´Abu Ad-Darda’ narrated that :` the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “It used to be from the supplication of Dawud that he would say: ‘O Allah, indeed, I ask You for Your love and the love of those who love You, and for the action that will cause me to attain Your love, O Allah, make Your love more beloved to me than myself, my family and cold water (Allāhumma innī as’aluka ḥubbaka wa ḥubba man yuḥibbuka wal-`amalalladhī yuballighunī ḥubbak. Allāhummaj`al ḥubbaka aḥabba ilaiyya min nafsī, wa ahlī wa minal-mā’il-bārid) He said: “And when the Prophet (ﷺ) would mention Dawud, he would narrate about him, saying: “He was the best in worship out of all men.”
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب الدعوات عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 3490
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف - إلا قوله في داود: " كان أعبد البشر " فهو عند مسلم - ابن عمر -، الصحيحة (707) ، المشكاة (2496 / التحقيق الثاني)
Hadith Takhrij«تفرد بہ المؤلف ( تحفة الأشراف : 10942) (ضعیف) (سند میں ’’ عبد اللہ بن ربیعہ ‘‘ مجہول ہے، اور بقول امام احمد: اس کی حدیثیں موضوع ہوتی ہیں، مگر ’’ کان داود أعبد البشر ‘‘ کا ٹکڑا ابن عمر رضی الله عنہما سے مسلم میں موجود ہے، ملاحظہ ہو: الصحیحة رقم 707)»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1: O Allah! I ask You for Your love, and I ask You for the love of the one who loves You, and I seek from You a deed that will bring me closer to Your love. O Allah! Make Your love more beloved to me than my own self and my family. O Allah! Make Your love even greater than the love of cold water.
Note: (In the chain of narration, “Abdullah bin Rabee’ah” is unknown (majhool), and according to Imam Ahmad: his narrations are fabricated (mawdu’), however, the phrase (KANA DAWUDU ABUD AL-BASHAR) is found from Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhuma in Sahih Muslim, see: al-Saheehah no. 707)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3490