سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب تفريع أبواب الوترPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr
باب التَّسْبِيحِ بِالْحَصَىChapter: At-Tasbih (Glorifying Allah) Using Pebbles.
Hadith 1504
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنِي حَسَّانُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، ذَهَبَ أَصْحَابُ الدُّثُورِ بِالْأُجُورِ يُصَلُّونَ كَمَا نُصَلِّي وَيَصُومُونَ كَمَا نَصُومُ ، وَلَهُمْ فُضُولُ أَمْوَالٍ يَتَصَدَّقُونَ بِهَا وَلَيْسَ لَنَا مَالٌ نَتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ ، أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ تُدْرِكُ بِهِنَّ مَنْ سَبَقَكَ ، وَلَا يَلْحَقُكَ مَنْ خَلْفَكَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَخَذَ بِمِثْلِ عَمَلِكَ ؟ " قَالَ : بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " تُكَبِّرُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ دُبُرَ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ ، وَتَحْمَدُهُ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ ، وَتُسَبِّحُهُ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ ، وَتَخْتِمُهَا بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ، غُفِرَتْ لَهُ ذُنُوبُهُ وَلَوْ كَانَتْ مِثْلَ زَبَدِ الْبَحْرِ " .
Narrated Abu Hurairah: Abu Dharr said: Prophet of Allah. The wealthy people have all the rewards; they pray as we pray; they fast as we fast; and they have surplus wealth which they give in charity; but we have no wealth which we may give in charity. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Abu Dharr, should I not teach you phrases by which you acquire the rank of those who excel you? No one can acquire your rank except one who acts like you. He said: Why not, Messenger of Allah? He said: Exalt Allah (say: Allah is Most Great) after each prayer thirty-three times; and praise Him (say: Praise be to Allah) thirty-three times; and glorify Him (say: Glory be to Allah) thirty-three times, and end it by saying, "There is no god but Allah alone, there is no partner, to Him belongs the Kingdom, to Him praise is due and He has power over everything". His sins will be forgiven, even if they are like the foam of the sea.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1504. Commentary: Sahih Muslim – Al-Masajid Hadith: 59
➎ And Sunan an-Nasa’i, As-Sahw, Hadith: 354, and Sunan al-Bayhaqi (Du‘a), in these the order of the dhikr is: Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar. According to the research of Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah, the last phrase in this narration (“his sins will be forgiven...etc.”) is not authentic; rather, it is interpolated. However, from other narrations, this phrase is established as being marfu‘ (attributed directly to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
➎ And Sunan an-Nasa’i, As-Sahw, Hadith: 354, and Sunan al-Bayhaqi (Du‘a), in these the order of the dhikr is: Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, and Allahu Akbar. According to the research of Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah, the last phrase in this narration (“his sins will be forgiven...etc.”) is not authentic; rather, it is interpolated. However, from other narrations, this phrase is established as being marfu‘ (attributed directly to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1504
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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The spirit of competing in good deeds is noteworthy.
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The remembrance of Allah (dhikr) at times becomes a cause for greater reward than even acts of financial worship.
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The meaning of “catching up with those who have gone ahead” is that those people who, by performing many other good deeds, have reached higher ranks than you—through the blessing of the remembrance of Allah, you can attain even higher ranks than them. And those who perform more good deeds but are heedless of the remembrance of Allah cannot attain as many ranks as you. Therefore, along with other good deeds, attention towards the remembrance of Allah is also necessary.
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Here, the narrator is uncertain as to which of the three phrases is to be recited thirty-four times. From other narrations, it becomes certain that the phrase to be recited thirty-four times is “Allahu Akbar.” (: Sunan Abi Dawud, Al-Adab, Chapter on Tasbih at the time of sleep, Hadith: 5062)
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The spirit of competing in good deeds is noteworthy.
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The remembrance of Allah (dhikr) at times becomes a cause for greater reward than even acts of financial worship.
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The meaning of “catching up with those who have gone ahead” is that those people who, by performing many other good deeds, have reached higher ranks than you—through the blessing of the remembrance of Allah, you can attain even higher ranks than them. And those who perform more good deeds but are heedless of the remembrance of Allah cannot attain as many ranks as you. Therefore, along with other good deeds, attention towards the remembrance of Allah is also necessary.
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Here, the narrator is uncertain as to which of the three phrases is to be recited thirty-four times. From other narrations, it becomes certain that the phrase to be recited thirty-four times is “Allahu Akbar.” (: Sunan Abi Dawud, Al-Adab, Chapter on Tasbih at the time of sleep, Hadith: 5062)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 927
