A Du’a That Lasted a Lifetime
al-Nabigha al-Ja’di reported that he once recited the following couplet before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ:
“While our honour and status have reached the skies / we still aspire to transcend to greater heights.”
“And where do these greater heights lead to, O Abu Layla?” the Prophet ﷺ asked. “To Jannah,” came the reply. The Prophet ﷺ remarked: “That’s right, in sha Allah.”
When he had finished, the Prophet ﷺ commended him: “You have spoken well. May Allah never allow your teeth to fall out.”
A narrator named Ya’la said: “I saw al-Nabigha when he was over a hundred years of age, yet none of his teeth had fallen out.” 1 Hayatus Sahaba · Vol 3 · pp. 648–649 — Kandhlawi — al-Nabigha al-Ja'di's couplet and the Prophet's ﷺ du'a for his teeth.
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Life Timeline
Lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ
Recites his couplet before the Prophet ﷺ; receives the du'a for lasting teeth
References
- Hayatus Sahaba — Kandhlawi — al-Nabigha al-Ja'di's couplet before the Prophet ﷺ and the du'a for his teeth; cited via Ahmad, al-Bidayah wa'l-Nihayah Vol. 6 p. 166; Ibn Shahin in Isaba Vol. 3 p. 225 Vol 3 · pp. 648–649