Question

What is the reference and authenticity of the following du’a?

اللهم حاسبني حسابا يسيرا

Allahumma hasibni hisabay yasira

O Allah! Grant me an easy reckoning

Answer

Imam Ahmad, Imam Ibn Khuzaymah, Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahumullah) and other Muhaddithun have recorded this du’a of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). Imam ibn Khuzaymah and Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahumallah) have declared the Hadith authentic.

(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 6, pg. 48, Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, Hadith: 849, Sahih Ibn Hibban, Hadith: 7372. Also see: Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 103-4939 and Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2876)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar