Question
Is the du’a “Allahummahdina wahdi bina waj ‘alna sababal limanih tada”
(O Allah! Guide us, guide others through us and make us a means/cause for all those who are rightly guided) a du’a proven from the Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)?
Answer
Imam ‘Abdur Razzaq (rahimahullah) has recorded a narration with a weak non-continuous chain (منقطع) which states that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would make the following du’a:
“…Allahummahdina wahdi bina…”
(Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq, Hadith: 19647)
I have not seen a Hadith with the exact words as in your question. However, there is no harm in reciting a du’a that is not found in Hadith, as long as it is not attributed to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,
Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar