The Meaning of the Hadith: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety..."

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Question:
The questioner says: I read that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sought refuge from jinn, the burden of debt, and the dominance of men. What does that mean?

Answer:
In the authentic hadith:

O Allah! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness

اللهم إني أعوذ بك من الهم والحزن والعجز والكسل والجبن والبخل

Sahih al-Bukhari 6369

It is not jinn, but cowardice and stinginess—

from being overcome by debt and being put in subjection by men

ومن غلبة الدين وقهر الرجال

Sunan Abi Dawud 1555Da'if (Al-Albani)

This is the authentic hadith; cowardice is in place of jinn,

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety, sorrow, weakness, laziness, leprosy, cowardice, and stinginess, and I seek refuge in You from sin and debt, and from the burden of debt and the subjugation of men

اللهم إني أعوذ بك من الهم والحزن والعجز والكسل والجذام والجبن والبخل وأعوذ بك من المأثم والمغرم ومن غلبة الدين وقهر الرجال

, and seeking refuge from jinn is also permissible, as well as from lions, leopards, snakes, and scorpions. One says: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of jinn, from the evil of beasts, from the evil of humans and jinn. All of this is good. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. The dominance of men?

The Shaykh: Their subjugation. Yes.

The presenter: Their subjugation?

The Shaykh: Their subjugation. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.

Source binbaz.org.sa

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