The Prayer that Answered on Mu'awiya
دعوة لا شبع الله بطنه على معاوية
Mu'awiya wrote for the Prophet ﷺ in the Year of the Conquest; called to him one day while eating he delayed, and he said 'may God not fill his belly' — 'the Prophet's prayer caught me', Mu'awiya said, who ate seven meals a day, more and less.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
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Overview
Al-Baladhuri relates in "Futuh al-Buldan" that Mu'awiya wrote for the Prophet in the year of the conquest. One day the Prophet invited him while he was eating, and he was slow to come, so the Prophet said: "God not satisfy his belly." 1
The effect of the prayer
Mu'awiya used to say: the prayer of the Messenger of God has overtaken me. According to this account he used to eat seven meals in a day, sometimes more and sometimes less. 1
What is not covered here
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Connections
- Had participant
- Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan· Muhammad
People and things also explored
Muwatta 823· Abu Sufyan ibn Harb· Amr ibn al-As· Umm Habiba Ramlah bint Abi Sufyan· al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “The Prayer that Answered on Mu'awiya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/muawiya-prayer-belly/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.