Status of the hadeeth about what is called the “du’aa’ of Jibreel”
Question What is the status of this du’aa’? The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Jibreel came down to me when I was praying behind the Maqaam and when I had finished praying I called upon my Lord, and said: ‘My Beloved, teach me something for my ummah so…
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Is this correct.
Praise be to Allah.
This hadeeth which is called “the du’aa’ of Jibreel” has no
basis in the saheeh Sunnah, and not even among the da’eef (weak) reports. It
is a hadeeth that is falsely attributed to the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him). Whoever is familiar with the wording of
ahaadeeth and du’aa’s will have no doubt that it is a fabrication of the
heretics. Describing the virtues of this du’aa’ it was said: “Whoever writes
it on his shroud with the dust of al-Husayn (peace be upon him) will be
protected from the torment of the grave”!
Some of the phrases used are indicative of the folly of the
author, as he thinks that this du’aa’ can trick the guardians of the faith.
Listen to what he says: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) said, and I memorized it and taught it to the
believers of our party and our supporters”!
As for the exaggerations about the rewards to be earned, and
the mistakes in grammar and spelling, there are many such. At the beginning
it says: “O Allaah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,
there is no god but Allaah, the number of those who proclaim His Oneness,
Allaah is Most great, the number of those who proclaim His greatness, praise
be to Allaah, the number of those who praise Him, glory be to Allaah the
number of those who glorify Him, I ask Allaah for forgiveness, I ask Allaah
for forgiveness, the number of those who ask for forgiveness.”
Whatever the case, in the saheeh Sunnah there is enough to
suffice and we have no need of these misguided myths. Our advice to our
brother is to read Husn al-Muslim (available in English under the
title “The Fortress of the Muslim”) or Saheeh al-Kalim al-Tayyib, and
the du’aa’s narrated by the trustworthy imams such as al-Bukhaari and Muslim
in the chapters on du’aa’ in their books.
And Allaah knows best.