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Sahih Muslim 2720

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to supplicate (in these words): “ O Allah, set right for me my religion which is the safeguard of my affairs. And set right for me the…

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو قَطَنٍ، عَمْرُو بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ الْقُطَعِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ الْمَاجِشُونِ عَنْ قُدَامَةَ بْنِ مُوسَى، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ السَّمَّانِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «اللَّهُمَّ أَصْلِحْ لِي دِينِيَ الَّذِي هُوَ عِصْمَةُ أَمْرِي وَأَصْلِحْ لِي دُنْيَاىَ الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَاشِي وَأَصْلِحْ لِي آخِرَتِي الَّتِي فِيهَا مَعَادِي وَاجْعَلِ الْحَيَاةَ زِيَادَةً لِي فِي كُلِّ خَيْرٍ وَاجْعَلِ الْمَوْتَ رَاحَةً لِي مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ»

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to supplicate (in these words): “ O Allah, set right for me my religion which is the safeguard of my affairs. And set right for me the affairs of my world wherein is my living. And set right for me my Hereafter on which depends my after-life. And make the life for me (a source) of abundance for every good and make my death a source of comfort for me protecting me against every evil.”

কুতায়বাহ্ (রহঃ) ..... আবদুল্লাহ ইবনু শাকীক (রহঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, আমি আয়িশাহ (রাযিঃ) কে জিজ্ঞেস করলাম ... উপরের হাদীসের অনুরূপ। তবে এ সানাদে অধঃস্তন রাবী হিশাম ও মুহাম্মাদের নাম উল্লেখ নেই।

قتیبہ نے ہمیں حدیث سنائی ، ( کہا : ) ہمیں حماد نے ایوب سے حدیث سنائی ، انھوں نے عبداللہ بن شقیق سے روایت کی ، کہا : میں نے حضرت عائشہ رضی اللہ تعالیٰ عنہا سے سوا کیا ۔ ۔ ۔ اسی ( سابقہ حدیث ) کے مانند ، انھوں نے سند میں ہشام اور محمد کا ذکر نہیں کیا ۔

{…} Bize Kuteybe rivayet etti. (Dediki) Bize Hammad, Eyyub'dan o da Abdullah b. Şakîk'den naklen rivayet etti. Abdullah: «Ben, Aişe (Radiyallahu anha)'ya sordum...» diyerek yukarki hadisin mislini rivayet etmiş, yalnız isnâdda Hişam ile Muhammedi zikretmemiştir. ;

Sahih Muslim 2720, Book 48, The Book Pertaining to the Remembrance of Allah, Supplication, Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness, Hadith 96. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) invoked Allah with a supplication in which he combined the principles of the noble morals that he was sent to perfect, namely the soundness of the religion, the worldly life, and the Hereafter. With such brief wording, he sought the soundness of these three comprehensive meanings.

He started with the soundness of the religion that guarantees the soundness of the conditions of both abodes, as he said: (O Allah, set right for me my religion) by guiding me to fulfill its manners most perfectly and completely. (That is the safeguard of my affairs) and the protector of all my matters. If my religion is corrupted, my affairs will be corrupted, and I shall fail and lose.

Given that the required soundness of the religion cannot be fulfilled except through the soundness of this worldly life, he said: (And set right for me my world) by granting me physical health, security, sustenance, a righteous wife, a virtuous offspring, and whatever I need, making it lawful and support for obeying You. Then he mentioned the reason behind asking Him to set it right, saying: (Wherein my living is), my residence, and my lifetime. (And set right for me my Hereafter, wherein my return is) to meet You, and this could be attained through righteous deeds and Allah's guidance of His slave to worship, sincerity, and a good end. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the Hereafter after the world, since the first is the means of reforming the second.

In other words, whoever remains upright in his worldly life in compliance with Allah's wish, his Hereafter will be set right for him, and he will be happy therein. (And make life) and longevity (an increase for me in every good) to increase my righteous deeds; (and make death) and hastening it (a relief for me from every evil), trial, adversity, and affliction caused by sins and negligence, a release from worldly hardships and sorrows, and attainment of comfort.

What it teaches

  • Religion is the most important thing, hence, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) started the supplication with it.
  • Religion acts as a protection for man preventing him from every evil.
  • Supplicating for worldly affairs for the sake of soundness of the religion and the Hereafter.
  • Wishing to die for fear of being subject to trial in one's religion or asking Allah to die on the testimony of faith is not disliked.

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. 2Ibrahim ibn DinarTold us, Fourth generation, died 232 AH
  3. 3Amr ibn al-HaythamTold us, Third generation, died 200 AH
  4. 4Abd al-al-Aziz ibn Abdullah al-MajashunFrom, Third generation, died 164 AH
  5. 5Israil ibn MusaFrom, Successor, died 141 AH
  6. 6Abu Salih as-SammanFrom, Successor, died 101 AH
  7. 7Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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