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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Morning Supplications
بَابُ فَضْلِ الدُّعَاءِChapter: Virtue of Supplication
Hadith 716
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسٌ النَّرْسِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مَعْقِلَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ ، يَقُولُ : انْطَلَقْتُ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : ”يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ ، لَلشِّرْكُ فِيكُمْ أَخْفَى مِنْ دَبِيبِ النَّمْلِ“، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : وَهَلِ الشِّرْكُ إِلا مَنْ جَعَلَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ”وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ، لَلشِّرْكُ أَخْفَى مِنْ دَبِيبِ النَّمْلِ ، أَلا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ إِذَا قُلْتَهُ ذَهَبَ عَنْكَ قَلِيلُهُ وَكَثِيرُهُ ؟“ قَالَ : ”قُلِ : اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُشْرِكَ بِكَ وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ ، وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا لا أَعْلَمُ .“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was present with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "O Abu Bakr! Indeed, shirk (associating partners with Allah) comes among you more hidden than the crawling of an ant." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Is there shirk other than associating someone with Allah? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, indeed shirk enters in a way more hidden than the crawling of an ant. Shall I not guide you to such words that when you say them, all minor and major shirk will be removed from you?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Say: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from knowingly associating partners with You, and I seek Your forgiveness for what I do not know."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ In this hadith, shirk refers to showing off (riya), ostentation, and conceit (‘ujb)—that a person considers himself great and performs good deeds to gain the praise of people rather than seeking the pleasure of Allah. However, when a person attains the recognition (ma‘rifah) of Allah and also comes to know his own self, he understands that every excellence, virtue, and honor he possesses is not his own, but rather a bestowal from Allah.
➋ Today, many people—even scholars—are afflicted with this shirk of showing off, such that every good deed is done to please the creation and to establish their own dominance over them. In the pleasure of seeking fame, they satisfy their own desires and think that they are engaged in acts of worship and distant from sins, whereas in reality, this worship and devotion is performed not to please the Creator, but for the pleasure of the self.
➌ The aforementioned supplication is for protection from both minor and major shirk; therefore, it should certainly be made a safeguard for oneself.
➊ In this hadith, shirk refers to showing off (riya), ostentation, and conceit (‘ujb)—that a person considers himself great and performs good deeds to gain the praise of people rather than seeking the pleasure of Allah. However, when a person attains the recognition (ma‘rifah) of Allah and also comes to know his own self, he understands that every excellence, virtue, and honor he possesses is not his own, but rather a bestowal from Allah.
➋ Today, many people—even scholars—are afflicted with this shirk of showing off, such that every good deed is done to please the creation and to establish their own dominance over them. In the pleasure of seeking fame, they satisfy their own desires and think that they are engaged in acts of worship and distant from sins, whereas in reality, this worship and devotion is performed not to please the Creator, but for the pleasure of the self.
➌ The aforementioned supplication is for protection from both minor and major shirk; therefore, it should certainly be made a safeguard for oneself.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 716
