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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3544 — Dua with Allah’s Greatest Name
"Indeed, My Mercy Prevails Over My Wrath"
Dua with Allah’s Greatest Name in This Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3544
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3544
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي الثَّلْجِ، - رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَغْدَادَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ صَاحِبُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ زَرْبِيٍّ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، وَثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمَسْجِدَ وَرَجُلٌ قَدْ صَلَّى وَهُوَ يَدْعُو وَيَقُولُ فِي دُعَائِهِ اللَّهُمَّ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الْمَنَّانُ بَدِيعُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " تَدْرُونَ بِمَ دَعَا اللَّهَ دَعَا اللَّهَ بِاسْمِهِ الأَعْظَمِ الَّذِي إِذَا دُعِيَ بِهِ أَجَابَ وَإِذَا سُئِلَ بِهِ أَعْطَى " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ .
Anas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) Entered The Masjid And There Was A Man Who Had Performed Salat And Was Supplicating. He Was Saying In His Supplication: “O Allah, None Has The Right To Be Worshipped But Allah, You Are The One Who Gives Blessings, Originator Of The Heavens And The Earth, Possessor Of Glory And Generosity (Allāhumma Lā Ilāha Illā Ant, Al-Mannān, Badī`Us-Samāwāti Wal-Arḍ, Dhal-Jalāli Wal Ikrām).” So The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: “Do You Know What He Has Supplicated Allah With? He Has Supplicated To Allah By His Greatest Name, The One Which If He Is Called Upon By It, He Responds, And When He Is Asked By It, He Gives.”
[1] A discussion about Allāh's greatest Name preceded in no. 3475, 3478.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3544In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 175English translation : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3544
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3544
This Hadith about dua with Allah’s Greatest Name shows the beauty of calling upon Allah with praise and His names. A man had prayed and then made dua, saying that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, mentioning Al-Mannan, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and the Possessor of glory and generosity. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that he had supplicated to Allah by His Greatest Name, by which Allah responds when called upon and gives when asked. The text teaches that dua is not only asking for needs. It begins with knowing who Allah is, praising Him, and calling Him with names that show His majesty and generosity.
What we learn from this hadith
- Calling upon Allah with His names is part of beautiful dua.
- The Hadith highlights praise before asking from Allah.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم approved this wording as a powerful form of supplication.
