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Dua Is Worship (Sahih 25)

دعا ہی عبادت ہے۔

Supplication is worship itself.

Also searched as: dua huwal ibadah • dua ibadat hai hadees • dua worship hadith

Arabic

الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ


Transliteration

Ad-du‘a’u huwal-‘ibadah.


Meaning

Supplication is worship itself. | Urdu: دعا ہی عبادت ہے۔


Reference

Sunan al-Tirmidhi


Lesson

Do not rush through dua. Raise your hands with certainty — every sincere dua is counted as worship.

Source & grade

Sunan al-Tirmidhi

Narrated by Al-Numan ibn Bashir

SahihSahih Selections

From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan) • Hadees 25 of 40 • Verify wording with a teacher; rulings differ — consult scholars.

FAQ

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What does "الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ" mean?

Supplication is worship itself. Urdu: دعا ہی عبادت ہے۔

What is the lesson of this hadees?

Do not rush through dua. Raise your hands with certainty — every sincere dua is counted as worship.

Where is this hadees from?

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi (narrated by Al-Numan ibn Bashir). Grade: Sahih. From: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim selections (plus Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai, Ibn Majah where graded Hasan). Learn wording from a teacher; consult scholars for rulings.

Part 2

Sahih Selections 2 — Quran, Dhikr & Dua

All hadees
15. Learn and Teach the Quran — Best of You (Sahih 15)خَيْرُكُمْ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ16. Convey Even One Verse (Sahih 16)بَلِّغُوا عَنِّي وَلَوْ آيَةً17. Lying About the Prophet (Sahih 17)مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ18. Fatiha — Greatest Surah (Sahih 18)الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ هِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ19. Last Two Verses of Baqarah Suffice (Sahih 19)الآيَتَانِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ مَنْ قَرَأَهُمَا فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ20. Baqarah Drives the Devil Away (Sahih 20)إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَنْفِرُ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي تُقْرَأُ فِيهِ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ21. Ayatul Kursi After Prayer (Sahih 21)مَنْ قَرَأَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلَاةٍ لَمْ يَمْنَعْهُ مِنْ دُخُولِ الْجَنَّةِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَمُوتَ22. Ayatul Kursi — Greatest Verse (Sahih 22)اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ23. Ikhlas Equals a Third (Sahih 23)قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ تَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ24. Falaq and Nas — Unrivaled (Sahih 24)لَمْ يُرَ مِثْلُهُنَّ قَطُّ: قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ26. Haste Blocks Answer (Sahih 26)يُسْتَجَابُ لِأَحَدِكُمْ مَا لَمْ يَعْجَلْ27. Good Sunnah Earns Ongoing Reward (Sahih 27)مَنْ سَنَّ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً فَلَهُ أَجْرُهَا وَأَجْرُ مَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا

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