8/23. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1493 — Allah’s Greatest Name in Dua
Regarding Supplication (Ad-Du'a)
Hadith About Allah’s Greatest Name in Supplication
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1493
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1493
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَمِعَ رَجُلاً يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ أَنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ الَّذِي لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ . فَقَالَ " لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ اللَّهَ بِالاِسْمِ الَّذِي إِذَا سُئِلَ بِهِ أَعْطَى وَإِذَا دُعِيَ بِهِ أَجَابَ " .
Buraydah ibn al-Hasib Narrated from:
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 begotten, and to Whom no one is equal, and he said: You have supplicated Allah using His Greatest Name, when asked with this name He gives, and when supplicated by this name he answers.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1493In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 78English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1488
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1493
This hadith records a man making dua with words of tawhid: he bore witness that there is no god but Allah, the One, the Self-Sufficient, who neither begets nor is begotten, and to whom no one is equal. After hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said that the man had supplicated Allah using His Greatest Name. The hadith also says that when Allah is asked with this name, He gives, and when supplicated by this name, He answers. This narration is important for searches about Allah’s Greatest Name, Ism al-Azam dua, and dua with Surah Ikhlas meanings. The message stays centered on calling upon Allah with words that affirm His oneness and perfection.
What we learn from this hadith
- The supplication begins with strong words of tawhid.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) identified this dua as using Allah’s Greatest Name.
- The hadith links this Name with asking Allah and supplicating to Him.
- The wording honors Allah as One and without equal.
