8/25. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1508 — Sincerity in Dua
What A Person Should Say When He Says The Taslim
Sincerity in Dua: A Post-Prayer Supplication for Ikhlas
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1508
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1508
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، وَسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ، - وَهَذَا حَدِيثُ مُسَدَّدٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ دَاوُدَ الطُّفَاوِيَّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْبَجَلِيُّ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ وَقَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ فِي دُبُرِ صَلاَتِهِ " اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ أَنَا شَهِيدٌ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الرَّبُّ وَحْدَكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ أَنَا شَهِيدٌ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ أَنَا شَهِيدٌ أَنَّ الْعِبَادَ كُلَّهُمْ إِخْوَةٌ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ اجْعَلْنِي مُخْلِصًا لَكَ وَأَهْلِي فِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ يَا ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ اسْمَعْ وَاسْتَجِبِ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الأَكْبَرُ اللَّهُمَّ نُورَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ " . قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ " رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ " . " اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الأَكْبَرُ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ الأَكْبَرُ " .
Zaid bin Arqam Narrated from:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying (the version of Sulayman has: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say) after his prayer:- "O Allah, our Lord and Lord of everything, I bear witness that Thou art the Lord alone Who hast no partner; O Allah, Our Lord and Lord of everything, I bear witness that Muhammad is Thy servant and Thy apostle; O Allah, our Lord and Lord of everything, I bear witness that all the servants are brethren; O Allah, our Lord and Lord of everything make me sincere to Thee, and my family too at every moment, in this world and in the world hereafter, O Possessor of glory and honour, listen to me and answer. Allah is incomparably great. O Allah, Light of the heavens and of the earth".The narrator Sulaiman b. Dawud said: "Lord of the heavens and of the earth, Allah is incomparably great. Allah is sufficient for me; and the excellent guardian is He; Allah is incomparably great.
[1] One of the narrators reported this instead of “ Nūrus-samāwāti wal-ardi .”Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1508In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 93English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1503
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1508
This hadith records a long supplication the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said after prayer. He bore witness that Allah is the Lord alone with no partner, that Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم is His servant and Messenger, and that all servants are brethren. He then asked Allah to make him and his family sincere to Him at every moment, in this world and the hereafter. The dua also includes calling upon Allah as Possessor of glory and honour, asking Him to hear and answer, saying Allah is incomparably great, and mentioning Allah as the Light or Lord of the heavens and earth. This hadith about sincerity in dua is focused on faith, family, brotherhood, and constant devotion to Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The supplication begins with clear testimony to Allah’s oneness.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked for sincerity for himself and his family.
- The hadith mentions the brotherhood of Allah’s servants.
- The dua combines praise, testimony, request, and reliance.
