13/58. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1301 — Dua for Forgiveness After Prayer
Supplication after remembrance
Dua for Forgiveness After Tashahhud in Prayer
Sunan an-Nasai : 1301
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1301
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَزِيدَ أَبُو بُرَيْدٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي حَنْظَلَةُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، أَنَّ مِحْجَنَ بْنَ الأَدْرَعِ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ إِذَا رَجُلٌ قَدْ قَضَى صَلاَتَهُ وَهُوَ يَتَشَهَّدُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ بِأَنَّكَ الْوَاحِدُ الأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ الَّذِي لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذُنُوبِي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " قَدْ غُفِرَ لَهُ " . ثَلاَثًا .
Mihjan bin Al-Adra' Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) entered the masjid and there was a man who had finished his prayer and he was reciting the tashahhud. He said: "Allahumma inni as'aluka ya Allah! Bi-annakal-Wahidul-Ahad us-Samad, alladhi lam yalid wa lam yowled, wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad, an taghfirali dhunubi, innaka antal-Ghafurur-Rahim (O Allah, I ask of You, O Allah, as You are the One, the Only, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who begets not nor was He begotten, and there is None equal or comparable to Him, forgive me my sins, for You are the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.)" The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "He has been forgiven," three times.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1301In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 123English translation : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1302
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1301
This Hadith highlights a beautiful dua for forgiveness after tashahhud. A man finished his prayer and called upon Allah using words that praised His perfect oneness: the One, the Only, the Self-Sufficient Master, the One who does not beget and was not begotten. He then asked Allah to forgive his sins, recognizing Him as the Oft-Forgiving and Most Merciful. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) heard this supplication and said three times that the man had been forgiven. The main message is clear: sincere dua in prayer, joined with praise of Allah and humble admission of need, is a blessed way to seek Allah's forgiveness.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person may ask Allah for forgiveness after completing the prayer.
- Calling upon Allah with His names and attributes is shown in this supplication.
- The dua joins praise of Allah with a humble request for sins to be forgiven.
