48/12. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3387 — Patience in Dua
What Has Been Related About ‘Whoever Is Hasty In His Supplication’
Hadith About Patience in Dua
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3387
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3387
حَدَّثَنَا الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَزْهَرَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يُسْتَجَابُ لأَحَدِكُمْ مَا لَمْ يَعْجَلْ يَقُولُ دَعَوْتُ فَلَمْ يُسْتَجَبْ لِي " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَأَبُو عُبَيْدٍ اسْمُهُ سَعْدٌ وَهُوَ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَزْهَرَ وَيُقَالُ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَزْهَرَ هُوَ ابْنُ عَمِّ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ رضى الله عنه .
Abu Hurairah narrated that : The Prophet Said: “One Of You Will Be Responded To, So Long As He Is Not Hasty, Saying: ‘I Supplicated, And I Was Not Responded To.’”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3387In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 18English translation : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3387
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3387
This hadith about patience in dua warns against being hasty. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that one of you will be responded to as long as he is not hasty, saying, “I supplicated, and I was not responded to.” The message is simple and practical. A person should not rush the matter of dua or speak as if the answer has been denied just because it did not appear quickly. This hadith connects supplication with trust and patience. It also teaches careful speech after making dua. Instead of giving up, the believer keeps asking Allah and avoids the attitude of “I made dua, but nothing happened.” That wording is directly mentioned in the hadith as something to avoid.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person should avoid being hasty after making dua.
- One should not say, “I supplicated, and I was not responded to.”
- Patience is part of the manners of supplication.
- The hadith encourages continued hope when making dua.
