<![CDATA[Academic burnout is one of the common challenges experienced by postgraduate students due to high academic demands, such as thesis completion, scholarly publication requirements, and various other responsibilities. Within the Muslim community, prayer serves as a form of spiritual coping used to deal with such pressures. This study aims to analyze the reception of postgraduate students at UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang toward the self-protection prayer narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari No. 6363 as a form of Islamic mindfulness culture in coping with academic burnout. This research employed a qualitative approach using the Living Hadith method. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with eleven postgraduate students selected through purposive sampling and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings reveal that the participants’ reception encompasses three aspects: acceptance, interpretation, and practice. The prayer was acquired through various transmission channels, particularly Islamic boarding schools (pesantren), religious study circles, and social relationships. Participants interpreted the prayer as a means of self-protection, spiritual strengthening, and guidance in dealing with academic pressures. The prayer was practiced both regularly and situationally when facing academic difficulties. Its practice generated positive psychological effects, including feelings of calmness, reduced anxiety, improved focus, and a stronger sense of tawakkul (trust in God). This study concludes that the prayer narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari No. 6363 represents a form of Living Hadith reception that functions as an Islamic mindfulness practice in helping students manage academic burnout.]]>
