English translation
3865. It was narrated from Salmān that the Prophet ﷺ 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." (Hasan)
Hadith 3865
Raising The Hands When Supplicating
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 5
34. The Chapters On SupplicationSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 3865 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1271
Al-Albani source references (1)
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Source no. 3865 · Volume 8 · Page 365
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (١٣٣٧) ، التعليق الرغيب (٢ / ٢٧٢) ، المشكاة (٢٢٤٤ / التحقيق الثاني)
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Arabic text
3865 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ سَلْمَانَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ حَيِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ، يَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ عَبْدِهِ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ إِلَيْهِ يَدَيْهِ، فَيَرُدَّهُمَا صِفْرًا، - أَوْ قَالَ: خَائِبَتَيْنِ - "
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a. Allāh responds to all the supplications of a slave (provided there is no impediment that prevents it from being accepted). But its impact is observed sometimes in this world and sometimes in Hereafter. b. Both hands should be raised at the time of supplication. c. This Hadith proves the attribute of Highness for Allāh. i.e., He is above the Heavens, not everywhere, but His knowledge, might, and mercy encompass everything.