Riyad as-Salihin, 1404

Fadalah bin 'Ubaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard some one supplicating after his prayer without praising Allah and without supplicating Allah for the Prophet (ﷺ). With regard to him, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "This man rushed." Then he called him and said, "When any one of you have performed Salat (prayer) and wants to supplicate, let him praise Allah first then glorify Him in the beginning and then he should supplicate Allah for me. Then he may supplicate for whatever he likes." [Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].

وعن فضالة بن عبيد رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم رجلا يدعو في صلاته لم يمجد الله تعالى، ولم يصلِ على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏عجل هذا‏"‏ ثم دعاه فقال له -أو لغيره‏:‏ إذا صلى أحدكم فليبدأ بتحميد ربه سبحانه، والثناء عليه، ثم يصلي على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم يدعو بعد ما شاء‏"‏ رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقال حديث صحيح‏.‏

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In-Book Reference: Book 14, Hadith 8

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadith: 1) One of the etiquettes of supplication inside and outside the prayer is to start it with praising Allah Almighty and glorifying Him, then invoking Allah’s peace and blessings upon His Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), then one may supplicate Allah Almighty for whatever he wishes. 2) Being hasty in having one’s supplication answered is a reason for the supplication to be rejected and unfulfilled. 3) It is recommended to educate the ignorant when he makes a mistake, so a believer, especially a seeker of knowledge, has to be keen on educating people about the authentic Sunnah of the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him).

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