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Avoiding excess in supplication

ahmad:1483 – ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Mahdī > Shuʿbah > Ziyād b. Mikhrāq > Abū Naʿāmah > mawlā li-Saʿd > Saʿd

[AI] He heard a son of his making supplication, saying, "O Allah, I ask You for Paradise, its bliss, its brocade, and the like of that, and I seek refuge in You from the Fire, its chains, and its shackles." He said, "You have asked Allah for much good and sought refuge with Allah from much evil. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "There will be people who go to excess in supplication."" And he recited this verse: "Call upon your Lord humbly and privately. Indeed, He does not love the transgressors" [al-Araf: 55]. "It is sufficient for you to say: O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and whatever brings one near to it of word or deed, and I seek refuge in You from the Fire and whatever brings one near to it of word or deed."

أحمد:١٤٨٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ مِخْرَاقٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا نَعَامَةَ عَنْ مَوْلًى لِسَعْدٍ أَنَّ سَعْدًا

سَمِعَ ابْنًا لَهُ يَدْعُو، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَنَعِيمَهَا وَإِسْتَبْرَقَهَا وَنَحْوًا مِنْ هَذَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَسَلاسِلِهَا وَأَغْلالِهَا. فَقَالَ: لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ اللهَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا، وَتَعَوَّذْتَ بِاللهِ مِنْ شَرٍّ كَثِيرٍ، وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ قَوْمٌ يَعْتَدُونَ فِي الدُّعَاءِ». وَقَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ: ﴿ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ﴾ [الأعراف: 55]. وَإِنَّ بِحَسْبِكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ.

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[Machine] He used to pray and would say in his supplication, "O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and I ask You for its blessings and joy, and for this and for that, and I seek refuge in You from the Fire and its chains and shackles, and from this and from that." Saad remained silent after that. After he finished praying, Saad said to him, "You sought refuge from a great evil and asked for great blessings, or he said, a long life." Shu'bah doubted and said, "I do not know whether this is Saad's statement or the statement of the Prophet ﷺ." Saad said to him, "Say, O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and whatsoever brings one close to it in word and deed, and I seek refuge in You from the Fire and whatsoever brings one close to it in word and deed."

أحمد:١٥٨٤ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ زِيَادُ بْنُ مِخْرَاقٍ أَخْبَرَنِي قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَيْسَ بْنَ عَبَايَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَوْلًى لِسَعْدٍ ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ مِخْرَاقٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَيْسَ بْنَ عَبَايَةَ الْقَيْسِيَّ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَوْلًى لِسَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ عَنِ ابْنٍ لِسَعْدٍ

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُصَلِّي فَكَانَ يَقُولُ فِي دُعَائِهِ اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ نَعِيمِهَا وَبَهْجَتِهَا وَمِنْ كَذَا وَمِنْ كَذَا وَمِنْ كَذَا وَمِنْ كَذَا وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَسَلاسِلِهَا وَأَغْلالِهَا وَمِنْ كَذَا وَمِنْكَذَا قَالَ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ سَعْدٌ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَالَ لَهُ سَعْدٌ تَعَوَّذْتَ مِنْ شَرٍّ عَظِيمٍ وَسَأَلْتَ نَعِيمًا عَظِيمًا أَوْ قَالَ طَوِيلًا شُعْبَةُ شَكَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ قَوْمٌ يَعْتَدُونَ فِي الدُّعَاءِ وَقَرَأَ {ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ} [الأعراف 55] قَالَ شُعْبَةُ لَا أَدْرِي قَوْلُهُ {ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً} [الأعراف 55] هَذَا مِنْ قَوْلِ سَعْدٍ أَوْ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَالَ لَهُ سَعْدٌ قُلْ اللهُمَّ أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ