Hadith 22119

حَدَّثَنَا الْمُقْرِيُّ , حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ مُسْلِمٍ التُّجِيبِيَّ , يَقُولُ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيُّ , عَنِ الصُّنَابِحِيِّ , عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ , أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ يَوْمًا , ثُمَّ قَالَ : " يَا مُعَاذُ , إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكَ " , فَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاذٌ : بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , وَأَنَا أُحِبُّكَ , قَالَ : " أُوصِيكَ يَا مُعَاذُ , لَا تَدَعَنَّ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ أَنْ تَقُولَ : اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ " , قَالَ : وَأَوْصَى بِذَلِكَ مُعَاذٌ الصُّنَابِحِيَّ , وَأَوْصَى الصُّنَابِحِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ , وَأَوْصَى أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ مُسْلِمٍ.
It is narrated from Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took his hand and said, "O Mu'adh! I love you." Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, I also love you." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Mu'adh! I advise you not to leave this supplication after any obligatory prayer: 'O Allah! Help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You in the best manner.'" Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the same advice to his student Sanabihi, who gave it to his student Abu Abdur Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him), and he gave the same advice to his student Uqbah bin Muslim.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 22119
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