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Sunan Ibn Majah 159 — Prophetic Dua
The Virtue of Jarir ibn `Abdillah al-Bajali
Hadith About the Prophet's Dua for Jarir bin Abdullah
Sunan Ibn Majah : 159
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 159
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَجَلِيِّ، قَالَ مَا حَجَبَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ وَلاَ رَآنِي إِلاَّ تَبَسَّمَ فِي وَجْهِي وَلَقَدْ شَكَوْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنِّي لاَ أَثْبُتُ عَلَى الْخَيْلِ فَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ فِي صَدْرِي فَقَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْهُ وَاجْعَلْهُ هَادِيًا مَهْدِيًّا " .
Jarir bin 'Abdullah Al-Bajali Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah never refused to see me from the time I became Muslim, and whenever he saw me he would smile at me. I complained to him that I could not sit firmly on a horse, so he struck me on the chest with his hand and said: 'O Allah, make him firm and cause him to guide others and be rightly-guided.'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 159In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 0English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 159
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 159
This Hadith about the Prophet's dua for Jarir bin Abdullah shows personal kindness and prayer. Jarir says that after he became Muslim, the Messenger of Allah never refused to see him, and whenever he saw him, he smiled at him. Jarir then complained that he could not sit firmly on a horse. The Prophet placed his hand on his chest and prayed, "O Allah, make him firm and cause him to guide others and be rightly-guided." The core topic is dua and kindness. The report does not turn this into a general rule for every problem; it simply shows how the Prophet responded to Jarir's difficulty with care, touch, and supplication.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet showed Jarir kindness by smiling at him.
- Jarir shared a real personal difficulty with the Prophet.
- The Prophet made dua for firmness, guidance, and being a guide.
- The narration shows care for both practical ability and spiritual direction.
