Source: HadeethEnc.com, English v1.25.0
Arabic text
عن النعمان بن بَشِير رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت النبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «الدُّعَاءُ هُوَ الْعِبَادَةُ»، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ: «{وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ} [غافر: 60]».
Translation
An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Supplication is worship." Then, he recited: {Your Lord says: "Call upon Me; I will respond to you. Those who are too proud to worship Me will enter Hell, utterly debased."} [Surat Ghāfir: 60]
Explanation
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that supplication is worship. So, it should be purely directed to Allah, whether supplication is that of request, as the supplicant asks Allah Almighty to bring him what is beneficial and avert from him what is harmful in this world and in the Hereafter, or supplication of worship, involving such words and deeds, inward and outward, that are beloved and pleasing to Allah, acts of worship performed within the heart or through one's body or money. Then, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) cited as evidence the verse that reads: {Call upon Me; I will respond to you. Those who are too proud to worship Me will enter Hell, utterly debased.}
Benefits
- Supplication is the basis of worship and may not be directed to other than Allah.
- Supplication comprises the true meaning of servitude to Allah, the servant's recognition of the self-sufficiency and power of his Lord, and the servant's need of Him.
- The Hadīth contains a stern warning to those who are too proud to worship Allah and refrain from supplicating Him: that such people will enter Hellfire, utterly debased and humiliated.
Explanation: العربية
أَخبرَ النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أن الدعاء هو العبادة، فالواجب أن يكون كلُّه خالصًا لله، سواء كان دعاء مسألة وطلب، بأن يسأل الله تعالى ما ينفعه، ودفع ما يضره في الدنيا والآخرة، أو كان دعاء عبادة، وهي كلُّ ما يحبه الله ويرضاه من الأقوال والأعمال الظاهرةِ والباطنة، العبادات القلبية أو البدنية أو المالية. ثم استدلَّ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم على ذلك حيث قال: قال الله: {ادعوني أستجب لكم إن الذين يستكبرون عن عبادتي سيدخلون جهنم داخرين}.
- الدعاء أصل العبادة ولا يجوز صرفه لغير الله.
- الدعاء يتضمَّن حقيقة العبودية والاعتراف بغنى الرب وقدرته تعالى، وافتقار العبد إليه.
- الوعيد الشديد جزاء الاستكبار عن عبادة الله وترك دعائه، وأن الذين يستكبرون عن دعاء الله سيدخلون جهنم صاغرين حقيرين.