657 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا صَالِحُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا قَفَلَ مِنْ حَجٍّ أَوْ عُمْرَةٍ أَوْ غَزْوَةٍ، فَأَوْفَي عَلَي فَدْفَدٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ، قَالَ: «لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، وَهُوَ عَلَي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، آيِبُونَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ، تَايِبُونَ عَابِدُونَ لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ، صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ، وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ»
Salim bin Abdullah narrates from his father: When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was returning from Hajj or Umrah or perhaps from a battle, and he reached a high and rugged place, he (peace be upon him) recited: "There is no deity except Allah, He is the One and Only, He has no partner, sovereignty belongs to Him alone. All praise is due to Him alone and He has power over everything. If Allah wills, we are those who turn back, those who repent, those who worship, those who praise our Lord. Allah has fulfilled His promise, helped His servant, and He alone defeated the armies (of the enemy)."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
O Allah! In this journey, I seek from You goodness and piety (taqwa), and I ask You for the ability to perform deeds by which You are pleased.
O Allah, make this journey easy for us,
Shorten for us the distance of the earth (make the journey seem shorter and easier),
O Allah, You are the companion in the journey,
And You are my deputy and caretaker over my family at home,
O Allah! Remain with us in our journey,
And take care of our families in our absence.
2:
We are returning to our families, insha Allah,
Repentant,
Worshipping our Lord,
And praising (Him).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3447
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
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Tawhid is precisely that a person should not forget his Lord, the Exalted, at any moment.
The love of Allah and His Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) lies in this:
that in every single action, one should follow the example of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
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The phrase of the hadith (fa wudi‘at as-salatu ‘ala dhalik) — “and the prayer was also established upon this principle” —
is weak.
(Shaykh al-Albani)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2599