What is the status and translation of the following du’a?
Bismillah wa da’tu jambi Allahumagh firli dhambi wa akhsi shaytani wa fukka rihani waj’alni fin nadiyyil a’ala
Answer:
This du’a is recorded in Sunan Abi Dawud and other Hadith collections. Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would recite this du’a when retiring to bed.
(Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 5015)
Imam Hakim (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith authentic and ‘Allamah Dhahabi concurs. ‘Allamah Nawawi (rahimahullah) has declared the chain of Abu Dawud sound (hasan).
(Mustadrak Hakim, vol. 1 pg. 540, Al Adhkar, Hadith: 265)
Arabic text of the du’a
بسم الله وضعت جنبي اللهم اغفر لي ذنبي وأخس شيطاني وفك رهاني واجعلني في الندي الأعلى
Translation
I place my side/lay down in the Name of Allah. O Allah! Forgive my sins, chase away my Shaytan, free me from all liabilities and place me among the high gathering [of angels]
Note:
Some versions of this narration have the additional words ‘wa thaqqil mizani’ after ‘wa fukka rihani’.
(Refer: ‘Amalul Yawmi Wal Laylah of Ibnus Sunni, Hadith: 718)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar