Azami 2187

Abu Dawud (1495) and Nasai (1300) both narrated it through the route of Khalaf bin Khalifa, from Hafs the nephew of Anas, from Anas bin Malik, who related the same. Ibn Hibban (893) and Hakim (1/503-504) graded it sahih, narrating it through the route of Khalaf bin Khalifa with the same wording, and in both versions it states, "When he bowed, prostrated, and recited the tashahhud, he made a supplication," and then they mentioned the same content. Hakim said, "Sahih according to the criterion of the two Shaykhs [Bukhari and Muslim]."I say, Hafs, the nephew of Anas bin Malik, Abu Umar of Madinah, is said to be the son of Abdullah, or the son of Ubaydullah bin Abu Talha, and it is also said he is the son of Umar bin Abdullah, or of Ubaydullah bin Abu Talha, and it is also said he is the son of Muhammad bin Abdullah. He is not among the narrators of Muslim, but he is trustworthy. Daraqutni deemed him trustworthy, and Ibn Hibban mentioned him among the trustworthy narrators, saying, "Hafs bin Abdullah bin Abu Talha, brother of Ishaq, is the nephew of Anas through his mother." Ibn Hibban likewise mentioned him in his Sahih.As for Khalaf bin Khalifa, although he is among the narrators of Muslim, his memory became confused later in life. However, he has corroborating narrations, for Ibn Majah (3858) and Imam Ahmad (12205) narrated it from Waki, who said, "Abu Khuzayma narrated to me, from Anas bin Sirin, from Anas bin Malik," who related the same, and in it, "You have asked Allah by the greatest name of Allah..." This is how it appears in Musnad Imam Ahmad. Abu Khuzayma is Abdi of Basra, whose name is Nasr bin Mirdas, "sound and truthful."Tirmidhi (3544) narrated it through another route, from Asim Ahwal and Thabit, from Anas, with similar wording. Tirmidhi said, "This is a gharib hadith from the narration of Thabit from Anas, though it has been narrated through a route other than this one, from Anas." End of quote. This route contains Saeed bin Zirbi, who is daif.Then Hakim said, it has also been narrated through another route from Anas bin Malik. He said, Abu Abbas Muhammad bin Yaqub narrated to us, Rabi bin Sulayman narrated to us, Abdullah bin Wahb narrated to us, Iyad bin Abdullah Fihri informed me, from Ibrahim bin Ubayd, from Anas bin Malik, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard a man saying, "O Allah, I ask You because to You belongs all praise, there is no god but You, You are the Bestower, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, Possessor of Majesty and Honor, I ask You for Paradise, and I seek refuge in You from the Fire." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "He has come close to calling upon Allah by His name, which, when He is called by it, He responds, and when He is asked by it, He gives."Imam Ahmad (13798) narrated it from Ishaq bin Ibrahim Razi, who said, Salama bin Fadl narrated to me, who said, Muhammad bin Ishaq narrated to me, from Abdul-Aziz bin Muslim, from Ibrahim bin Ubayd bin Rifa, from Anas bin Malik, who said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by Abu Ayyash Zayd bin Samit Zurqi while he was praying and saying the same thing, except that it did not mention, "I ask You for Paradise and I seek refuge in You from the Fire." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "He has called upon Allah by His greatest name, which, when He is called by it, He responds, and when He is asked by it, He gives."Muhammad bin Ishaq is a mudallis, but he has corroborating narrations. Abdul-Aziz bin Muslim is the one from Madinah, the freed servant of the family of Rifa. No one deemed him trustworthy except Ibn Hibban, and for this reason Hafiz said of him, "Acceptable." By the combination of these routes, the hadith reaches the level of hasan.The remaining hadiths of this chapter will follow in the Book of Supplications.