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Hadith 3612
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا بُنْدَارٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الْثَّوْرِيُّ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي كَعْبٌ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " سَلُوا اللَّهَ لِيَ الْوَسِيلَةَ " ، قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْوَسِيلَةُ ؟ قَالَ : " أَعْلَى دَرَجَةٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَا يَنَالُهَا إِلَّا رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ أَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ أَنَا هُوَ " . قَالَ : هَذَا غَرِيبٌ إِسْنَادُهُ لَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ ، وَكَعْبٌ لَيْسَ هُوَ بِمَعْرُوفٍ ، وَلَا نَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا رَوَى عَنْهُ غَيْرَ لَيْثِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ .
´Narrated Abu Hurairah:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Ask Allah to grant me Al-Wasilah." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! And what is Al-Wasilah?" He said: "The highest level of Paradise. No one will attain it except for one man, and I hope that I am him."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The "wasilah" (means of nearness) mentioned in this hadith refers to the same wasilah for which a member of the ummah supplicates for the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) after every call to prayer (adhan), as in the supplication: (Allahumma aati Muhammadan al-wasilata) (O Allah! Grant Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) the wasilah). In this hadith, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) himself instructed the ummah to seek wasilah for him, and he himself included this request in the supplication after the adhan. Outside of the adhan as well, a person may make this supplication; by making this supplication, the person himself will receive the reward of supplication. As for the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), he is indeed the one to whom the wasilah will be granted. That is why the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said that he hopes to be the one honored with it, and indeed, it will be him (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). This hadith clearly demonstrates the virtue of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Layth ibn Abi Sulaym is weak, and Ka'b Madani is an unknown narrator, but by being strengthened through hadith number: 3614, this hadith is considered sahih li ghayrihi [authentic due to corroborating evidence].)
1:
The "wasilah" (means of nearness) mentioned in this hadith refers to the same wasilah for which a member of the ummah supplicates for the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) after every call to prayer (adhan), as in the supplication: (Allahumma aati Muhammadan al-wasilata) (O Allah! Grant Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) the wasilah). In this hadith, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) himself instructed the ummah to seek wasilah for him, and he himself included this request in the supplication after the adhan. Outside of the adhan as well, a person may make this supplication; by making this supplication, the person himself will receive the reward of supplication. As for the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), he is indeed the one to whom the wasilah will be granted. That is why the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said that he hopes to be the one honored with it, and indeed, it will be him (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). This hadith clearly demonstrates the virtue of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Layth ibn Abi Sulaym is weak, and Ka'b Madani is an unknown narrator, but by being strengthened through hadith number: 3614, this hadith is considered sahih li ghayrihi [authentic due to corroborating evidence].)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3612
