2/128. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 774 — Praise Reaching the Throne
The Supplication With Which The Prayer Should Be Started
Praise in Salah: Words That Rose Beneath the Throne
Sunan Abi Dawud : 774
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 774
حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ عَطَسَ شَابٌّ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ حَتَّى يَرْضَى رَبُّنَا وَبَعْدَ مَا يَرْضَى مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنِ الْقَائِلُ الْكَلِمَةَ " . قَالَ فَسَكَتَ الشَّابُّ ثُمَّ قَالَ " مَنِ الْقَائِلُ الْكَلِمَةَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ بَأْسًا " . فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا قُلْتُهَا لَمْ أُرِدْ بِهَا إِلاَّ خَيْرًا . قَالَ " مَا تَنَاهَتْ دُونَ عَرْشِ الرَّحْمَنِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى " .
Rabi’ah Narrated from:
A young man from the Ansar sneezed behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) while he was praying. He then said: Praise be to Allah, much, good, blessed, till our Lord is pleased (with us) in the affairs relating to this world and to the other world.When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished his prayer, he said: Who was the speaker of these words (in prayer)? The young man kept silence. He again asked: Who was the speaker of these words? He did not say wrong. He said: Messenger of Allah, I said these (words). I did not intend by them but good. He said: These words did not stay below the Throne of the Compassionate (Allah).
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 774In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 384English translation : Book 2, Hadith 773
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 774
This hadith about praise in salah describes a young man from the Ansar who sneezed while praying behind the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. He praised Allah with many good and blessed words, asking that the praise continue until the Lord is pleased and after He is pleased, in matters of this world and the next. After the prayer, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked who had said those words. The young man stayed silent at first, but the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said he had not said anything wrong. The man then explained that he intended only good. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said the words did not stay below the Throne of the Compassionate. The hadith shows the worth of sincere praise spoken in prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The young man praised Allah after sneezing in prayer.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم reassured him that he had not said anything wrong.
- The young man said he intended only good by the words.
- The report describes the praise as rising beneath the Throne of the Compassionate.
