What is the status of this narration?
قد روي عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال: ما أحد يدعو عند الميزاب إلا استجيب له
It has been reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: Whoever supplicates at the Mizab [The water spout/gutter of the Ka’bah], his du’a will be accepted.
Answer
I have not come across this as a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in any primary Hadith source. Certain Fuqaha (Jurists) have cited this narration as a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
Imam Azraqi (rahimahullah) has recorded the following narration, with two chains as the statement of the famous Tabi’i; ‘Ata ibn Abi Rabah (rahimahullah) and not as a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam):
‘Ata ibn Abi Rabah (rahimahullah) said: “Whoever stands by the drain of the Ka’bah and makes du’a, his du’a will be answered and he returns [free of sins] like the day his mother gave birth to him.”
(Akhbaru Makkah, vol. 1 pg. 252/253 Also see: Al Qira Li Qasdi Ummil Qura of Muhibbud Din At Tabari, pg. 319 and Ithafus Sadah Al Muttaqin, vol. 4 pg. 350)
Also see here.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
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