Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5537

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا يَحْيَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ يَحْيَى - قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَخِيهِ، عَبَّادِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لاَ يَنْفَعُ وَمِنْ قَلْبٍ لاَ يَخْشَعُ وَمِنْ نَفْسٍ لاَ تَشْبَعُ وَمِنْ دُعَاءٍ لاَ يُسْمَعُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

ʿUbaydullah ibn Fadalah ibn Ibrahim reported to us; he said: Yahya—meaning Ibn Yahya—informed us; he said: al-Layth ibn Saʿd informed us, from Saʿid ibn Abi Saʿid, from his brother ʿAbbad ibn Abi Saʿid, who heard Abu Hurayrah say: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to say: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowledge that brings no benefit, from a heart that is not humble, from a soul that is never satisfied, and from a supplication that is not heard.’