2/134. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 793 — Simple Supplication in Salah
What Has Been Narrated Concerning The Deficiency Of The Prayer
Simple Dua in Salah: Asking for Jannah and Safety from Hell
Sunan Abi Dawud : 793
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 793
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، ذَكَرَ قِصَّةَ مُعَاذٍ قَالَ وَقَالَ - يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِلْفَتَى - " كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ " . قَالَ أَقْرَأُ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ وَأَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ وَإِنِّي لاَ أَدْرِي مَا دَنْدَنَتُكَ وَلاَ دَنْدَنَةُ مُعَاذٍ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنِّي وَمُعَاذٌ حَوْلَ هَاتَيْنِ " . أَوْ نَحْوَ هَذَا .
Jabir Narrated from:
Jabir narrated the story of mu’adh and said: The prophet (ﷺ) said to a youth: My nephew, what do you do in prayer? He replied: I recited fatihat al-katab and I ask Allah for paradise and seek his refuge from hell-fire I do not understand well your sound and the sound of mu’adh. The prophet (ﷺ) said: I and Mu’adh go around both (paradise and Hell-fire), or he said something similar.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 793In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 403English translation : Book 2, Hadith 793
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 793
This narration is connected to the story of Mu'adh and gives another wording about a youth's prayer. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked the young man what he did when he prayed. He replied that he recited Fatihat al-Kitab, asked Allah for Paradise, and sought refuge from Hell. He also said he did not know well the sound or wording of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and Mu'adh. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied that he and Mu'adh were also going around these two matters, or words close to that. The hadith teaches that clear and simple supplication has value. It also mentions reciting Al-Fatihah, then turning to Allah with the great needs of Paradise and safety from Hell.
What we learn from this hadith
- The youth recited Fatihat al-Kitab in prayer.
- He asked Allah for Paradise and sought refuge from Hell.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم accepted the meaning of his simple request.
- The hadith connects prayer with the Hereafter.
