Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2822
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ، سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ مَيْمُونٍ الأَوْدِيَّ، قَالَ كَانَ سَعْدٌ يُعَلِّمُ بَنِيهِ هَؤُلاَءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ كَمَا يُعَلِّمُ الْمُعَلِّمُ الْغِلْمَانَ الْكِتَابَةَ، وَيَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْهُنَّ دُبُرَ الصَّلاَةِ " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُرَدَّ إِلَى أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الدُّنْيَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ " . فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ مُصْعَبًا فَصَدَّقَهُ.
Musa ibn Ismaʿil narrated to us; Abu ʿAwana narrated to us; ʿAbd al-Malik ibn ʿUmayr narrated to us, who said: I heard ʿAmr ibn Maymun al-Awdi say: Saʿd used to teach his sons these words as a teacher teaches boys to write, and he would say that the Messenger of Allah used to seek refuge in Allah from them after prayer: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from cowardice; I seek refuge in You from being returned to the most decrepit age; I seek refuge in You from the trials of this world; and I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave.” I related this to Musʿab, and he confirmed it.
Translation notes
The supplication is described as recited after prayer.