An Answered Supplication in the Obligatory Prayers

An Answered Supplication in the Obligatory Prayers

 عَنْ أَنَس
قَالَ جَاءَتْ أُمّ سُلَيْمٍ إِلَى النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُول اللَّه عَلِّمْنِي كَلِمَات أَدْعُو بِهِنَّ فِي صَلَاتِي
قَالَ سَبِّحِي اللَّه عَشْرًا وَاحْمَدِيهِ عَشْرًا وَكَبِّرِيهِ عَشْرًا ثُمَّ
سَلِيهِ حَاجَتك يَقُول نَعَمْ نَعَمْ

Anas ibn Malik [ رضي الله عنه] narrated that Um Sulaym[رضي الله عنه ]came to the
Prophet [صلى الله عليه و سلم] and ask him to teach
her supplication which she could say during her prayer. The Prophet [صلى الله عليه و سلم] said glorify Allah
10 x, praise Allah 10x , acknowledge His greatness 10x then ask for your needs.
Following this Allah will say, granted granted.”

Collected by Imam An-Nasa’I 1299
and others and graded as being Sahih by way of other supporting narration by
Imam Al-Albani in his checking of Sunnan An-Nasa’i

Benefits for this subject

  • Um Sulaym was a companion of the Prophet [صلى
    الله عليه و سلم] and there is a difference of opinion about her name. Some say
    her name was Sahlah. She died during the reign of Uthman[ رضي الله عنه ]
  • This hadith proves that the rememberances of Allah that include, saying,
    “ SubhanAllah, Al-Hamdulilah, and Allahu Akbar are said before the Tasleem. i.e
    the conclusion of the obligatory prayers.
  • After the second Tashahud is when a person makes dua.
  • It’s recommended to make the remembrances of Allah extoling and glorifying
    Him before supplicating to Him.
  • It’s permissible to say , SubhanAllah,
    Al-Hamdulilah, and Allahu Akbar in the prayer when you intend to make dua.
  • It’s allowed to say glorify Allah, praise Him and acknowledge His
    greatness when a person wants to ask Allah for a specific need and then anticipate
    that supplication will be answered. [ explanation of Sunnan An-Nasa’I vol
    15/pg 215-216 by Al-Alamah Ash-Sheikh Muhammad Adam Al-Ethiopi [ may Allah
    preserve him    ]

Translated by Abu Aaliyah
Abdullah ibn Dwight Battle

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Earn Two Intercessions in the Month of Ramadhan

Earn Two Intercessions in the Month
of Ramadhan

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

عَنْ عَبْدِ
اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو : أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
قَالَ : الصِّيَامُ وَالْقُرْآنُ يَشْفَعَانِ لِلْعَبْدِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ،
يَقُولُ الصِّيَامُ : أَيْ رَبِّ ، مَنَعْتُهُ الطَّعَامَ وَالشَّهَوَاتِ
بِالنَّهَارِ ، فَشَفِّعْنِي فِيهِ ، وَيَقُولُ الْقُرْآنُ : مَنَعْتُهُ النَّوْمَ
بِاللَّيْلِ ، فَشَفِّعْنِي فِيهِ ، قَالَ : فَيُشَفَّعَانِ.

Fasting and the Quran will both intercede on behalf of the servant on the Day of Judgment. Fasting will say my Lord, I prevented him from the food and desires during the day, and so let me intercede for him. The Quran will say, “ I prevented him from sleeping at night, so let me intercede in his favor. Allah will say, “ You may both intercede.”

Collected by Ahmed(2/174),
Al-Bayhaqi, in Branches of Faith (1994). Imam Al-Albani graded it as being
authentic.

Benefits for
this Subject

  • Ash-Shiekh UbaidAllah Al-Mubarkfuri said:, “Fasting”
    refers to the fast of Ramadhan, while other scholars say every kind of fast is
    included. “The Quran” refers to the its recital and Imam t-Tibee
    said, “It means the night prayer. There is something similar found in the verse
    when the Quran is refered to as the Prayer. Allah said, “Recite the Quran at
    Fajr. Indeed the Quran in the early dawn is witnessed    ” Al-Isra 78. And it’s
    clear by wording, “The Quran will say I prevented him from sleeping at night. [1]
  • Al-Amir As-Sanan’I said, these two acts will actually intercede for the
    person in reality.[2]
  • Ash-Shiekh UbaidAllah Al-Mubarkfuri said: “These two will intercede on
    his behalf…” implies that Fasting and the Quran recital will be giving a
    physical form with the ability to talk, thus the deeds on the Day of
    Resurrection will have a body. Also, these words could indicate that Allah will
    send an Angel to speak on the tongue of these two acts. This hadith must be
    accepted and understood just as it is. [3]
  • Imam At-Tibee said: The intercession of the Quran and Fasting has been interpreted to mean that these acts will be given the ability intercede on the person’s behalf as mentioned in the texts. This is the correct methodology; as the human’s mind is limited in regards to understanding the divine world. Therefore, the only thing to do is to submit to these texts as they are and to believe in them. There are some people who say the intercession of the Fast and the recital of the Quran is figurative and means they will stop Allah’s Anger towards the servant and give him honor, raise his status and rank with Allah on the Day of Judgment. [4]
  • Imam Mulla Ali Al-Qari said, “ Perhaps the intercession of Ramadhan will
    remove the bad deeds.[5]
  • Translators’ note. Ramadhan is the month of the worship day and night.
    During the night we pray Tarawih, study and read the Quran and during the day
    we are fasting. Therefore , this hadith can be applied for the month of
    Ramadhan. And Allah knows best.

Prepared by Abu Aaliyah
Abdullah ibn Dwight Battle

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blessed Arabian Peninsula

[1] Mirahtul Mafatih
vol 8/155 by Ash-Shiekh UbaidAllah

[2] At-Tanweer vol7/95