44/32. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2481c — Three Blessings for Anas
The Virtues Of Anas bin Malik (RA)
Hadith About Three Duas for Anas ibn Malik
Sahih Muslim : 2481c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2481c
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ - عَنِ الْجَعْدِ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَمِعَتْ أُمِّي أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ صَوْتَهُ فَقَالَتْ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُنَيْسٌ . فَدَعَا لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثَلاَثَ دَعَوَاتٍ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ مِنْهَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَأَنَا أَرْجُو الثَّالِثَةَ فِي الآخِرَةِ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) passed (by our house) that my mother Umm Sulaim listened to his voice and said: Allah's Messenger, let my father and mother be sacrificed for thee, here is Unais (and requested him to invoke blessings upon me). So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) invoked three blessings upon me. I have seen (the results) of the two in this very world (in regard to wealth and progeny) and I hope to see (the result) of the third one in the Hereafter.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2481cIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 207USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 6064
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2481c
This Hadith about three duas for Anas reports that Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم passed by the house, and Umm Sulaim heard his voice. She called out with respect and pointed to Unais, asking for prayer for him. Anas says the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم invoked three blessings for him. He says he had seen the results of two of them in this world and hoped to see the third in the Hereafter. The narration does not list all three in this wording, so we should not pretend to know every detail from this text alone. What is clear is that Anas remembered the Prophet’s prayers, saw some results in worldly life, and hoped for the remaining blessing after death.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umm Sulaim asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to pray for Anas.
- Anas remembered three blessings invoked for him.
- Anas hoped for one blessing to appear in the Hereafter.
