Hadith #22
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ مِخْرَاقٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبَايَةَ عَنْ مَوْلًى لِسَعْدٍ أَنَّ سَعْدًا سَمِعَ ابْنًا لَهُ يَدْعُو وَهُوَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ
مَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَنَعِيمَهَا وَإِسْتَبْرَقَهَا وَنَحْوًا مِنْ هَذَا وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ النَّارِ وَسَلَاسِلِهَا وَأَغْلَالِهَا فَقَالَ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ اللَّهَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا وَتَعَوَّذْتَ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرٍّ كَثِيرٍ وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ قَوْمٌ يَعْتَدُونَ فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَقَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ { ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ } وَإِنَّ حَسْبَكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ
Isnad Chain
عبد الرحمن بن مهدي
شعبة
زياد بن مخراق
أبا عباية
مولى لسعد
ابنا له يدعو وهو يقول الله
English Translation
It was narrated that Sa'd heard his son making supplication, saying: 'O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and its bliss and its brocade,' and similar things, 'and I seek refuge with You from the Fire and its chains and shackles.' Sa'd said: 'You have asked Allah for much good and sought refuge from much evil. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: There will come a people who are excessive in supplication. And the best supplication is: O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the Hereafter.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 6, Hadith 22
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 1402
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-37792