Not every Hadeeth was said in a specific context

24-8-2015 | IslamWeb

Question:

What are the circumstances and specific context in which this Hadeeth was said? It was reported on the authority of ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr ibn Al-‘Aas, may Allaah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:
"When you hear the Muezzin, repeat what he says and then invoke blessings on me, for everyone who invokes blessings on me will receive ten blessings from Allaah. Then, beg Allaah for Al-Waseelah for me, which is a rank in Paradise for only one of Allaah's Servants, and I hope that I may be that one. Anyone who asks that I be given Al-Waseelah will be assured of my Shafa‘ah (intercession)." [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

The version of this Hadeeth that you have mentioned is cited in Saheeh Muslim and the same narration is also cited in Saheeh Al-Bukhari. In fact, this Hadeeth is cited by Abu Daawood, An-Nasaa'i, At-Tirmithi and Ibn Maajah . After consulting the books that explain Ahaadeeth, we could not find any particular circumstances or specific context in which this Hadeeth was said. In fact, this is not strange since it is not necessary for each Hadeeth to have particular circumstances and a specific context in which it was said.

Allaah Knows best.