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Sahih Muslim 2679a

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: When one of you makes a supplication (to his Lord) one should not say: O Allah, grant me pardon, if Thou so likest, but one should beg one’s…

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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، (يَعْنُونَ ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ) عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِذَا دَعَا أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي إِنْ شِئْتَ وَلَكِنْ لِيَعْزِمِ الْمَسْأَلَةَ وَلْيُعَظِّمِ الرَّغْبَةَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَتَعَاظَمُهُ شَىْءٌ أَعْطَاهُ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: When one of you makes a supplication (to his Lord) one should not say: O Allah, grant me pardon, if Thou so likest, but one should beg one’s (Lord) with a will and full devotion, for there is nothing so great in the eye of Allah which He cannot grant.

আবূ বাকর ইবনু আবূ শায়বাহ্ (রহঃ) ..... ইবনু কা'ব ইবনু মালিক (রাযিঃ) থেকে। বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, রসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম তাকে এবং আওস ইবনু হাদাসান (রাযিঃ) কে আইয়্যামে তাশরীকে একটি ঘোষণা দেয়ার জন্য পাঠালেন। অতঃপর তারা রসূলের বাণী ঘোষণা করে শুনিয়ে দিলেনঃ মু'মিন ব্যক্তি ছাড়া কেউই জান্নাতে প্রবেশ করবে না, আর মিনায় অবস্থানের দিনগুলো হচ্ছে পানাহার করার দিন।

ابو بکر بن ابی شیبہ ، محمد بن سابق ، ابراہیم بن طہمان ، ابی زبیر ، حضرت کعب رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہ اپنے باپ سے ر وایت کرتے ہیں کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے انہیں اوس بن حدثان کو تشریق کے دنوں میں یہ اعلان کرانے کے لئے بھیجاکہ جنت میں مومن کے سواکوئی داخل نہیں ہوگا ۔ اور منیٰ میں دن کھانے اور پینے کے دن ہیں ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Bakr bin Abu Syaibah] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Muhammad bin Sabiq] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ibrahim bin Thamhan] dari [Abu Zubair] dari [Ibnu Ka'b bin Malik] dari [bapaknya] bahwa ia telah menceritakan kepadanya bahwa Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam pernah mengutusnya bersama Aus bin Al Hadatsan pada hari-hari Tasyriq, lalu ia menyerukan; "Sesungguhnya tidak akan masuk surga kecuali peribadi yang mukmin, dan hari-hari di Mina merupakan hari makan-makan dan minum."

Dan Telah meceritakannya kepada kami [Abdu bin Humaid] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Amir Abdul Malik bin Amru] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ibrahim bin Thamhan] dengan isnad ini, hanya saja ia menyebutkan; "Maka keduanya menyerukan

Bize Ebû Bekir b. Ebî Şeybe rivayet etti. (Dediki) Bize Muhammed b. Sabık rivayet etti. (Dediki) Bize İbrahim b. Tahman Ebu'z-Zubeyr'den o da İbn-i Ka'b b. Malik'den o da babasından naklen rivayet etti ki, Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) babasını Evs b. Hadesan ile birlikte teşrik günlerinde (halk arasına) göndermiş, o da: — «Cennete mü'minden başka kimse girmeyecektir. Mina günleri yeyip içme günleridir.» diye nida etmiş

Sahih Muslim 2679a, Book 48, The Book Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness, Hadith 8. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade making one's supplication conditional on something, even if it is Allah's will, as it is a well-known certainty that He does not forgive unless He wills. There is no point in conditioning one's supplication on His will, as this condition is only relevant for someone who may do something against his will under compulsion, which is something that Allah is far exalted above.

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarified this at the end of the Hadīth by saying that, indeed, none can compel Him. Moreover, nothing is too great for Allah to give; He is not incapable of anything, nor is there anything too great for Him that one would say: if You will. Making supplication conditional on His will is a form of being self-sufficient regarding His forgiveness.

The statement: "If You will to give me such-and-such, then do so" is only used when addressing someone whom one does not need or someone incapable. However, when addressing the Able Whom one needs, then one should be determined in his request, asking for his needs and imploring Allah and resorting to Him, as He is the Self-Sufficient, the Perfect, and the One Capable of all things.

What it teaches

  • It is prohibited to make the supplication conditional on the divine will.
  • Exalting Allah far above anything that does not befit Him and showing His extensive grace, complete self-sufficiency, generosity, and bounty.
  • Affirming perfection for Allah Almighty.
  • Having great desire for what is with Allah and having good expectations of Him, may He be exalted.
  • Some people unconsciously make their supplications conditional on Allah's will, such as saying: May Allah reward you with good, if Allah wills, or May Allah have mercy on him, if Allah wills. This is not permissible due to the Hadīth in question.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Yahya ibn Ayyub al-MaqabiriTold us, Fourth generation, died 233 AH
  3. 3Qutaybah ibn SaidWith, Fourth generation, died 240 AH
  4. 4Ali ibn HujrWith, Third generation, died 244 AH
  5. 5Ismail ibn JafarTold us, Third generation, died 180 AH
  6. 6Al-Ala ibn Abd ar-RahmanFrom, Successor, died 130 AH
  7. 7Abd ar-Rahman ibn YaqubFrom, Successor, died 101 AH
  8. 8Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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