Dua After Adhan
“Allahumma Rabba hadhihid-da'watit-tammah” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari 614. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ، وَالصَّلَاةِ الْقَائِمَةِ، آتِ مُحَمَّدًا الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ، وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ
Transliteration: Allahumma Rabba hadhihid-da'watit-tammah, was-salatil-qa'imah, ati Muhammadanil-wasilata wal-fadilah, wab'athhu maqaman mahmudanil-ladhi wa'adtah.
Translation: O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and of the prayer about to be established, grant Muhammad al-Wasilah (the highest station in Paradise) and excellence, and raise him to the praised station You have promised him.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 614
When to recite
After the adhan has finished, having repeated its words after the mu’adhdhin.
Virtue
The Prophet ﷺ said that whoever says this when hearing the call will be granted his intercession on the Day of Resurrection.
About this dua
Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah. In Sahih Muslim (384) the Prophet ﷺ also instructed: repeat what the mu’adhdhin says, then send salawat upon him, then ask Allah to grant him al-Wasilah.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 614
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih al-Bukhari 614
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.
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