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Sunan Abi Dawud 5046 (Book 43, Hadith 274) #25337
Entrusting Affairs to Allah

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of entrusting one's affairs to Allah and believing in His Book and Prophet.

Al-Bara b. 'Azib said : The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) said to me: When you go to your bed, perform ablution like the ablution for prayer, and then lie on your right side and say: O Allah I have handed over my face to thee, entrusted my affairs to thee, and committed my back to thee out of desire for and fear to thee. There is no refuge and no place of safety from thee except by having recourse to thee. I believe in Thy Book which Thou hast sent down and in Thy prophet whom thou hast sent down. He said : If you die (that night), you would die in the true religion, and utter these words in the last of that you utter (other prayers). Al-Bara said : I said: I memorize them, and then I repeated, saying "and in Thy Apostle whom Thou hast sent". He said : No, say : "and in Thy Prophet whom Thou hast sent.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مَنْصُورًا، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ مَضْجَعَكَ فَتَوَضَّأْ وُضُوءَكَ لِلصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ اضْطَجِعْ عَلَى شِقِّكَ الأَيْمَنِ وَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ رَهْبَةً وَرَغْبَةً إِلَيْكَ لاَ مَلْجَأَ وَلاَ مَنْجَى مِنْكَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلْتَ وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَإِنْ مِتَّ مِتَّ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ وَاجْعَلْهُنَّ آخِرَ مَا تَقُولُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ الْبَرَاءُ فَقُلْتُ أَسْتَذْكِرُهُنَّ فَقُلْتُ وَبِرَسُولِكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ

TOPICS
prayer  *  ablution  *  belief  *  refuge  *  safety

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform ablution like prayer before going to bed; Lie on your right side; Have faith in God’s book & prophet; Entrust your matters & affairs unto Him; Live life according Islamic teachings; Be prepared for death at all times

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of entrusting one's affairs to Allah and believing in His Book and Prophet. The Messenger of Allah instructed Al-Bara b. 'Azib that when he goes to bed he should perform ablution like the ablution for prayer and then lie on his right side while saying a prayer that expresses his trust in Allah. He said that if Al-Bara dies that night he would die as a believer uttering these words as his last words. This hadith teaches us the importance of having faith in God’s book and prophet as well as trusting Him with our matters no matter how big or small they may be. It also encourages us to make sure we are always prepared for death by living our lives according to Islamic teachings so we can die with faith in our hearts.

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