O ‘Abbās, O uncle of the Messenger of Allah, ask Allah for safety in this life and the Hereafter
Narrator in the source: Al-‘Abbās ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib
Al-‘Abbās ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I may ask Allah Almighty for." He said: "Ask Allah for safety." After some days, I went to him and said: "O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I may ask Allah for." He said to me: "O ‘Abbās, O uncle of the Messenger of Allah, ask Allah for safety in this life and the Hereafter."- Grade in the source
- Sahih/Authentic by virtue of corroborating evidence
- Reported by
- Narrated by At-Tirmidhi and Ahmad
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 2932 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عَنِ العَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، عَلِّمْنِي شَيْئًا أَسْأَلُهُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ. قَالَ: «سَلِ اللَّهَ العَافِيَةَ»، فَمَكَثْتُ أَيَّامًا ثُمَّ جِئْتُ فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، عَلِّمْنِي شَيْئًا أَسْأَلُهُ اللَّهَ. فَقَالَ لِي: «يَا عَبَّاسُ، يَا عَمَّ رَسُولِ اللهِ، سَلِ اللَّهَ العَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ».Understand this hadith
Al-‘Abbās ibn ‘Abdul-Muttalib, the Prophet’s uncle (may Allah be pleased with him), asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) to teach him a supplication to ask Allah for. He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) taught him to ask Allah for well-being and safety from calamities and shortcomings in religion and in this world and the Hereafter. Al-‘Abbās said: A few days later, I returned to him (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) again and asked him to teach me a supplication to ask Allah for. Thereupon, he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, in a friendly manner: O ‘Abbās, O uncle of the Messenger of Allah, ask Allah for safety to ward off all harm and bring all good and benefit in this world and the Hereafter.
Lessons from the hadith
- The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) repeating the same answer to Al-‘Abbās when he asked him for the second time indicates that safety is the best thing a servant can ask of his Lord.
- The Hadīth points out the significance of safety and that it combines all goodness in this world and the Hereafter.
- It demonstrates the Companions' keenness to obtain more knowledge and goodness.
References (original Arabic)
سنن الترمذي (5/ 491) (3514). مسند أحمد (3/ 303) (1783). نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين (2/ 1014). كنوز رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (17/ 468). بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (2/ 566). تطريز رياض الصالحين، لفيصل المبارك (ص815). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (6/ 40).