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The best dua is asking for afiyah (well-being)

tirmidhi:3512 – Yūsuf b. ʿĪsā > al-Faḍl b. Mūsā > Salamah b. Wardān > Anas b. Mālik

A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: O Messenger of Allah, which supplication is best? He said: "Ask your Lord for well-being and protection in this world and the Hereafter."

Then he came to him on the second day and said: O Messenger of Allah, which supplication is best? He said the same to him. Then he came to him on the third day, and he said the same to him. He said: "If you are given well-being in this world and are given it in the Hereafter, then you have succeeded."

He said: This is a hasan gharib hadith through this route; we only know it from the hadith of Salamah ibn Wardan.

الترمذي:٣٥١٢ – حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عِيسَى حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ وَرْدَانَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَىُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: «سَلْ رَبَّكَ الْعَافِيَةَ وَالْمُعَافَاةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ».

ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَىُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ. ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، قَالَ: «فَإِذَا أُعْطِيتَ الْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا، وَأُعْطِيتَهَا فِي الآخِرَةِ، فَقَدْ أَفْلَحْتَ».

قَالَ: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ، إِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ وَرْدَانَ.

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adab:637 –

A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: Messenger of Allah, what is the best supplication? He answered: "Asking Allah for ʿāfiyah (well-being and forgiveness) in this world and the Hereafter." Then he came to him the following day and asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the best supplication? He answered: "Asking Allah for ʿāfiyah (forgiveness and well-being) in this world and the Hereafter. When you are given well-being in this world and the next, then you have achieved success."

الأدب المفرد:٦٣٧ –

فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: «سَلِ اللَّهَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ» ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الْغَدَ فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ أَيُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: «سَلِ اللَّهَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، فَإِذَا أُعْطِيتَ الْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ فَقَدْ أَفْلَحْتَ»

ibnmajah:3848 – ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Ibrāhīm al-Dimashqī > Ibn Abū Fudayk > Salamah b. And Rdān > Anas b. Mālik

"A man come to the Prophet (saas) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what supplication is best?' He said: 'Ask your Lord for forgiveness and to be kept safe and sound in this world and in the Hereafter.' Then (the man) came the next day and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what supplication is best?' He said: 'Ask your Lord for forgiveness and to be kept safe and sound in this world and in the Hereafter.' Then (the man) came the third day and said: 'O Prophet of Allah, what supplication is best?' He said: 'Ask your Lord for forgiveness and to be kept safe and sound in this world and in the Hereafter, for if you are forgiven and kept safe and sound in this world and the Hereafter, you will have succeeded.'"

ابن ماجة:٣٨٤٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ أَخْبَرَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ وَرْدَانَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ سَلْ رَبَّكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ سَلْ رَبَّكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَىُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ سَلْ رَبَّكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالَعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ فَإِذَا أُعْطِيتَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ فَقَدْ أَفْلَحْتَ

ahmad:12291 – Hāshim b. al-Qāsim > Ziyād b. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUlāthah > Salamah b. And Rdān al-Madanī > Anas b. Mālik

"A man come to the Prophet (saas) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what supplication is best?' He said: 'Ask your Lord for forgiveness and to be kept safe and sound in this world and in the Hereafter.' Then (the man) came the next day and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what supplication is best?' He said: 'Ask your Lord for forgiveness and to be kept safe and sound in this world and in the Hereafter.' Then (the man) came the third day and said: 'O Prophet of Allah, what supplication is best?' He said: 'Ask your Lord for forgiveness and to be kept safe and sound in this world and in the Hereafter, for if you are forgiven and kept safe and sound in this world and the Hereafter, you will have succeeded.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3848)

أحمد:١٢٢٩١ – حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُلَاثَةَ حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ وَرْدَانَ الْمَدَنِيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ تَسْأَلُ رَبَّكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ تَسْأَلُ رَبَّكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الْيَوْمَ الثَّالِثَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ تَسْأَلُ رَبَّكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ فَإِنَّكَ إِذَا أُعْطِيتَهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ أُعْطِيتَهُمَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَقَدْ أَفْلَحْتَ

bazzar:5610 –
Translation not available.
البزّار:٥٦١٠ – حَدَّثنا مُحَمد بن مَعْمَر حَدَّثنا جعفر بن عون أَخْبَرَنَا سَلَمَةَ بْنِ وَرْدَانَ

قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَيُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ سَلْ رَبَّكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي فَقَالَ أَيُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ سَلْ رَبَّكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِث فَقَالَ أَيُّ الدُّعَاءِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ سَلْ رَبَّكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ أُعْطِيتَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ فَقَدْ أَفْلَحْتَ

suyuti:3746a –
Translation not available.
السيوطي:٣٧٤٦أ –

"أفْضَلُ الدعاءِ: أن تسألَ ربَّكَ العَفْوَ والعافية: في الدُّنيا والآخرة؛ فإِنك إذا أُعْطِيَتهما في الدنيا، ثم أُعْطِيتَهما في الآخرةِ فقد أفْلَحت" .

[حم] أحمد وهناد، [ت] الترمذي حسن، [هـ] ابن ماجة عن أنس

suyuti:14810a –
Translation not available.
السيوطي:١٤٨١٠أ –

"سَلْ رَبَّك الْعَافيَة وَالمُعَافاة في الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ، فَإِذَا أُعْطِيتَ الْعَافِيَةَ فِى الدُّنْيَا وَأُعْطِيتَهَا فِى الآخِرَةِ فَقَدْ أَفْلَحْتَ".

[ت] الترمذي حسن، [هـ] ابن ماجة عن أَنس