the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “It used to be from the supplication of Dawud that he would say: ‘O Allah, indeed, I ask You for Your love and the love of those who love You, and for the action that will cause me to attain Your love, O Allah, make Your love more beloved to me than myself, my family and cold water (Allāhumma innī as’aluka ḥubbaka wa ḥubba man yuḥibbuka wal-ʿamalalladhī yuballighunī ḥubbak. Allāhummajʿal ḥubbaka aḥabba ilaiyya min nafsī, wa ahlī wa minal-mā’il-bārid) He said: “And when the Prophet ﷺ would mention Dawud, he would narrate about him, saying: “He was the best in worship out of all men.”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَاءِ دَاوُدَ يَقُولُ «(اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ وَالْعَمَلَ الَّذِي يُبَلِّغُنِي حُبَّكَ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ حُبَّكَ أَحَبَّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ نَفْسِي وَأَهْلِي وَمِنَ الْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ.)» قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا ذَكَرَ دَاوُدَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كَانَ أَعْبَدَ الْبَشَرِ

[AI] "On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said: David ﷺ asked his Lord, 'O Lord, I ask you for your love, the love of those who love you, and the action that will bring me closer to your love. O Lord, make your love dearer to me than myself, my family, and cold water.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Whenever David is mentioned and narrated about, it is said, he was the most devout among humans.' This hadith has an authentic chain of narration and was not mentioned by Abdullah ibn Yazid al-Damashqi. These words were said by Ahmad bin Hanbal, who considered them fabricated."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ قَالَ دَاوُدُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ وَالْعَمَلَ الَّذِي يُبَلِّغُنِي حُبَّكَ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ حُبَّكَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ نَفْسِي وَأَهِلِّي وَمِنَ الْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا ذَكَرَ دَاوُدَ وَحَدَّثَ عَنْهُ قَالَ «كَانَ أَعْبَدَ الْبَشَرِ» صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجَاهُ بل عبد الله بن يزيد الدمشقي هذا قال أحمد أحاديثه موضوعة

"كَانَ دَاود يَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ، وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ، وَالْعَمَل الَّذِي يُبَلِّغُنِى حُبَّكَ، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَل حُبَّكَ أحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ نَفْسِى وَأهْلِى وَمِنَ الْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ".