2/160. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 882 — Allah's Vast Mercy
The Supplication During The Prayer
Hadith About Allah's Vast Mercy in Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 882
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 882
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ وَقُمْنَا مَعَهُ فَقَالَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فِي الصَّلاَةِ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْنِي وَمُحَمَّدًا وَلاَ تَرْحَمْ مَعَنَا أَحَدًا فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِلأَعْرَابِيِّ " لَقَدْ تَحَجَّرْتَ وَاسِعًا " . يُرِيدُ رَحْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) got up for the prayer and we also stood up along with him. A Bedouin said said during prayer; O Allah, show mercy to me and to Muhammed and do not show mercy to anyone along with us. When the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) uttered the salutation, he said to the Bedouin; you narrowed down a vast (thing). By this he meant the mercy of Allah.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 882In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 492English translation : Book 2, Hadith 881
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 882
This Hadith is about Allah's mercy and the way a person should think when making dua. During prayer, a Bedouin asked Allah to show mercy only to him and Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, and not to anyone else with them. After the prayer ended, the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected him by saying that he had narrowed down something vast, meaning the mercy of Allah. The teaching is clear and easy to understand. A believer should not speak of Allah's mercy as if it belongs only to a small group chosen by personal desire. The Hadith about Allah's mercy teaches us to make dua with a wider heart. It also shows the Prophet's gentle correction after the prayer was complete.
What we learn from this hadith
- Allah's mercy should not be spoken of in a narrow or selfish way.
- A person can make dua for himself while still wishing good for others.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected the Bedouin after the prayer with clear teaching.
