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“The supplication is the essence of worship”: is it a hadith? Where is it written?

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الدعاء مخ العبادة

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Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, No. 3371

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 3371

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حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " الدُّعَاءُ مُخُّ الْعِبَادَةِ ". قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ، لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ لَهِيعَةَ.

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  • al-Albānī: Ḍaʿīf — Ṣaḥīḥ wa-Ḍaʿīf Sunan al-Tirmidhī (al-Maktaba al-Shāmila)

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Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

6 more reports have similar wording.

Sunan Abī Dāwūd No. 1479The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Sunan Abī Dāwūd No. 1479

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حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ، عَنْ يُسَيْعٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: " الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ، وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ".

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  1. Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1479: حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ, from شُعْبَةُ, from مَنْصُورٍ, from ذَرٍّ, from يُسَيْعٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ, from النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ (al-Nuʿmān ibn Bashīr), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 2969The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī No. 2969

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حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ، عَنْ يُسَيِّعٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ، عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي قَوْلِهِ: " وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ "، قَالَ: " الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ "، وَقَرَأَ وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: دَاخِرِينَ "، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.

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  • al-Albānī: Ṣaḥīḥ — Ṣaḥīḥ wa-Ḍaʿīf Sunan al-Tirmidhī (al-Maktaba al-Shāmila)

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  1. Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī 2969: هَنَّادٌ, from أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ, from الْأَعْمَشِ, from ذَرٍّ, from يُسَيِّعٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ, from النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ (al-Nuʿmān ibn Bashīr), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 3828The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Sunan Ibn Mājah No. 3828

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حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ, حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ, عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ, عَنْ ذَرِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ, عَنْ يُسَيْعٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ, عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ, قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ, ثُمَّ قَرَأَ وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ".

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  • Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, No. 3247
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 18011
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 18057

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  1. Sunan Ibn Mājah 3828: عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ, from وَكِيعٌ, from الْأَعْمَشِ, from ذَرِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ, from يُسَيْعٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ, from النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ (al-Nuʿmān ibn Bashīr), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 17980The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 17980

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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، وَمَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ، عَنْ يُسَيْعٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ "، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ: ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ، إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي ".

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 17980: عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ, from سُفْيَانُ, from الْأَعْمَشِ, from ذَرٍّ, from يُسَيْعٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ, from النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ (al-Nuʿmān ibn Bashīr), from the Prophet ﷺ
  2. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 17980: عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ, from سُفْيَانُ, from مَنْصُورٍ, from ذَرٍّ, from يُسَيْعٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ, from النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ (al-Nuʿmān ibn Bashīr), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 18016The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 18016

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حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ، عَنْ يُسَيْعٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ "، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ: ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ".

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 18016: ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ, from الْأَعْمَشُ, from ذَرٍّ, from يُسَيْعٍ, from النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ (al-Nuʿmān ibn Bashīr), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 18057The wording is similar, not the same. Compare the two texts.Show the full entry

Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset entry 18057

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حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ ذَرٍّ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، عَنْ يُسَيْعٍ، عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ الدُّعَاءَ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ "، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ: وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ".

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  • Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, No. 3247
  • Sunan Ibn Mājah, No. 3828
  • Musnad Aḥmad, Sanadset entry 18011

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  1. Musnad Aḥmad Sanadset 18057: وَكِيعٌ, from الْأَعْمَشُ, from ذَرٍّ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ, from يُسَيْعٍ, from النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ (al-Nuʿmān ibn Bashīr), from the Prophet ﷺ

Text source: Mghari, Bouras, El Hibaoui (2022), Sanadset 650K, CC BY 4.0

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