Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sahih Muslim, 2679 b
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Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Ishaq bin Musa bin 'Abdullah bin MusafromAbu Damra, Anas bin 'Ayyadfromal-Harith bin 'Abdur RahmanfromAta'a bin MynafromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي إِنْ شِئْتَ اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْنِي إِنْ شِئْتَ ‏.‏ لِيَعْزِمْ فِي الدُّعَاءِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ صَانِعٌ مَا شَاءَ لاَ مُكْرِهَ لَهُ ‏

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English translation

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

None of you should say to Allah (like this): O Allah, grant me mercy, if you so likest. The supplication (of his) should (be permeated with) conviction (that it would be accepted by the Lord), for Allah is the Doer of (everything) He likes to do, and there is none to force Him (to do or not to do this or that).

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي ذُبَابٍ - عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ مِينَاءَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 48, Hadith 9
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Book 35, Hadith 6479 (deprecated numbering scheme)
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