15/85. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1373a — Dua for Medina's Blessings
The virtue of Al-Madinah and the Prophet's Prayer for it to be blessed. Its sanctity and the sanctity of its game and trees. The Boundaries of its sanctuary
Hadith About Dua for Blessing in Medina
Sahih Muslim : 1373a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1373a
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، - فِيمَا قُرِئَ عَلَيْهِ - عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ، أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ النَّاسُ إِذَا رَأَوْا أَوَّلَ الثَّمَرِ جَاءُوا بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَإِذَا أَخَذَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي ثَمَرِنَا وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مَدِينَتِنَا وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي صَاعِنَا وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مُدِّنَا اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَبْدُكَ وَخَلِيلُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ وَإِنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَنَبِيُّكَ وَإِنَّهُ دَعَاكَ لِمَكَّةَ وَإِنِّي أَدْعُوكَ لِلْمَدِينَةِ بِمِثْلِ مَا دَعَاكَ لِمَكَّةَ وَمِثْلِهِ مَعَهُ " . قَالَ ثُمَّ يَدْعُو أَصْغَرَ وَلِيدٍ لَهُ فَيُعْطِيهِ ذَلِكَ الثَّمَرَ.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
When the people saw the first fruit (of the season or of plantation) they brought it to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ). When he received it he said: O Allah, bless us in our fruits; and bless us in our city; and bless us in our sa's and bless us in our mudd.O Allah, Ibrahim was Thy servant, Thy friend, and Thy apostle; and I am Thy servant and Thy apostle. He (Ibrahim) made supplication to Thee for (the showering of blessings upon) Mecca, and I am making supplication to Thee for Medina just as he made supplication to Thee for Mecca, and the like of it in addition. He would then call to him the youngest child and give him these fruits.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1373aIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 538USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3170
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1373a
This hadith about dua for Medina shows what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did when people brought him the first fruit of the season. He asked Allah to bless their fruits, their city, their sa', and their mudd. He also mentioned Ibrahim, peace be upon him, who made supplication for Mecca, and then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم made supplication for Medina with similar blessing and more. After the dua, he would call the youngest child and give the fruit to him. The narration brings together gratitude, dua, love for Medina, and kindness to children. It does not turn the fruit into a separate ritual for everyone; it simply reports what the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said and did when the first fruit was brought to him.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked Allah to bless Medina and its fruits.
- He connected his dua for Medina with Ibrahim's dua for Mecca.
- The first fruit was given to the youngest child present.
- The narration shows gratitude when new produce appears.
