48/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2705b — Dua in Prayer and at Home
It Is Recommend To Lower One's Voice When Saying Remembrance, Except In The Cases Where It Is Commanded To Raise The Voice Such As The Talbiyah Etc. It Is Recommend To Say A Great Deal, "There Is No Power And No Strength Except With Allah"
A Forgiveness Dua for Prayer and Home
Sahih Muslim : 2705b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2705b
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي رَجُلٌ، سَمَّاهُ وَعَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنَ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، يَقُولُ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلِّمْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دُعَاءً أَدْعُو بِهِ فِي صَلاَتِي وَفِي بَيْتِي . ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ اللَّيْثِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا " .
Amr b. al-'As Narrated from:
Abu Bakr Siddiq said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) Allah's Messenger, teach me a supplication which I should make in my prayer and in my house. The rest of the hadith is the same except with this variation that he said: Much wrong (Zulman Kathira).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2705bIn-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 64USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 35, Hadith 6533
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2705b
This narration mentions that Abu Bakr asked Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم to teach him a supplication he could make in his prayer and in his house. The rest of the Hadith is the same as the earlier narration, with the wording "much wrong" used in the phrase about wronging oneself. The message is simple and personal. A person admits their own wrong, says that none forgives sins except Allah, and asks Allah for forgiveness and mercy. This makes the Hadith highly searched under terms like Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi dua and dua for forgiveness in salah. The text supports using humble supplication both in prayer and at home.
What we learn from this hadith
- Supplication can be learned directly from Prophetic guidance.
- The Hadith mentions making this dua in prayer and in the house.
- The wording includes humble admission of much wrong.
- The servant asks Allah for both forgiveness and mercy.
