What is Sunan Abu Dawud 979 about?

This hadith from Sunan Abu Dawud (Book of Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)), narrated by This has been transmitted by al-Hakam through a different chain of narrators. This version has:, states: "O Allah, bless Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as didst bless Abraham. Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious. O Allah grant favours of Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as Thou didst grant favour to A…"

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This hadith is graded Hasan. Hasan hadiths are considered good and acceptable in hadith classification.

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This hadith is from Sunan Abu Dawud, which contains 5,276 hadiths across 43 books. It is hadith number 979 in the Book of Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat).

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Sunan Abu Dawud #979

Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Hasan

The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بِشْرٍ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ بِهَذَا قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى كَمَا رَوَاهُ مِسْعَرٌ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَسَاقَ مِثْلَهُ ‏.‏

O Allah, bless Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as didst bless Abraham. Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious. O Allah grant favours of Muhammad and Muhammad’s family as Thou didst grant favour to Abraham’s family. Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by al-Zubair b. ‘Adi as narrated by Mis’ar , except that his version goes: As Thou didst bless Abraham’s family. Thou art indeed praiseworthy and glorious. And grant favours to Muhammad. He then narrated the tradition in full.

Narrated by This has been transmitted by al-Hakam through a different chain of narrators. This version has:

Context

This hadith is a supplication made by the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) asking Allah to bless him and his family, similar to the blessings bestowed upon the family of Ibrahim. It emphasizes the significance of invoking blessings upon the Prophet and recognizing his esteemed position.

Modern Application

In modern practice, this supplication can be incorporated into daily prayers and moments of reflection, reminding Muslims of the importance of sending blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and his family.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prayer and Supplication because it illustrates the practice of invoking blessings in prayers and the significance of supplication in Islamic worship.

Prayer Supplication