45/20. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2917 — Ask Allah Through Qur'an
Whoever Recites the Qur'an, Then Let Him Ask Allah By It'
Hadith About Asking Allah Through Qur'an Recitation
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2917
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2917
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، أَنَّهُ مَرَّ عَلَى قَارِىءٍ يَقْرَأُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَ فَاسْتَرْجَعَ ثُمَّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلْيَسْأَلِ اللَّهَ بِهِ فَإِنَّهُ سَيَجِيءُ أَقْوَامٌ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ يَسْأَلُونَ بِهِ النَّاسَ " . وَقَالَ مَحْمُودٌ هَذَا خَيْثَمَةُ الْبَصْرِيُّ الَّذِي رَوَى عَنْهُ جَابِرٌ الْجُعْفِيُّ وَلَيْسَ هُوَ خَيْثَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَخَيْثَمَةُ هَذَا شَيْخٌ بَصْرِيٌّ يُكْنَى أَبَا نَصْرٍ قَدْ رَوَى عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَحَادِيثَ وَقَدْ رَوَى جَابِرٌ الْجُعْفِيُّ عَنْ خَيْثَمَةَ هَذَا أَيْضًا أَحَادِيثَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ لَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ بِذَاكَ .
Al-Hasan Narrated from:
'Imran Bin Husain Passed By A Reciter Reciting Then He Began Begging. So He ('Imran) Said: 'Indeed We Are From Allah And To Him Shall We Return.' Then He Said: 'I Heard The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Saying: 'Whoever Recites The Qur'An, Then Let Him Ask Allah By It. For Indeed There Will Come A People, Who Will Recite The Qur'An, Asking From The People Because Of It.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2917In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 43English translation : Vol. 5, Book 42, Hadith 2917
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2917
This Hadith gives a warning about the intention behind Qur'an recitation. 'Imran bin Husain passed by a reciter who recited and then began begging. 'Imran said, “Indeed we are from Allah and to Him we return,” and then mentioned that he heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم say that whoever recites the Qur'an should ask Allah by it. The Hadith also warns that people will come who recite the Qur'an and ask people because of it. The message is not against asking Allah. Rather, it points the reciter toward Allah and warns against using Qur'an recitation as a way to seek from people. The Arabic text includes a grading note saying the isnad is not strong, so care is needed.
What we learn from this hadith
- A Qur'an reciter should direct his asking to Allah.
- The narration warns against using Qur'an recitation to ask from people.
- Intention matters when reciting the Qur'an.
- The included grading note calls for careful presentation.
