أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَانَ يَدْعُو بِهَذِهِ الدَّعَوَاتِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِکَ مِنْ الْکَسَلِ وَالْهَرَمِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5504
It was narrated from ‘Uthman bin Abi Al-’As that the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم , used to say supplication in these words: “Allahumma inni a ‘adhu bika minal-kasali, waiharami, wal-jubni, wal- ‘ajzi, wa mm fitnatil-mahya wal mamat. (Allah, I seek refuge in You from laziness, old age, cowardice, and incapacity, and from the trials of life and death.)” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020