48/7. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2688c — Do Not Ask for Punishment
It Is Disliked To Pray For Punishment To Be Brought Forward In This World
Do Not Ask for Punishment: Rabbana Atina Dua Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 2688c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2688c
وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّعليه وسلم دَخَلَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ يَعُودُهُ وَقَدْ صَارَ كَالْفَرْخِ . بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ حُمَيْدٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " لاَ طَاقَةَ لَكَ بِعَذَابِ اللَّهِ " . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فَدَعَا اللَّهَ لَهُ فَشَفَاهُ .
Anas Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited a person from amongst his Companions who had grown as feeble as the chicken. The rest of the hadith is the same, but with this variation that he (the Holy Prophet) said: You have not power enough to undergo the torment imposed by Allah. And there is no mention of: He supplicated Allah for him and He cured him.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2688cIn-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 33USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 35, Hadith 6503
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2688c
This narration reports the same incident of Allah's Messenger visiting one of his Companions who had become as weak as a small bird. The meaning is like the earlier report, but this version includes the wording: You do not have enough power to undergo the torment imposed by Allah. It does not mention that the Prophet supplicated for him and that he was cured. The focus remains clear: the man had been asking for punishment to be brought forward, and the Prophet corrected him. For searches about do not ask Allah for punishment hadith, this version directly shows the Prophet's warning and the better way of asking Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person should not ask to bear Allah's punishment.
- The Prophet corrected the companion's supplication with mercy and guidance.
- This version notes that the cure ending is not mentioned here.
