Sunan Ibn Majah 3828

Chapter: The Virtue of Supplication

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Hadith qudsi Sunan Ibn Majah 3828

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ ذَرِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، عَنْ يُسَيْعٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ‏‏{وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ}‏ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir that :

the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: "Indeed the supplication is the worship." Then he recited: "And your Lord said: Invoke Me, I will respond to you."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3828), Abu Dawud (No. 1479), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2969, 3247, 3372) and Ahmad (No. 17629, 17660, 17665, 17705, 17709).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3247

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( إِنَّ الدُّعَاء هُوَ الْعِبَادَة ) هُوَ مِنْ أَقْصَر الدُّعَاء فِي كَوْنه عِبَادَة لِأَشْيَاء أُخْرَى أَنْ يَكُون عِبَادَة وَالِاشْتِرَاك بِالْآيَةِ بِتَمَامِهَا وَذَلِكَ لِأَنَّ أَوَّل الْكَلَام مَسُوق لِلدُّعَاءِ فَالْمُنَاسِب بِهِ أَنْ يَقُول إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي فَإِطْلَاق الْعِبَادَة فِي مَوْضِع الدُّعَاء يَدُلّ عَلَى أَنَّ الدُّعَاء عِبَادَة.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3828
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3828
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3828
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3828

Other versions

Authentic Hadith qudsi Sunan Abu Dawud 1479

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Supplication (du'a') is itself the worship. (He then recited:) "And your Lord said: Call on Me, I will answer you" (xI.60).

الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ‏‏{‏ قَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ‏}‏ ‏"

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr

Authentic Hadith qudsi Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2969

from the Prophet (ﷺ) regarding Allah's saying: Your Lord said: Invoke Me, I shall respond to you (40:60, it appears that the author intended to apply it to Al-Baqarah 2:186). - he said: "The supplication is the worship." And he recited: 'Your Lord said: Invoke Me, I shall respond to you.' up to His…

‏ ‏‏(‏وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ‏)‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَرَأَ ‏:‏‏‏(‏ وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ‏)‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ ‏(‏ دَاخِرِينَ ‏)‏ ‏.‏

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr

Authentic Hadith qudsi Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3247

Supplication is worship

"Supplication is worship." Then, he recited: {Your Lord says: "Call upon Me; I will respond to you. Those who are too proud to worship Me will enter Hell, utterly debased."} [Surat Ghāfir: 60]

"‏ الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏ وقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ ‏)‏

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr Explained

Authentic Hadith qudsi Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3372

The Prophet said: “The supplication, is worship.” Then he recited: And Your Lord said: “Call upon me, I will respond to you. Verily, those who scorn My worship, they will surely enter Hell humiliated."

"‏ الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأََ ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏وقالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ ‏)‏ ‏

Narrated by An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 17629