13/95. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1353 — Dhikr for Spiritual Reward
Another kind
Dhikr for Spiritual Reward After Prayer
Sunan an-Nasai : 1353
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1353
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَتَّابٌ، - هُوَ ابْنُ بَشِيرٍ - عَنْ خُصَيْفٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، وَمُجَاهِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ الْفُقَرَاءُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الأَغْنِيَاءَ يُصَلُّونَ كَمَا نُصَلِّي وَيَصُومُونَ كَمَا نَصُومُ وَلَهُمْ أَمْوَالٌ يَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَيُنْفِقُونَ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ فَقُولُوا سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ثَلاَثًا وَثَلاَثِينَ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ عَشْرًا فَإِنَّكُمْ تُدْرِكُونَ بِذَلِكَ مَنْ سَبَقَكُمْ وَتَسْبِقُونَ مَنْ بَعْدَكُمْ " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Some poor people came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), the rich pray as we pray, and they fast as we fast, but they have wealth that they give in charity and with which they free slaves.' The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'If you pray and say SubhanAllah thirty-three times, Al-hamdu-lillah thirty-three times and Alahu Akbar thirty-four times, and La illaha illaAllah ten times, then you will catch up with those who went ahead of you and will go ahead of those who come after you.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1353In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 175English translation : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1354
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1353
This Hadith shows poor people coming to the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) with a concern. They said that the rich pray as they pray and fast as they fast, but the rich also have wealth to give in charity and to free slaves. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) taught them a form of dhikr after prayer: SubhanAllah thirty-three times, Alhamdulillah thirty-three times, Allahu Akbar thirty-four times, and La Ilaha Illallah ten times. He said that by doing this, they would catch up with those who went ahead of them and go ahead of those who came after them. The Hadith gives comfort to those with little wealth by pointing them to remembrance of Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The poor Companions wanted ways to do good despite limited wealth.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) guided them to dhikr after prayer.
- The dhikr includes tasbih, tahmid, takbir, and tahlil.
- Spiritual opportunity is not limited to people with wealth.
