49/66. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3908 — Dua for Blessings for Later Quraish
About The Virtue Of The Ansar And The Quraish
Hadith About the Prophet’s Dua for Quraish
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3908
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3908
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَحْيَى الْحِمَّانِيُّ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اللَّهُمَّ أَذَقْتَ أَوَّلَ قُرَيْشٍ نَكَالاً فَأَذِقْ آخِرَهُمْ نَوَالاً " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ . حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الْوَرَّاقُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأُمَوِيُّ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، نَحْوَهُ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "O Allah! You Made The First Of The Quraish Taste Punishment, So Let The Last Of Them Taste Blessings."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3908In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 308English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3908
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3908
This hadith about Quraish is a short supplication. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “O Allah! You made the first of the Quraish taste punishment, so let the last of them taste blessings.” The wording holds both memory of hardship and hope for good. It does not give details about every event or every person, so the explanation should stay close to the text. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم turned to Allah and asked for blessings after punishment had been tasted by the first of Quraish. This makes the hadith a reminder that dua can ask Allah to replace hardship with blessing and to bring good after pain.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم made dua for later Quraish to receive blessings.
- The hadith mentions punishment and blessing without a long explanation.
- A believer may ask Allah to bring good after hardship.
- The wording teaches hope while staying aware of past difficulty.
