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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1980 — Dua for Someone Absent
What Has Been Related About A Brother Supplicating For His Brother In His Absence
Hadith About Dua for Someone Who Is Absent
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1980
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1980
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَنْعُمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا دَعْوَةٌ أَسْرَعَ إِجَابَةً مِنْ دَعْوَةِ غَائِبٍ لِغَائِبٍ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَالإِفْرِيقِيُّ يُضَعَّفُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ وَهُوَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَنْعُمٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ هُوَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيُّ .
'Abudullah bin 'Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "No Supplication Is More Readily Responded To, Than The Supplication Made For Someone Who Is Absent."
[1] "Bi-Zaḥril-Ghaib"; "And if he was present with him at that time, and he supplicated for him with his heart or his tongue, and he did not hear him." ( Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi .)Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1980In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 86English translation : Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1980
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1980
This hadith about dua for someone absent teaches a beautiful form of sincere care. The Prophet said that no supplication is more readily responded to than the supplication made for someone who is absent. The wording points to a dua made when the other person is not present. This kind of prayer is free from showing off in front of the person, and it reflects genuine concern. The hadith does not give a special wording for the dua here. It simply highlights the value of praying for another person in their absence. This encourages Muslims to remember others privately and ask Allah for good for them.
What we learn from this hadith
- Making dua for an absent person is highly valued in this hadith.
- Private prayer for others shows sincere concern.
- The hadith encourages Muslims to remember others in supplication.
- No special wording is given here, so the focus is on the act of dua itself.
