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Sunan Abi Dawud 96 — Moderation in Purification and Dua
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Hadith About Moderation in Purification and Supplication
Sunan Abi Dawud : 96
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 96
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ الْجُرَيْرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي نَعَامَةَ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مُغَفَّلٍ، سَمِعَ ابْنَهُ، يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْقَصْرَ الأَبْيَضَ عَنْ يَمِينِ الْجَنَّةِ، إِذَا دَخَلْتُهَا . فَقَالَ أَىْ بُنَىَّ سَلِ اللَّهَ الْجَنَّةَ وَتَعَوَّذْ بِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فِي هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ قَوْمٌ يَعْتَدُونَ فِي الطُّهُورِ وَالدُّعَاءِ " .
'Abdullah bin Mughaffal Narrated from:
Abdullah heard his son praying to Allah: O Allah, I ask Thee a white palace on the right of Paradise when I enter it. He said: O my son, ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from Hell-Fire, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: In this community there will be some people who will exceed the limits in purification as well as in supplication.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 96In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 96English translation : Book 1, Hadith 96
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 96
This hadith about moderation in purification and supplication gives a fatherly correction from Abdullah ibn Mughaffal to his son. His son asked Allah for a white palace on the right side of Paradise. Abdullah told him to ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from Hell-Fire. He then said that he heard the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say that some people in this community would exceed the limits in purification and supplication. The hadith teaches balance. It does not stop a person from making dua. Rather, the wording warns against going beyond limits in dua and in purification.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person may ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge from Hell-Fire.
- The hadith warns against exceeding limits in supplication.
- The hadith also warns against exceeding limits in purification.
