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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-464: MAKSUD DOA TOLAK WABA’ (SIRI 2)
What is the source and meaning of the protection supplication "I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created"?
Short answer
This supplication is narrated by Imam Muslim in his Sahih and also recorded by al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah, so its status is authentic.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
This supplication is narrated by Imam Muslim in his Sahih and also recorded by al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah, so its status is authentic. The hadith from Khawlah bint Hakim states that whoever arrives at a place and recites it will not be harmed until he leaves that place. According to al-Nawawi, the perfect words of Allah are words without deficiency or fault, and it is also said that they mean beneficial words or the Quran. The commentary on Hisn al-Muslim says they refer to the names of Allah, which have no deficiency.
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doa di atas ada diriwayatkan oleh Imam Muslim di dalam sahihnya, maka dari sudut statusnya ia adalah hadith yang sahih.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-464: MAKSUD DOA TOLAK WABA’ (SIRI 2)”, 5 February 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/4125-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-464-maksud-doa-tolak-waba-siri-2. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/source-meaning-protection-dua-perfect-words-allah/