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Sunan Ibn Majah 3836 (Book 34, Hadith 10) #33190
Praying for Others

SUMMARY: The Prophet (SAWS) taught us to not do what the Persians do for their leaders, and then he prayed for us.

It was narrated that Abu Umamah Al Bahili said: "The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) came out to us, leaning on a stick, and when we saw him we stood up. He said: 'Do not do what the Persians do for their leaders'. We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, why don't you pray to Allah for us?' He said: 'Allahummaghfirlana, warhamna, warda 'anna, wa taqabbal minna, wa adkhilnal-jannah, wa najjina minan-nar, wa aslih lana sha'nana kullah. O Allah, forgive us and have mercy on us, be pleased with us and accept (our good deeds) from us, admit us to Paradise and save us from Hell, and rectify all our affairs'. It was as if we wanted him to say more, but he said: 'Have I not summed everything for you?'"
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَرْزُوقٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَدَبَّسِ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ، قَالَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ وَهُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَى عَصًا فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَاهُ قُمْنَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تَفْعَلُوا كَمَا يَفْعَلُ أَهْلُ فَارِسَ بِعُظَمَائِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوْ دَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ لَنَا ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَارْضَ عَنَّا وَتَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا وَأَدْخِلْنَا الْجَنَّةَ وَنَجِّنَا مِنَ النَّارِ وَأَصْلِحْ لَنَا شَأْنَنَا كُلَّهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْبَبْنَا أَنْ يَزِيدَنَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَوَلَيْسَ قَدْ جَمَعْتُ لَكُمُ الأَمْرَ

TOPICS
prayer  *  mercy  *  acceptance  *  paradise  *  hellfire  *  duaa  *  maghfirah  *  rahmah  *  qabool  *  jannah  *  nar

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray for others even if it is just a short prayer like this one .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of praying for others. The Prophet Muhammad SAWS came out to his companions leaning on a stick, and when they saw him they stood up out of respect. He then told them not to do what the Persians did for their leaders, which was likely bowing down in reverence or something similar. His companions asked him to pray for them, so he said a prayer asking Allah SWT to forgive them, have mercy on them, be pleased with them and accept their good deeds from them; admit them into Paradise and save them from Hellfire; and rectify all of their affairs. This prayer summed up everything that his companions could have asked him to pray for - it was as if they wanted more but he had already said enough! This hadith teaches us that we should always be willing to pray for others - even if it's just a short prayer like this one - because it can make a huge difference in someone's life!

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