11/46. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1872 — Dhikr and Dua at Safa
Raising One's Hand When Seeing The House
Hadith About Dhikr and Dua at Safa
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1872
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1872
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ، وَهَاشِمٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْقَاسِمِ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ أَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَدَخَلَ مَكَّةَ فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الْحَجَرِ فَاسْتَلَمَهُ ثُمَّ طَافَ بِالْبَيْتِ ثُمَّ أَتَى الصَّفَا فَعَلاَهُ حَيْثُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ مَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَذْكُرَهُ وَيَدْعُوهُ قَالَ وَالأَنْصَارُ تَحْتَهُ قَالَ هَاشِمٌ فَدَعَا وَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَدَعَا بِمَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ .
AbuHurayrah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came an entered Mecca, and after the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had gone forward to the Stone, and touched it, he went round the House (the Ka'bah). He then went to as-Safa and mounted it so that he could look at the House. Then he raised his hands began to make mention of Allah as much as he wished and make supplication. The narrator said: The Ansar were beneath him. The narrator Hashim said: He prayed and praised Allah and asked Him for what he wished to ask.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1872In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 152English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1867
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1872
This Hadith describes several actions after the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم entered Makkah. He went to the Stone, touched it, went around the Ka‘bah, then went to as-Safa and mounted it so he could look at the House. There he raised his hands, remembered Allah as much as he wished, praised Allah, and made supplication. The core topic is dhikr and dua at Safa. People search for hadith about dua at Safa, raising hands at Safa, or Prophet making dhikr after tawaf. This report gives those actions clearly and in order.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم touched the Stone before making tawaf in this report.
- He remembered Allah and made dua at Safa.
- He raised his hands at Safa, as stated in the narration.
