2/128. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 765 — Opening Dua in Voluntary Prayer
The Supplication With Which The Prayer Should Be Started
Opening Dua in Voluntary Prayer: A Report from Jubayr b. Mut’im
Sunan Abi Dawud : 765
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 765
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ فِي التَّطَوُّعِ ذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ .
Jubair bin Mut'im Narrated from:
The above mentioned tradition has also been reported by Jubair b. Mut’im through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: I head the Prophet(ﷺ) uttering (all these supplications) in a supererogatory prayer; he narrated the tradition in a similar manner.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 765In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 375English translation : Book 2, Hadith 764
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 765
This report is short, but it gives an important detail for people searching for the opening dua in voluntary prayer. It says that the earlier tradition was also reported through another chain from Jubayr b. Mut’im. This version adds that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was heard saying those supplications in a supererogatory prayer. The narration does not give a new long wording here; it points back to the same kind of supplication mentioned before. Its main value is that it places those opening words in voluntary prayer. The hadith stays focused on what was heard and where it was heard. It is best understood as a supporting report about beginning extra prayer with praise and refuge.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report connects the earlier supplication with voluntary prayer.
- It shows that the wording was heard from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in a supererogatory prayer.
- The narration supports the idea of beginning extra prayer with remembrance.
- It does not add a separate new wording, so the focus remains narrow.
