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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب
Book of Bedtime Supplications
بَابُ مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا اسْتَيْقَظَ بِاللَّيْلِ
Chapter: What to say when waking at night
Al-Adab al-Mufrad 1218 — What to say when waking at night
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتُوَائِيُّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَبِيتُ عِنْدَ بَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأُعْطِيهِ وَضُوءَهُ، قَالَ: فَأَسْمَعُهُ الْهَوِيَّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَقُولُ: ”سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ“، وَأَسْمَعُهُ الْهَوِيَّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَقُولُ: ”الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rabi’ah bin Ka’b (may Allah be pleased with him) that I used to spend the night at the door of the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) so that I could provide him with water, etc., for ablution. I would hear the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying “Sami’ Allahu liman hamidah” late into the night, and I would hear him reciting “Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil ‘alamin” for a long time.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
The meaning of the hadith is that you would spend most of the night in praising Allah and in His remembrance. It is as if whenever your eyes opened, you would seek goodness from Allah.
The meaning of the hadith is that you would spend most of the night in praising Allah and in His remembrance. It is as if whenever your eyes opened, you would seek goodness from Allah.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1218
