8/29. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1536 — Three Supplications That Are Answered
Supplicating For One In His Absence
Three Supplications Are Answered: Father, Traveller, and the Wronged
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1536
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1536
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتَوَائِيُّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " ثَلاَثُ دَعَوَاتٍ مُسْتَجَابَاتٌ لاَ شَكَّ فِيهِنَّ دَعْوَةُ الْوَالِدِ وَدَعْوَةُ الْمُسَافِرِ وَدَعْوَةُ الْمَظْلُومِ " .
AbuHurayrah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Three supplications are answered, there being no doubt about them; that of a father, that of a traveller and that of one who has been wronged.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1536In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 121English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1531
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1536
This hadith about three supplications that are answered names three people whose dua is answered without doubt in the wording of the narration: a father, a traveller, and one who has been wronged. Abu Hurayrah narrated this from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The hadith teaches that certain states and relationships carry serious weight in supplication. A father's dua should not be treated lightly. A traveller's dua is also named. The dua of the wronged person is included, reminding believers to avoid oppression and harm. The explanation should not add extra categories here. The text gives these three, so the lesson stays with them.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith names the supplication of a father as answered.
- It also names the supplication of a traveller.
- It warns by implication that the dua of one who has been wronged is serious.
