34/4. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 3847 — Asking for Paradise in Prayer
Comprehensive Supplications
Asking for Paradise and Seeking Refuge from Hell in Prayer
Sunan Ibn Majah : 3847
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 3847
حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْقَطَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لِرَجُلٍ " مَا تَقُولُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ " . قَالَ أَتَشَهَّدُ ثُمَّ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعُوذُ بِهِ مِنَ النَّارِ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ مَا أُحْسِنُ دَنْدَنَتَكَ وَلاَ دَنْدَنَةَ مُعَاذٍ . قَالَ " حَوْلَهُمَا نُدَنْدِنُ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (saas) said to a man: "What do you say during your prayer?" He said: "I recite the Tashah-hud then I ask for Allah for Paradise and see refuge with Him from Hell, but by Allah I do not understand your whispering or the whispering of Mu'adh." He said: "It is concerning them (Paradise and Hell) that we are whispering."
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3847In-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 21English translation : Vol. 5, Book 34, Hadith 3847
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3847
This Hadith shows that a simple dua in prayer can still carry the heart of the matter. The Messenger of Allah asked a man what he said during prayer. The man replied that after Tashahhud he asked Allah for Paradise and sought refuge from Hell. He also said that he did not understand the whispering of the Prophet or Muadh. The Prophet answered that their whispering was about those same two things: Paradise and Hell. The core teaching is clear. The believer should ask Allah for Paradise and seek safety from Hell. The Hadith also comforts people who may use simple words in dua when the meaning is sound.
What we learn from this hadith
- Asking for Paradise is a clear and worthy dua.
- Seeking refuge from Hell is part of serious supplication.
- Simple words can carry deep meaning in prayer.
- The focus of dua should point toward the Hereafter.
