It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shakal bin Humayd (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, teach me a supplication by which I may seek refuge." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of my hand and said: "Say: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min sharri sam'i, wa min sharri basari, wa min sharri nafsi, wa min sharri maniyyi' (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of my hearing, from the evil of my sight, from the evil of my self (heart), and from the evil of my semen (lust and private parts))." Until I had memorised it. The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), through his son Muslim bin Abi Bakrah, who said: My father heard me saying, "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and anxiety, from laziness and from the punishment of the grave." He asked, "My son, from whom did you hear these words?" I said, "I heard you yourself saying them." He said: "Hold fast to them, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying these very words." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge with these words: 'A'udhu bika min 'adhabi jahannam, wa 'adhabil-qabr, wa fitnatil-mahya wa fitnatil-mamat, wa fitnatid-dajjal' (I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trial of life and death, and from the trial of the Dajjal). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.