44/43. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2506b — Dua for the Ansar’s Descendants
The Virtues Of The Ansar (RA)
Hadith About Forgiveness for the Ansar and Their Children
Sahih Muslim : 2506b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2506b
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلأَنْصَارِ وَلأَبْنَاءِ الأَنْصَارِ وَأَبْنَاءِ أَبْنَاءِ الأَنْصَارِ " . وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ - حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ .
Zaid b. Arqam reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: O Allah,, grant forgiveness to the Ansar, the offspring of the Ansar and the offspring of the offspring of the Ansar. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shulba with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2506a, bIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 244USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 6099
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2506b
This hadith about forgiveness for the Ansar carries the same wording as the report before it. Zaid b. Arqam reported that Allah’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) prayed, “O Allah, grant forgiveness to the Ansar, the offspring of the Ansar and the offspring of the offspring of the Ansar.” The narration also notes that it came through the same chain of transmitters. The content is clear and direct. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) did not only mention the Ansar themselves. He extended the dua to their descendants. For readers searching for a hadith about the Ansar, this report shows the Prophet’s love for them through a prayer for mercy and forgiveness across generations.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) repeated a special dua for the Ansar.
- The dua includes later generations of the Ansar.
- Good people may be honored by prayers for their families.
- The hadith preserves a short and direct prophetic supplication.
