8/23. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1498 — Remember Others in Dua
Regarding Supplication (Ad-Du'a)
Hadith About Asking Others to Make Dua for You
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1498
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1498
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْعُمْرَةِ فَأَذِنَ لِي وَقَالَ " لاَ تَنْسَنَا يَا أُخَىَّ مِنْ دُعَائِكَ " . فَقَالَ كَلِمَةً مَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنَّ لِي بِهَا الدُّنْيَا قَالَ شُعْبَةُ ثُمَّ لَقِيتُ عَاصِمًا بَعْدُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَحَدَّثَنِيهِ وَقَالَ " أَشْرِكْنَا يَا أُخَىَّ فِي دُعَائِكَ " .
'Umar bin Al-Khattab Narrated from:
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 pleased me so much so that I would not have been pleased if I were given the whole world. The narrator Shu'bah said: I then met Asim at Medina. He narrated to me this tradition and reported the wordings: "My younger brother, share me in your supplication."
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1498In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 83English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1493
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1498
This hadith shows a warm moment between the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and Umar ibn al-Khattab. Umar asked permission to perform umrah, and the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) gave permission. He then said, “My younger brother, do not forget me in your supplication.” Another wording says, “My younger brother, share me in your supplication.” Umar said this statement pleased him so much that he would not have been as pleased even if he had been given the whole world. The hadith teaches the value of remembering others in dua. It also shows that asking someone to include you in supplication is meaningful. This is relevant for searches about making dua for others, umrah dua, and Prophet asking Umar for dua.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) asked Umar to remember him in supplication.
- A person may ask another believer to include him in dua.
- Remembering others in supplication is shown as something valuable.
- Umar deeply appreciated the Prophet’s words.
