Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr
باب الدُّعَاءِ
Chapter: Regarding Supplication (Ad-Du’a).
21 hadith · references 1479–1499
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Abu Dawud · 1479الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ، وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ سورة غافر آية 60Narrated An-Numan ibn Bashir: The Prophet ﷺ said: Supplication (du'a') is itself the worship. (He then recited: ) "And your Lord said: Call on Me, I will answer you" (xI. 60).6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1480سَيَكُونُ قَوْمٌ يَعْتَدُونَ فِي الدُّعَاءِNarrated Saad ibn Abu Waqqas: Ibn Saad said: My father (Saad ibn Abu Waqqas) heard me say: O Allah, I ask Thee for Paradise, its blessings, its pleasure and such-and-such, and such-and-such; I seek refuge in Thee from He7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1481إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَبْدَأْ بِتَحْمِيدِ رَبِّهِ جَلَّ وَعَزَّ وَالثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ يَدْعُو بَعْدُ بِمَا شَاءَNarrated Fudalah ibn Ubayd,: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard a person supplicating during prayer. He did not mention the greatness of Allah, nor did he invoke blessings on the Prophet ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1482كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَحِبُّ الْجَوَامِعَ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ وَيَدَعُ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَAishah said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ liked comprehensive supplication and abandoned other kinds.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1483لَا يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ : اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي إِنْ شِئْتَ ، اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْنِي إِنْ شِئْتَ لِيَعْزِمْ الْمَسْأَلَةَ ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا مُكْرِهَ لَهُAbu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: "One of you should not say (in his supplication): O Allah, forgive me if You please, show mercy to me if You please. ' Rather, be firm in your asking, for no one 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1484يُسْتَجَابُ لِأَحَدِكُمْ مَا لَمْ يَعْجَلْ ، فَيَقُولُ : قَدْ دَعَوْتُ فَلَمْ يُسْتَجَبْ لِيAbu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: "One of you is granted an answer (to his supplication) provided he does not say: 'I prayed but I was not granted an answer. '"5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1485لَا تَسْتُرُوا الْجُدُرَ ، مَنْ نَظَرَ فِي كِتَابِ أَخِيهِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِ فَإِنَّمَا يَنْظُرُ فِي النَّارِ ، سَلُوا اللَّهَ بِبُطُونِ أَكُفِّكُمْ وَلَا تَسْأَلُوهُ بِظُهُورِهَا ، فَإِذَا فَرَغْتُمْ فَامْسَحُوا بِهَا وNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ said: Do not cover the walls. He who sees the letter of his brother without his permission, sees Hell-fire. Supplicate Allah with the palms of your hands; do not supplicate Him 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1486إِذَا سَأَلْتُمُ اللَّهَ فَاسْأَلُوهُ بِبُطُونِ أَكُفِّكُمْ وَلَا تَسْأَلُوهُ بِظُهُورِهَاNarrated Malik ibn Yasar as-Sakuni, al-Awfi: The Prophet ﷺ said: When you make requests to Allah, do so with the palms of your hands, and not backs, upwards. Abu Dawud said: The narrator Sulaiman bin Abd al-Hamid said: a6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1487يَدْعُو هَكَذَا بِبَاطِنِ كَفَّيْهِ وَظَاهِرِهِمَاNarrated Anas ibn Malik: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ supplicating Allah in this manner with the palms of his hands and also with their backs upwards.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1488إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُمَا صِفْرًاNarrated Salman al-Farsi: The Prophet ﷺ said: Your Lord is munificent and generous, and is ashamed to turn away empty the hands of His servant when he raises them to Him.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1489الْمَسْأَلَةُ : أَنْ تَرْفَعَ يَدَيْكَ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْكَ أَوْ نَحْوَهُمَا ، وَالِاسْتِغْفَارُ : أَنْ تُشِيرَ بِأُصْبُعٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ، وَالِابْتِهَالُ : أَنْ تَمُدَّ يَدَيْكَ جَمِيعًاNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: Ikrimah quoted Ibn Abbas as saying: When asking for something you should raise your hands opposite to your shoulders; when asking for forgiveness you should point with one finger; and when ma5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1490حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، قَالَ فِيهِ : وَالِابْتِهَالُ هَكَذَا : وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَجَعَلَIn another version Ibn Abbas said: Earnest supplication should be made like this: he raised his hand and made his palms in the direction of his face.3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1491حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنْ أَخِThe above mentioned tradition has also been transmitted in a similar manner by Ibn Abbas from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1492كَانَ إِذَا دَعَا فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ مَسَحَ وَجْهَهُ بِيَدَيْهِNarrated Yazid ibn Saeed al-Kindi: When the Prophet ﷺ made supplication (to Allah) he would raise his hands and wipe his face with his hands.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1493لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ اللَّهَ بِالِاسْمِ الَّذِي إِذَا سُئِلَ بِهِ أَعْطَى ، وَإِذَا دُعِيَ بِهِ أَجَابَNarrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard a man saying: O Allah, I ask Thee, I bear witness that there is no god but Thou, the One, He to Whom men repair, Who has not begotten, and has not been begot5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1494لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِاسْمِهِ الْأَعْظَمِThe aforesaid tradition has been transmitted through a different chain of narrators by Malik bin Mighwal. This verso adds: "He has asked Allah using His Greatest Name. "3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1495لَقَدْ دَعَا اللَّهَ بِاسْمِهِ الْعَظِيمِ الَّذِي إِذَا دُعِيَ بِهِ أَجَابَ ، وَإِذَا سُئِلَ بِهِ أَعْطَىNarrated Anas ibn Malik: I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and a man was offering prayer. He then made supplication: O Allah, I ask Thee by virtue of the fact that praise is due to Thee, there is no deity but T4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1496اسْمُ اللَّهِ الْأَعْظَمُ فِي هَاتَيْنِ الْآيَتَيْنِ وَإِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ سورة البقرة آية 163 ، وَفَاتِحَةِ سُورَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ الم { 1 } اللَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ الAsma daughter of Yazid reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: "Allah's Greatest Names is in these two verses: "And your Ilaah (God) is One Ilaah (God), none has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever-Merciful, the Mercy-5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1497حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : سُرِقَتْ مِلْحَفَةٌ لَهَا ، فَجَعَلَتNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Ata said: The quilt of Aishah was stolen. She began to curse the person who had stolen it. The Prophet ﷺ began to tell her: Do not lighten him. Abu Dawud said: The meaning of the Arabic wo6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1498لَا تَنْسَنَا يَا أُخَيَّ مِنْ دُعَائِكَNarrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: I sought permission of the Prophet ﷺ to perform Umrah. He gave me permission and said: My younger brother, do not forget me in your supplication. He (Umar) said: He told me a word that pleas6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 1499حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ، قَالَ : مَرَّ عَلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمNarrated Saad ibn Abu Waqqas: The Prophet ﷺ passed by me while I was supplicating by pointing with two fingers of mine. He said: Point with one finger; point with one finger. He then himself pointed with the forefinger.5 narrators