Hadith of Umm al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with her)

حَدِيثُ أُمِّ الدَّرْدَاءِ (١)، ٢٧٥٥٨ - حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ غَزْوَانَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ كَرِيزٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أُمَّ الدَّرْدَاءِ، قَالَتْ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " إِنَّهُ يُسْتَجَابُ لِلْمَرْءِ بِظَهْرِ الْغَيْبِ لِأَخِيهِ فَمَا دَعَا لِأَخِيهِ بِدَعْوَةٍ، إِلَّا قَالَ: الْمَلَكُ وَلَكَ بِمِثْلٍ " (٢)، ،

Umm Darda, quoting Abu Darda, narrates that I heard the Prophet say: When a Muslim prays for his brother in his absence, his prayer is accepted, and an angel is appointed at his head for this purpose. Whenever he prays for good for his brother, the angel says "Ameen" to it and says, "And for you the same."

حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ (١) بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ صَفْوَانَ - وَكَانَتْ تَحْتَهُ الدَّرْدَاءُ (٢) - فَأَتَاهُمْ فَوَجَدَ أُمَّ الدَّرْدَاءِ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: أَتُرِيدُ الْحَجَّ الْعَامَ؟ فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ قَالَتْ: فَادْعُ لَنَا بِخَيْرٍ، فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ: " إِنَّ دَعْوَةَ الْمَرْءِ الْمُسْلِمِ مُسْتَجَابَةٌ لِأَخِيهِ بِظَهْرِ الْغَيْبِ، عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ مَلَكٌ مُوَكَّلٌ بِهِ كُلَّمَا دَعَا لِأَخِيهِ بِخَيْرٍ قَالَ: آمِينَ وَلَكَ بِمِثْلٍ " قَالَ: فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَى السُّوقِ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ (٣)، ،

Safwan bin Abdullah, whose wife was Darda, says: Once I came to Syria and visited Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him), but he was not at home; however, his wife was present. She asked me, "Do you intend to perform Hajj this year?" I replied in the affirmative. She said, "Pray for good for us as well, because the Prophet used to say that when a Muslim prays for his brother in his absence, the prayer is accepted, and an angel is appointed at his head for this purpose. Whenever he prays for good for his brother, the angel says 'Ameen' to it and says, 'May you also have the same.'" Then I went to the market and met Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) as well. He also said the same thing to me and narrated the same hadith from the Prophet.