave.

No. 1216

'A'isha reported: 1 heard the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) seeking refuge from the trial of Dajjal (Antichrist) in prayer.

No. 1217

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allaah (way sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: When any one of you utters tashahhud (in prayer) he must seek refuge with Allaah from four (trials) and should thus say:" O Allaah! I seek refuge with Thee from the torment of the Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trial of life and death and from the evil of the trial of Masih al-Dajjal" (Antichrist).

No. 1218

'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) reported: The Prophet of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) used to supplicate in prayer thus:" O Allaah! I seek refuge with Thee from the torment of the grave, and I seek refuge with Thee from the trial of the Masih al-Dajjal (Antichrist) and I seek refuge with Thee from the trial of life and death. O Allaah! I seek refuge with Thee from sin and debt." She ('A'isha) reported: Someone said to him - (the Prophet): Messenger of Allaah! why is it that you so often seek refuge from debt? He said: When a (person) incurs debt, (he is obliged) to tell lies and break promise.

No. 1219

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: When any one of you completes the last tashahhud. he should seek refuge with Allaah from four (trials). I. e. from the torment of Hell, from the torment of grave, from the trial of life and death. -and from the mischief of Masih at-Dajjal (Antichrist). This hadith has been narrated by al-Auza'i with the same chain of transmitters but with these words:" When any one of you completes the tashahhud" and he made no mention of the words" the last".

No. 1220

Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: O Allaah! I seek refuge with Thee from the torment of the grave, and the torment of Hell, and the trial of life and death and the mischief of Masih al-Dajjal.

No. 1221

Abu Huraira reported the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: Seek refuge with Allaah from the torment of Hell, seek refuge with Allaah from the torment of the grave, and seek refuge with Allaah from the trial of Masih al-Dajjal and seek refuge with Allaah from the trial of life and death.

No. 1222

A hadith like this has been transmitted by Ibn Tawus from his father on the authority of AbuHuraira.

No. 1223

A hadith like this has been transmitted by A'raj on the authority of Abu Huraira.

No. 1224

Abu Huraira reported that the Prophet of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) use (t to seek refuge from the torment of the grave, torment of Hell and the trial of Dajjal.

No. 1225

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allaah (may peace he upon him) used to teach them this supplication (in the same spirit) with which he used to teach them a surah of the Qur'an. He would thus instruct us:" Say, O Allaah I we seek refuge with Thee from the torment of Hell, and I seek refuge with Thee from the torment of the grave, and I seek refuge with Thee from the trial of Masih al-Dajjal. and I seek refuge with Thee from the trial of life and death." Muslim b. Hajjaj said: It has reached me that Tawus said to his son: Did you make this supplication in prayer? He said: No. (Upon this) he (Tawus) said: Repeat the prayer. Tawus has narrated this hadith through three or four (transmitters) with words to the same effect.