Hadith 3599

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي ، وَعَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي ، وَزِدْنِي عِلْمًا ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ حَالِ أَهْلِ النَّارِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
´Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “O Allah, benefit me with that which You have taught me, and teach me that which will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge. All praise is due to Allah in every condition, and I seek refuge in Allah from the condition of the people of the Fire (Allāhummanfa`nī bimā `allamtanī wa `allimnī mā yanfa`unī, wa zidnī `ilma, al-ḥamdulillāhi `alā kulli ḥālin, wa a`ūdhu billāhi min ḥāli ahlin-nār).”
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الدعوات عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 3599
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح دون قوله: " والحمد لله ... "، ابن ماجة (251 و 3833)  |  زبیر علی زئی: (3599) إسناده ضعيف / جه 251 ، 3833, موسي بن عبيدة: ضعيف (تقدم:1122) وحديث البخاري (5848) ومسلم (2337) يغني عنه
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابن ماجہ/المقدمة 23 (251) ، والدعاء (3833) ( تحفة الأشراف : 14356) (صحیح) ’’ الحمد للہ۔۔۔الخ) کا لفظ صحیح نہیں ہے، سند میں محمد بن ثابت مجہول راوی ہے، مگر پہلا ٹکڑا شواہد کی بنا پر صحیح ہے، نیز ملاحظہ ہو: تراجع الألبانی 462)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
O Allah! Benefit me with the knowledge You have taught me, and teach me knowledge that will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge.
All praise is due to Allah in every circumstance, and I seek refuge with Allah from the condition of the inhabitants of Hell.

Note:
The phrase (al-hamdu lillah ... etc.) is not correct.
In the chain of narration, Muhammad ibn Thabit is a narrator whose status is unknown (majhool).
However, the first portion is authentic due to supporting evidence.
Also, see: Taarajiu al-Albani: 462.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3599
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
This hadith has already been mentioned in Chapter 23 of the introduction. (See Hadith: 251.)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3833
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
Our esteemed researcher has declared this narration weak in terms of its chain of transmission, and has further written that some portions of this hadith have supporting narrations (shawahid) in Al-Mustadrak of Al-Hakim, but he has not indicated their authenticity or weakness. Meanwhile, Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has declared the rest of the narration, except for the mentioned wording (وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ), to be authentic.
For details, see: (Al-Mishkat, Second Verification by Al-Albani, Hadith: 3493)

(2)
In this, along with the request for the attainment of beneficial knowledge (‘ilm nafi‘), there is also a supplication that the knowledge already acquired may Allah make it beneficial as well.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 251