Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5429
أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي حَفْصُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خُبَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ فَأَصَبْتُ خَلْوَةً مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ " قُلْ " . فَقُلْتُ مَا أَقُولُ قَالَ " قُلْ " . قُلْتُ مَا أَقُولُ قَالَ " { قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ } " . حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ " { قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ } " . حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ " مَا تَعَوَّذَ النَّاسُ بِأَفْضَلَ مِنْهُمَا " .
It was narrated from Muadh ibn Abdullah ibn Khubayb that his father said: I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the road to Makkah when I found a moment alone with him and drew near. He said, ‘Say.’ I asked, ‘What should I say?’ He said, ‘Say.’ I asked again, ‘What should I say?’ He said, ‘Say: “I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak”’ (Surah al-Falaq), and recited it to its end. Then he said, ‘Say: “I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind”’ (Surah an-Nas), and recited it to its end. Then he said, ‘People have not sought refuge in anything better than these two.’