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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3476 — Dua Etiquette After Prayer
Concerning The Confirming Of The Supplication By Preceding It With Gratitude, Praise, And As-Salat Upon The Prophet…
How to Begin Dua: Praise Allah and Send Salat on the Prophet
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3476
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3476
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا رِشْدِينُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هَانِئٍ الْخَوْلاَنِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْجَنْبِيِّ، عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، قَالَ بَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَاعِدًا إِذْ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَصَلَّى فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهَ صلى الله عليه وسلم " عَجِلْتَ أَيُّهَا الْمُصَلِّي إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ فَقَعَدْتَ فَاحْمَدِ اللَّهَ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ وَصَلِّ عَلَىَّ ثُمَّ ادْعُهُ " . قَالَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَجُلٌ آخَرُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَصَلَّى عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَيُّهَا الْمُصَلِّي ادْعُ تُجَبْ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ رَوَاهُ حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هَانِئٍ الْخَوْلاَنِيِّ وَأَبُو هَانِئٍ اسْمُهُ حُمَيْدُ بْنُ هَانِئٍ وَأَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْجَنْبِيُّ اسْمُهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ مَالِكٍ .
Fadalah bin `Ubaid narrated: “While The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Was Seated, A Man Entered And Performed Salat, And He Said: ‘O Allah, Forgive Me, And Have Mercy Upon Me.’ The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: ‘You Have Rushed, O Praying Person. When You Perform Salat And Then Sit, Then Praise Allah With What He Is Deserving Of, And Send Salat Upon Me, Then Call Upon Him.’” He Said: “Then Another Man Performed Salat After That, So He Praised Allah And Sent Salat Upon The Prophet (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) Said To Him: ‘O Praying Person! Supplicate, And You Shall Be Answered.’”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3476In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 107English translation : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3476
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3476
This Hadith teaches the order of supplication after prayer. Fadalah bin Ubaid narrates that a man prayed, then immediately said, “O Allah, forgive me and have mercy on me.” The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم told him that he had rushed. Then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم explained that when a person prays and sits, he should praise Allah with what He deserves, send salat upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and then call upon Allah. Another man later prayed, praised Allah, and sent salat upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then told him to supplicate and that he would be answered. The main lesson is not to hurry into requests while leaving praise of Allah and salat upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected a man who rushed into dua after prayer.
- The Hadith teaches praising Allah before asking.
- It also teaches sending salat upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم before supplication.
- The second example shows the recommended order being followed.
