حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو کُرَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ الدِّمَشْقِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَائِذُ اللَّهِ أَبُو إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلَانِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَائِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِ دَاوُدَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُکَ حُبَّکَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّکَ وَالْعَمَلَ الَّذِي يُبَلِّغُنِي حُبَّکَ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ حُبَّکَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ نَفْسِي وَأَهْلِي وَمِنْ الْمَائِ الْبَارِدِ قَالَ وَکَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا ذَکَرَ دَاوُدَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْهُ قَالَ کَانَ أَعْبَدَ الْبَشَرِ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 3490
Abu Ad-Darda’ narrated that : the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “It used to be from the supplication of Dawud that he would say: ‘O Allah, indeed, I ask You for Your love and the love of those who love You, and for the action that will cause me to attain Your love, O Allah, make Your love more beloved to me than myself, my family and cold water (Allāhumma innī as’aluka ḥubbaka wa ḥubba man yuḥibbuka wal-`amalalladhī yuballighunī ḥubbak. Allāhummaj`al ḥubbaka aḥabba ilaiyya min nafsī, wa ahlī wa minal-mā’il-bārid) He said: “And when the Prophet (ﷺ) would mention Dawud, he would narrate about him, saying: “He was the best in worship out of all men.”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020