Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi ShaybafromZuhayr bin HarbfromIsma'il bin Ibrahim - Ibn 'AliyafromAbu Bakr bin Abi UvaisfromIsma'il bin Ibrahim - Ibn 'Aliyafrom'Abdul 'Aziz bin SuhaibfromAnas bin Malik
Hadith text · Matn
إِذَا دَعَا أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَعْزِمْ فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَلاَ يَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَأَعْطِنِي فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ مُسْتَكْرِهَ لَهُ
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English translation
Anas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
When one of you makes supplication, he should supplicate with a will and should not say: O Allah, confer upon me if You likest, for there is none to coerce Allah.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ، قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 48, Hadith 7
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 35, Hadith 6477 (deprecated numbering scheme)