8/25. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1511 — Ease in Guidance
What A Person Should Say When He Says The Taslim
Ease in Guidance: A Hadith Version on Asking Allah for Hidayah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1511
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1511
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ مُرَّةَ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ " وَيَسِّرِ الْهُدَى إِلَىَّ " . وَلَمْ يَقُلْ " هُدَاىَ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ سَمِعَ سُفْيَانُ مِنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ قَالُوا ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ حَدِيثًا .
'Amr bin Murrah Narrated from:
The aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted by 'Amr b. Murrah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds: "And make right guidance easy for me." The narrator did not say: "my right guidance". Abu Dawud said: Sufyan heard eighteen traditions from 'Amr b. Murrah.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1511In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 96English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1506
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1511
This narration is connected to the previous supplication and reports it through another chain with the same meaning. The key added wording is: make right guidance easy for me. The narrator notes that this version did not say my right guidance, but simply right guidance. The hadith is short, yet the message is meaningful. Guidance is not only something a person needs to know; it is something a person needs Allah to make easy. A person may recognize the right path but still need help to follow it with steadiness. This hadith about ease in guidance keeps the focus on asking Allah to bring guidance near and make it manageable for the servant.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration supports asking Allah to make guidance easy.
- Guidance is treated as a gift sought from Allah.
- A slight wording difference is preserved in the report.
- The hadith shows care in transmitting the wording of supplication.
