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Sahih al-Bukhari 3742 (Book 62, Hadith 87) #3570
Praying for a Pious Companion

SUMMARY: Allah will bless you with a pious companion if you pray for it.

Narrated 'Alqama: I went to Sham and offered a two-rak'at prayer and then said, "O Allah! Bless me with a good pious companion". So I went to some people and sat with them. An old man came and sat by my side. I asked, "Who is he?" They replied, "(He is) Abu-Ad-Darda'. I said (to him), "I prayed to Allah to bless me with a pious companion and He sent you to me". He asked me, "From where are you?" I replied, "From the people of Al-Kufa". He said, "Isn't there amongst you Ibn Um 'Abd, the one who used to carry the shoes, the cushion(or pillow) and the water for ablution? Is there amongst you the one whom Allah gave Refuge from Satan through the request of His Prophet. Is there amongst you the one who keeps the secrets of the Prophet ﷺ which nobody knows except him?" Abu Darda further asked, "How does 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) recite the Sura starting with, 'By the Night as it conceals (the light)". (92:1) Then I recited before him: 'By the Night as it envelops: And by the Day as it appears in brightness; And by male and female'. (91:1-3) On this Abu Ad-Darda' said, "By Allah, the Prophet ﷺ made me recite the Sura in this way while I was listening to him (reciting it).
حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ،، قَالَ قَدِمْتُ الشَّأْمَ فَصَلَّيْتُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ يَسِّرْ لِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا، فَأَتَيْتُ قَوْمًا فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَإِذَا شَيْخٌ قَدْ جَاءَ حَتَّى جَلَسَ إِلَى جَنْبِي، قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالُوا أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُيَسِّرَ لِي جَلِيسًا صَالِحًا فَيَسَّرَكَ لِي، قَالَ مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ قُلْتُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ‏.‏ قَالَ أَوَلَيْسَ عِنْدَكُمُ ابْنُ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ صَاحِبُ النَّعْلَيْنِ وَالْوِسَادِ وَالْمِطْهَرَةِ وَفِيكُمُ الَّذِي أَجَارَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ أَوَلَيْسَ فِيكُمْ صَاحِبُ سِرِّ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الَّذِي لاَ يَعْلَمُ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ كَيْفَ يَقْرَأُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ‏{‏وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى‏}‏، فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ ‏{‏وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى * وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّى * وَالذَّكَرِ وَالأُنْثَى‏}‏‏.‏ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَقْرَأَنِيهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ فِيهِ إِلَى فِيَّ‏.‏
TOPICS
prayer  *  companionship  *  blessings

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray sincerely for blessings from Allah , Be thankful when your prayers are answered , Strive to learn more about religion .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the power of prayer and how Allah can answer our prayers in unexpected ways. It tells us that if we ask Allah to bless us with a pious companion, He will send someone to us who is knowledgeable and wise. The hadith also mentions the importance of companionship, as Abu Ad-Darda' was sent by Allah to be Alqama's companion. Furthermore, this hadith teaches us that we should always strive to learn more about our religion from those who are knowledgeable in it, as Abu Ad-Darda' was able to recite Surahs from the Quran which he learned directly from Prophet Muhammad ﷺ himself. Finally, this hadith reminds us of the importance of being grateful when our prayers are answered by Allah; Alqama was thankful for his blessing and recognized it as an answer to his prayer.

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