Abu Dawud 864 — The first thing a servant is reckoned for is his prayer

أبو داود 864 — أول ما يحاسب به العبد صلاته: انظروا هل لعبدي من تطوع

A hadith qudsi in Sunan Abi Dawud, no. 864: The first thing a servant is reckoned for is his prayer. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.

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«إن أول ما يحاسب الناس به يوم القيامة من أعمالهم الصلاة قال يقول ربنا جل وعز لملائكته وهو أعلم انظروا في صلاة عبدي أتمها أم نقصها فإن كانت تامة كتبت له تامة وإن كان انتقص منها شيئا قال انظروا هل …»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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Muhammad· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)
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Du'a (supplication)

People and things also explored

Bukhari 1145 — Our Lord descends in the last third of the night: who will call on Me, that I may answer· Abu Dawud 1315 — Our Lord descends in the last third of the night: who will call on Me, that I may answer· Abu Dawud 2536 — Our Lord delights in a man who turned back to fight out of longing for what is with Me· Abu Dawud 4733 — Our Lord descends in the last third of the night: who will call on Me, that I may answer· Abu Dawud 4753 — The questioning in the grave: My servant has spoken truly· Bukhari 122 — Musa and the righteous servant at the meeting of the two seas· Bukhari 3350 — Ibrahim and his father on the Day of Resurrection· Bukhari 4476 — The great intercession: raise your head, intercede and it will be granted

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  • Sunan Abi Dawud
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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Bukhari 1145 — Our Lord descends in the last third of the night: who will call on Me, that I may answer

A hadith qudsi in Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 1145: Our Lord descends in the last third of the night: who will call on Me, that I may answer. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.