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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3556

Chapter: “Indeed Allah is Hayy, Generous...”

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3556

Narrator:Salmān

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، صَاحِبُ الأَنْمَاطِ عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ يَسْتَحِي إِذَا رَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَيْهِ يَدَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُمَا صِفْرًا خَائِبَتَيْنِ ‏"

Salman Al-Farsi narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“Indeed, Allah, is Hayy, Generous, when a man raises his hands to Him, He feels too shy to return them to him empty and rejected.”

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 3556) and Abu Dawud (No. 1488).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sunan Abu Dawud 1488

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَيِيٌّ ) فَعِيلٌ مِنْ الْحَيَاءِ أَيْ كَثِيرُ الْحَيَاءِ وَوَصْفُهُ تَعَالَى بِالْحَيَاءِ يُحْمَلُ عَلَى مَا يَلِيقُ لَهُ كَسَائِرِ صِفَاتِهِ نُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَلَا نُكَيِّفُهَا ( كَرِيمٌ ) هُوَ الَّذِي يُعْطِي مِنْ غَيْرِ سُؤَالٍ فَكَيْفَ بَعْدَهُ ( صِفْرًا ) بِكَسْرِ الصَّادِ الْمُهْمَلَةِ وَسُكُونِ الْفَاءِ أَيْ خَالِيَتَيْنِ , قَالَ الطِّيبِيُّ يَسْتَوِي فِيهِ الْمُذَكَّرُ وَالْمُؤَنَّثُ وَالتَّثْنِيَةُ وَالْجَمْعُ ( خَائِبَتَيْنِ ) مِنْ الْخَيْبَةِ وَهُوَ الْحِرْمَانُ. وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ دَلَالَةٌ عَلَى اِسْتِحْبَابِ رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَالْأَحَادِيثُ فِيهِ كَثِيرَةٌ , وَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ أَنَسٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ…

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Scholars’ grades

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

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3556
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3556
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3556

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1488

Verily, your Lord is Bashful and Munificent. He is too Bashful of His slave to let him go empty-handed when raising his hands to Him

"Verily, your Lord is Bashful and Munificent. He is too Bashful of His slave to let him go empty-handed when raising his hands to Him."

إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُمَا صِفْرًا ‏"

Narrated by Salmān Explained

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1552

“Your Rabb (Lord of the Universe) is Modest and Generous, and would never turn the hands of a slave without gain when he raises them to Him (in supplication).” Related by the four lmams except An-Nasa’i. Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.

وَعَنْ سَلْمَانَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ, يَسْتَحِي مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا رَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ يَدَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُمَا صِفَرًا } أَخْرَجَهُ…

Narrated by Salmān

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 2244

Salman reported God’s messenger as saying, “Your Lord is munificent and generous, and is ashamed to turn away empty the hands of a servant when he raises them to Him .” Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Baihaqi, in [Kitab] ad-Da'awat al-kabir, transmitted it.

وَعَن سَلْمَانَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُمَا صِفْرًا» . رَوَاهُ…

Narrated by Salmān

Also reported by… (4)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (2889)اللَّهَ حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ يَسْتَحْيِي إِذَا رَفَعَ الرَّجُلُ إِلَيْهِ يَدَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُمَا صِفْرًا خَائِبَتَيْنِ
  • تاريخ بغداد للخطيب البغدادي (1044)إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ يَسْتَحِي مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا رَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ يَدَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُمَا إِلَيْهِ صِفْرًا
  • صحيح ابن حبان (883)رَبَّكُمْ حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُمَا صِفْرًا
  • مسند الشهاب (1036)رَبَّكُمْ حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّهُمَا صِفْرًا

On the same subject

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3865

Prophet (saas) said: "Your Lord is Kind and Most Generous, and is too kind to let His slave, if he raises his hands to Him, bring them back empty," or he said "frustrated."

"‏ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ يَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ عَبْدِهِ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ إِلَيْهِ يَدَيْهِ فَيَرُدَّهُمَا صِفْرًا - أَوْ قَالَ خَائِبَتَيْنِ ‏"

Narrated by Salmān

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