8/32. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1553 — Added Refuge from Sorrow
Regarding Seeking Refuge
Seeking Refuge from Sorrow in the Prophetic Supplication
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1553
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1553
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى الرَّازِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مَوْلًى، لأَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي الْيَسَرِ، زَادَ فِيهِ " وَالْغَمِّ " .
Abu al-Yusr Narrated from:
The aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted by Abu al-Yusr through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: "and from sorrow".
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1553In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 138English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1548
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1553
This Hadith is a brief report connected to the previous tradition of Abu al-Yusr. It says that the same tradition was transmitted through a different chain of narrators, and this version adds the words “and from sorrow.” Because the text is short, the explanation should not add extra details beyond what is given. The main point is that another narration of the supplication includes seeking Allah’s refuge from sorrow. In the wider wording of the previous report, many dangers were named, and this version adds an emotional hardship. The Hadith reminds us that sorrow is also something a believer can bring to Allah in supplication.
What we learn from this hadith
- This report is linked to the previous narration of Abu al-Yusr.
- A different chain includes an added phrase.
- The added wording seeks refuge from sorrow.
- Emotional distress can be included in a believer’s supplication to Allah.
