سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
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Hadith 3475
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ الثَّعْلَبِيُّ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ حُبَابٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ : سَمِعَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلًا يَدْعُو وَهُوَ يَقُولُ : اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، الْأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ الَّذِي لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ : " وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ بِاسْمِهِ الْأَعْظَمِ الَّذِي إِذَا دُعِيَ بِهِ أَجَابَ وَإِذَا سُئِلَ بِهِ أَعْطَى " ، قَالَ زَيْدٌ : فَذَكَرْتُهُ لِزُهَيْرِ بْنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِسِنِينَ ، فَقَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ ، قَالَ زَيْدٌ : ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُهُ لِسُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ ، فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ ، وَرَوَى شَرِيكٌ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، وَإِنَّمَا أَخَذَهُ أَبُو إِسْحَاق الْهَمْدَانِيُّ ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ .
´`Abdullah bin Buraidah Al Aslami narrated from his father, who said:` “The Prophet (ﷺ) heard a man supplicating, and he was saying: ‘O Allah, indeed, I ask you by my testifying that You are Allah, there is none worthy of worship except You, the One, As-Samad, the one who does not beget, nor was begotten, and there is none who is like Him (Allāhumma innī as’aluka bi annī ashhadu annaka antallāh, lā ilāha illā ant, al-aḥaduṣ-ṣamad, alladhī lam yalid wa lam yūlad, wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan aḥad).” He said: “So he said: ‘By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, he has asked Allah by His Greatest Name, the one which if He is called upon by it, He responds, and when He is asked by it, He gives.’”(One of the narrators) Zaid said: “So I mentioned it to Zuhair bin Mu`awiyah years after that, and he said: Abu Ishaq reported to me from Malik bin Mighwal.’” Zaid said: “Then I mentioned it to Sufyan, so he reported it to me from Malik.”
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
O Allah! I ask You in such a way that I make You a witness to this matter: that You alone are Allah,
there is no deity worthy of worship except You,
You are alone (the only One worthy of worship), You are Self-Sufficient (As-Samad),
(You are not in need of anyone, all are in need of You) (You are so Self-Sufficient) that You have neither begotten anyone, nor were You begotten,
and there is none comparable to You.
1:
O Allah! I ask You in such a way that I make You a witness to this matter: that You alone are Allah,
there is no deity worthy of worship except You,
You are alone (the only One worthy of worship), You are Self-Sufficient (As-Samad),
(You are not in need of anyone, all are in need of You) (You are so Self-Sufficient) that You have neither begotten anyone, nor were You begotten,
and there is none comparable to You.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3475
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1493. English Commentary:
➊ Supplicating (making du‘a) by means of Allah the Exalted’s Most Beautiful Names (al-asma’ al-husna) and Lofty Attributes (sifat ‘aliyah) is recommended (mustahabb), established by the Sunnah, and desirable. It is one form of the legislated (mashru‘) means (wasilah).
➋ All of Allah the Exalted’s Names are magnificent (‘azim). It is not permissible to differentiate between them or to give preference to one over another. This is the position held by Abu al-Hasan al-Ash‘ari, Abu Bakr Muhammad al-Baqillani, and others. According to them, “a‘zam” (greatest) is in the meaning of “azim” (magnificent). Ibn Hibban is of the opinion that here, “greatest” refers to an increase in reward and merit for the supplicant. Imam al-Tibi says: This hadith indicates that Allah, Exalted is He, has a Greatest Name (ism a‘zam), such that when supplication is made with it, Allah accepts it. [عون المعبود]
➊ Supplicating (making du‘a) by means of Allah the Exalted’s Most Beautiful Names (al-asma’ al-husna) and Lofty Attributes (sifat ‘aliyah) is recommended (mustahabb), established by the Sunnah, and desirable. It is one form of the legislated (mashru‘) means (wasilah).
➋ All of Allah the Exalted’s Names are magnificent (‘azim). It is not permissible to differentiate between them or to give preference to one over another. This is the position held by Abu al-Hasan al-Ash‘ari, Abu Bakr Muhammad al-Baqillani, and others. According to them, “a‘zam” (greatest) is in the meaning of “azim” (magnificent). Ibn Hibban is of the opinion that here, “greatest” refers to an increase in reward and merit for the supplicant. Imam al-Tibi says: This hadith indicates that Allah, Exalted is He, has a Greatest Name (ism a‘zam), such that when supplication is made with it, Allah accepts it. [عون المعبود]
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1493
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ In this supplication, the attributes of Allah mentioned are those described in Surah Al-Ikhlas, which, being a comprehensive statement of monotheism (tawhid), also encompass the meaning of (la ilaha illallah).
➋ Supplicating by means of Allah’s names and attributes is a cause for acceptance.
➌ Asking through the means and intercession of created beings is not established from the Noble Qur’an or authentic hadith, therefore, it should be avoided.
➊ In this supplication, the attributes of Allah mentioned are those described in Surah Al-Ikhlas, which, being a comprehensive statement of monotheism (tawhid), also encompass the meaning of (la ilaha illallah).
➋ Supplicating by means of Allah’s names and attributes is a cause for acceptance.
➌ Asking through the means and intercession of created beings is not established from the Noble Qur’an or authentic hadith, therefore, it should be avoided.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3857
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه أبوداود، الصلاة، باب الدعاء، حديث:1493، والترمذي، الدعوات، حديث:3475، وابن ماجه، الدعاء، حديث:3857، والنسائي في الكبرٰي: 4 /395، حديث:7666، وابن حبان(الموارد)، حديث:2383.»©Explanation:
From this hadith, it is understood that these words should be recited at the time of supplication (du'a), because they are a means for the acceptance of supplication.
«أخرجه أبوداود، الصلاة، باب الدعاء، حديث:1493، والترمذي، الدعوات، حديث:3475، وابن ماجه، الدعاء، حديث:3857، والنسائي في الكبرٰي: 4 /395، حديث:7666، وابن حبان(الموارد)، حديث:2383.»©Explanation:
From this hadith, it is understood that these words should be recited at the time of supplication (du'a), because they are a means for the acceptance of supplication.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 1351
