Jami' at-Tirmidhi Chapters on Supplication

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3381

Chapter: What Has Been Related That The Supplication Of A Muslim Is Answered

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3381

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَدْعُو بِدُعَاءٍ إِلاَّ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَا سَأَلَ أَوْ كَفَّ عَنْهُ مِنَ السُّوءِ مِثْلَهُ مَا لَمْ يَدْعُ بِإِثْمٍ أَوْ قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ ‏"

Jabir narrated that :

the Messenger of Allah said: “There is none who utters a supplication, except that Allah gives him what he asked, or prevents evil from him that is equal to it – as long as he does not supplicate for something evil, or the cutting of ties of the womb.”

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 3381) and Ahmad (No. 14349, 14350).

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : " إِلَّا آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَا سَأَلَ" أَيْ إِنْ جَرَى فِي الْأَزَلِ تَقْدِيرُ إِعْطَائِهِ مَا سَأَلَ " أَوْ كَفَّ عَنْهُ مِنْ السُّوءِ مِثْلَهُ " أَيْ دَفَعَ عَنْهُ مِنْ الْبَلَاءِ عِوَضًا مِمَّا مُنِعَ قَدْرَ مَسْئُولِهِ إِنْ لَمْ يَجْرِ التَّقْدِيرُ " مَا لَمْ يَدْعُ بِإِثْمٍ" أَيْ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ " أَوْ قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ" تَخْصِيصٌ بَعْدَ تَعْمِيمٍ. اِعْلَمْ أَنَّ لِإِجَابَةِ الدُّعَاءِ شُرُوطًا مِنْهَا الْإِخْلَاصُ لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى : " فَادْعُوَا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ " , وَمِنْهَا أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ فِيهِ إِثْمٌ وَلَا قَطِيعَةُ رَحِمٍ لِحَدِيثِ جَابِرٍ هَذَا , وَمِنْهَا أَنْ يَكُونَ طَيِّبَ الْمَطْعَمِ وَالْمَلْبَسِ لِحَدِيثِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عِنْدَ مُسْلِمٍ وَغَيْرِهِ…

Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 3381
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3381
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 3381

Other versions

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 14349

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ طَائِرُ كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ فِي عُنُقِهِ قَالَ ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 14350

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَا أَحَدٌ يَدْعُو بِدُعَاءٍ إِلَّا آتَاهُ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh Arabic only

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 2236

Jabir reported God’s messenger as saying, “No one offers a supplication without God bringing him what he asks or keeping away from him a like amount of evil, provided he does not ask for something sinful or for breaking ties of relationship.” Tirmidhi transmitted it.

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَدْعُو بِدُعَاءٍ إِلَّا آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَا سَأَلَ أَوْ كَفَّ عَنْهُ مِنَ السُّوءِ مِثْلَهُ مَا لَمْ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Also reported by… (1)

تفسير ابن أبي حاتم (7303)مَا مِنَ النَّاسِ أَحَدٌ يَدْعُو بِدُعَاءٍ إِلا آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَا سَأَلَ ، وَكَفَّ عَنْهُ مِنَ السُّوءِ مِثْلَهُ ، مَا لَمْ يَدْعُ بِإِثْمٍ أَوْ قَطِيعَةِ رَحِمٍ

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Al-Adab al-Mufrad 654

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The supplication of any of you is answered as long as he does not get impatient and say, 'I made supplication and was not answered.'"

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ عُبَيْدٍ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَكَانَ مِنَ الْقُرَّاءِ وَأَهْلِ الْفِقْهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ…

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 1501

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Whenever a Muslim supplicates Allah, He accepts his supplication or averts any similar kind of trouble from him until he prays for something sinful or something that may break the ties of kinship." Upon this someone of the Companions said: "Then we shall supplicate…

وعن عبادة بن الصامت رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏"‏ما على الأرض مسلم يدعو الله تعالى بدعوة إلا آتاه الله إياها، أو صرف عنه من السوء مثلها‏.‏ ما لم يدع بإثم، أو قطيعة رحم‏"‏ فقال رجل من القوم‏:‏…

Narrated by Ubādah ibn as-Sāmit + 2 other versions

Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 710

either his supplication is answered quickly, or it is stored up for him in the Next World, or an evil equal to it is averted from him." It was said, "Then many supplications will be made." He replied, "Allah has more still to give."

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ‏:‏ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْمُتَوَكِّلِ النَّاجِيَّ قَالَ‏:‏ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى…

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Not graded Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3604d

“There is not a man who calls upon Allah with a supplication, except that he is answered. Either it shall be granted to him in the world, or reserved for him in the Hereafter, or, his sins shall be expiated for it according to the extent that he supplicated - as long as he does not supplicate for…

"‏ مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَدْعُو اللَّهَ بِدُعَاءٍ إِلاَّ اسْتُجِيبَ لَهُ فَإِمَّا أَنْ يُعَجَّلَ لَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُدَّخَرَ لَهُ فِي الآخِرَةِ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُكَفَّرَ عَنْهُ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِ بِقَدْرِ مَا دَعَا…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3604e

“There is not a worshipper who raises his hands, such that his armpit becomes visible, asking Allah for something, except that He shall grant it to him - as long as he does not become hasty.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, and how is haste made concerning it?” He (ﷺ) said: “He says: ‘I did ask…

"‏ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ إِبْطُهُ يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مَسْأَلَةً إِلاَّ آتَاهَا إِيَّاهُ مَا لَمْ يَعْجَلْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَيْفَ عَجَلَتُهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ يَقُولُ قَدْ سَأَلْتُ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 2227

He reported God’s messenger as saying, “A servant is granted an answer provided he does not ask for anything sinful or for breaking ties of relationship, and provided he does not demand an answer quickly.” On being asked what demanding an answer quickly meant, God’s messenger replied, “It is when…

" يَقُولُ: قَدْ دَعَوْتُ وَقَدْ دَعَوْتُ فَلَمْ أَرَ يُسْتَجَابُ لِي فَيَسْتَحْسِرُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ وَيَدَعُ الدُّعاءَ "

+ 1 other version

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3381

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Jabir reported God’s messenger as saying, “No one offers a supplication without God bringing him what he asks or keeping away from him a like amount of evil, provided he does not ask for something sinful or for breaking ties of relationship.” Tirmidhi transmitted it.

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Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The supplication of any of you is answered as long as he does not get impatient and say, 'I made supplication and was not answered.'"

either his supplication is answered quickly, or it is stored up for him in the Next World, or an evil equal to it is averted from him." It was said, "Then many supplications will be made." He replied, "Allah has more still to give."

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