Dua When Hearing the Adhan (Raditu Billahi Rabba)
“Raditu billahi Rabba” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih Muslim 386. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولًا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا
Transliteration: Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, wa anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluh, raditu billahi Rabba, wa bi Muhammadin rasula, wa bil-Islami dina.
Translation: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Muhammad as Messenger and with Islam as my religion.
Source: Sahih Muslim 386
When to recite
On hearing the mu’adhdhin, after he says the two testimonies of faith.
Virtue
The Prophet ﷺ said that whoever says this on hearing the mu’adhdhin will have his sins forgiven.
About this dua
Narrated by Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas in Sahih Muslim.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih Muslim 386
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih Muslim 386
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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