The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) liked comprehensive supplications and would leave aside anything else
Narrator in the source: ‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, reported saying:
‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) liked comprehensive supplications and would leave aside anything else.- Grade in the source
- Authentic
- Reported by
- Narrated by Abu Dāwūd and Ahmad
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 5886 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رضي الله عنها قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَحِبُّ الْجَوَامِعَ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ، وَيَدَعُ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ.Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) preferred supplications that encompassed the good of this world and the Hereafter, with few words but deep meanings, containing praise of Allah Almighty and noble purposes, and he would leave aside anything else.
Lessons from the hadith
- It is recommended to supplicate using simple words that encompass meanings of goodness, and it is disliked to resort to affectation and excessive elaboration in requests, as this goes against the guidance of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
- The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was uniquely granted the ability to speak with concise yet comprehensive words.
- Adherence to what has been established that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated with, even if it is lengthy and contains many words, for all of it counts among the comprehensive supplications.
References (original Arabic)
سنن أبي داود (2/ 605) (1482). مسند أحمد (42/ 76) (25151). بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (2/ 542). نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (2/ 1003). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (6/ 15). كنوز رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (17/ 349).