Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 4

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدُ بْنُ مُسَرْهَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، وَعَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا دَخَلَ الْخَلاَءَ - قَالَ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ - قَالَ ‏"‏ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد رَوَاهُ شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ و قَالَ وُهَيْبٌ فَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ

Translation

Musaddad ibn Musarhad narrated to us: Hammad ibn Zayd and Abd al-Warith narrated to us, from Abd al-Aziz ibn Suhayb, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the privy, Hammad's version says that he said, ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You.’ Abd al-Warith's version says, ‘I seek refuge in Allah from the male and female devils.’ Abu Dawud said: Shu'bah narrated it from Abd al-Aziz with the wording, ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You,’ and on one occasion he said, ‘I seek refuge in Allah.’ Wuhaib said, ‘Let him seek refuge in Allah.’