48/71. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3487 — Dua for Good in This World and Hereafter
What Has Been Related About Counting The Tasbih On The Hand
Rabbana Atina Fid Dunya Hasanah Dua Meaning
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3487
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3487
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَادَ رَجُلاً قَدْ جُهِدَ حَتَّى صَارَ مِثْلَ الْفَرْخِ فَقَالَ لَهُ " أَمَا كُنْتَ تَدْعُو أَمَا كُنْتَ تَسْأَلُ رَبَّكَ الْعَافِيَةَ " . قَالَ كُنْتُ أَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ مَا كُنْتَ مُعَاقِبِي بِهِ فِي الآخِرَةِ فَعَجِّلْهُ لِي فِي الدُّنْيَا . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لاَ تُطِيقُهُ - أَوْ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُهُ أَفَلاَ كُنْتَ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Visited A Man Who Was So Emaciated That He Had Become Like A Baby Bird. He (ﷺ) Said To Him: “And Did You Not Used To Supplicate? Did You Not Used To Ask Your Lord For Sound Health?” He Said: “I Used To Say: “O Allah, Whatever You Are Going To Punish Me With In The Hereafter, Then Hasten It For Me In This World.”So The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: “Glory Is To Allah, You Are Not Capable Of That” – Or – “You Are Not Able To Stand That. Would You Not Say: ‘O Allah, Give Us Good In This World, And Good In The Hereafter, And Spare Us The Punishment Of The Fire (Allāhumma Ātinā Fid-Dunyā ḤAsanatan Wa Fil Ākhirati ḤAsanatan Wa Qinā `Adhāban-Nār).’”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3487In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 118English translation : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3487
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3487
This Hadith teaches the balanced dua: “O Allah, give us good in this world, and good in the Hereafter, and spare us the punishment of the Fire.” The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم visited a man who had become very weak. The man said he used to ask Allah to bring forward in this world whatever punishment he would receive in the Hereafter. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected him and said he was not able to bear that. Then he taught him a better supplication. The lesson is clear: a believer should not ask for punishment to be rushed. Instead, one should ask Allah for sound health, good in this life, good in the next life, and protection from the Fire. This is why many Muslims search for Rabbana atina fid dunya hasanah dua.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not ask for punishment to be hastened in this world.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم guided the man toward a balanced and safer dua.
- A believer may ask Allah for good in both this life and the Hereafter.
- Seeking protection from the Fire is part of this blessed supplication.
