Hadith 69

Sunan Abi Da'ud

Book 8: Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr Sahih

Chapter 509

Regarding Supplication (Ad-Du'a)

باب الدُّعَاءِ

Sahih
Sunan Abi Dawud 1484
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ يُسْتَجَابُ لأَحَدِكُمْ مَا لَمْ يَعْجَلْ فَيَقُولُ قَدْ دَعَوْتُ فَلَمْ يُسْتَجَبْ لِي ‏"
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:

"One of you is granted an answer (to his supplication) provided he does not say: 'I prayed but I was not granted an answer.'"