Narrated by Mu'adh ibn Jabal
The Prophet ﷺ took Mu'adh by the hand and said: "O Mu'adh, by Allah, I love you. I advise you, O Mu'adh, never to leave saying at the end of every prayer: Allahumma a'inni ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ibadatik (O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You and to worship You well)."
Sunan Abi Dawud 1522
What this hadith teaches
Advice given with love. The dua asks for the three things that make all worship easy.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (al-Albani)
- Narrator
- Mu'adh ibn Jabal
- Chapter
- Dhikr and dua after prayer
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
يَا مُعَاذُ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأُحِبُّكَ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأُحِبُّكَ " . فَقَالَ " أُوصِيكَ يَا مُعَاذُ لاَ تَدَعَنَّ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ
Arabic text of Sunan Abi Dawud 1522, as given on sunnah.com.