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Jami' at-TirmidhiChapters on Supplication

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3558

Chapter: “Ask Allah for Pardon And Al-Afiyah…”

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3558

Narrator:Abu Bakr as-Siddīq

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ، أَنَّ مُعَاذَ بْنَ رِفَاعَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ بَكَى فَقَالَ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامَ الأَوَّلِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ بَكَى فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ سَلُوا اللَّهَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فَإِنَّ أَحَدًا لَمْ يُعْطَ بَعْدَ الْيَقِينِ خَيْرًا مِنَ الْعَافِيَةِ ‏"

Mu`adh bin Rifa`ah narrated from his father, that he said:

“Abu Bakr stood upon the Minbar, then wept, and said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood upon the Minbar the first year (of Hijrah), then wept, and said: “Ask Allah for pardon and Al-`Āfiyah (well-being). None of you is given anything after Yaqeen (certainty), anything better than Al-`Āfiyah (well-being).

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 3558).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ أَبِيهِ ) أَيْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَوْلُهُ : ( عَامَ الْأَوَّلِ ) أَيْ مِنْ الْهِجْرَةِ ( ثُمَّ بَكَى ) قِيلَ إِنَّمَا بَكَى لِأَنَّهُ عَلِمَ وُقُوعَ أُمَّتِهِ فِي الْفِتَنِ وَغَلَبَتْهُ الشَّهْوَةُ وَالْحِرْصُ عَلَى جَمْعِ الْمَالِ وَتَحْصِيلِ الْجَاهِ فَأَمَرَهُمْ بِطَلَبِ الْعَفْوِ وَالْعَافِيَةِ لِيَعْصِمَهُمْ مِنْ الْفِتَنِ " سَلُوا اللَّهَ الْعَفْوَ " أَيْ عَنْ الذُّنُوبِ. قَالَ فِي النِّهَايَةِ الْعَفْوُ مَعْنَاهُ التَّجَاوُزُ عَنْ الذَّنْبِ وَتَرْكُ الْعِقَابِ عَلَيْهِ أَصْلُهُ الْمَحْوُ وَالطَّمْسُ " وَالْعَافِيَةُ " قَالَ الْقَارِي : مَعْنَاهُ السَّلَامَةُ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ الْفِتْنَةِ وَفِي الْبَدَنِ مِنْ سَيِّئِ الْأَسْقَامِ وَشِ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3558
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3558
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3558
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3558

Other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 2489

Abu Bakr said that God’s messenger mounted the pulpit, then wept and said, "Ask God for forgiveness and health, for after being granted certainty, one is given nothing better than health." Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a hasan tradition whose isnad is gharib.

وَعَن أبي بكرٍ قَالَ: قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ بَكَى فَقَالَ: «سَلُوا اللَّهَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فَإِنَّ أَحَدًا لَمْ يُعْطَ بَعْدَ الْيَقِينِ خَيْرًا مِنَ…

Narrated by Abu Bakr as-Siddīq

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Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 724

Awsat bin Ismail has narrated that he heard Abu Bakr (ra) say after the death of the Prophet (ﷺ) “This is the very place where the Prophet (ﷺ), had stood in the first year of Hijrah”. Saying that, he began to weep and added, "Hold on to truth because that is piety and both these things will carry a…

حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ خُمَيْرٍ قَالَ‏:‏ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ أَوْسَطَ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالَ‏:‏ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ رَضِيَ…

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I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to teach me a supplication. He (ﷺ) said, "Beg Allah for safety (from all evils in this world and in the Hereafter)." I waited for some days and then I went to him again and asked him: "O Messenger of Allah Teach me to supplicate something from Allah." He said to…

وعن أبي الفضل العباس بن عبد المطلب رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قلت يا رسول الله‏:‏ علمني شيئًا أسأله الله تعالى، قال‏:‏ ‏"‏سلوا الله العافية‏"‏ فمكثت أيامًا، ثم جئت فقلت‏:‏ يا رسول الله‏:‏ علمني شيئًا أسأله الله تعالى، قال…

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Anas told of a man who came to the Prophet and asked him which supplication was most excellent. To this he replied, "Ask your Lord for health and for security from evil in this world and the next." He came to him on the following day, asked the same question, and received a similar reply. Then when…

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: «سَلْ رَبَّكَ الْعَافِيَةَ وَالْمُعَافَاةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ»…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 1 other version

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3851

"The Messenger of Allah (saas) said: 'There is no supplication that a person can say that is better than: Allahumma inni as'aluka al-mu'afah fid-dunya wal-akhirah (O Allah, I ask You for Al-Mu'afah in this world and in the Hereafter).'"

"‏ مَا مِنْ دَعْوَةٍ يَدْعُو بِهَا الْعَبْدُ أَفْضَلَ مِنَ - اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْمُعَافَاةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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"A man come to the Prophet (saas) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what supplication is best?' He said: 'Ask your Lord for forgiveness and to be kept safe and sound in this world and in the Hereafter.' Then (the man) came the next day and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what supplication is best?' He…

"‏ سَلْ رَبَّكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالَعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ فَإِذَا أُعْطِيتَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ فَقَدْ أَفْلَحْتَ ‏"

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

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