796. Dua of Prophet at Battle of Badr (Masnun Dua)
اَللَّهُمَّ أَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي اَللَّهُمَّ آتِ مَا وَعَدْتَنِي اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تُهْلِكْ هَذِهِ الْعِصَابَةَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ لَا تُعْبَدُ فِي الْأَرْضِ
Battle of Badr Dua English Transliteration
Allaahumma anjiz li ma wa ‘adtani, Allaahumma aati ma wa ‘adtani, Allaahumma in tuhlik hadhi-hil 'ishabata min ahlil Islaami, la tu'badu fil ardi
Battle of Badr Dua English Translation
O Allah! Fulfill what You promised for me. [O Allah! Bring about what You promised for me] O Allah! If you destroy this band of adherents to Islam, you will not be worshiped upon the earth.
It has been narrated on the authority of `Umar bin al-Khattab (RA) who said: When it was the day on which the Battle of Badr was fought, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cast a glance at the infidels, and they were one thousand while his own Companions were three hundred and nineteen. The Prophet (ﷺ) turned (his face) towards the Qibla. Then he stretched his hands and began his supplication to his Lord: (The dua mentioned above)
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ صُعَيْرٍ، وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ " اللَّهُمَّ أَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي اللَّهُمَّ آتِ مَا وَعَدْتَنِي اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ تَهْلِكْ هَذِهِ الْعِصَابَةَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الإِسْلاَمِ لاَ تُعْبَدْ فِي الأَرْضِ " .
Abdullah bin Thalabah bin Su'ayr, who was among those who witnessed Badr with the Prophet (ﷺ), reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the day of Badr said, "O Allah, fulfill for me what You have promised me. O Allah, bring about what You have promised me. O Allah, if this band of Muslims is destroyed, You will not be worshipped on earth."