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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الليل والوترChapters on Night Prayer and Witr
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي أَذْكَارِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقِرَاءَتِهِ وَدَعَوَاتِهِ فِي صَلَاةِ اللَّيْلِChapter on the Prophet’s Remembrances, Recitation, and Supplications in Night Prayer
Hadith 2132
اُردوEn
عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَتْ: كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ كَبَّرَ وَيَقُولُ: ((اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ وَإِسْرَافِيلَ، فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ، اهْدِنِي لِمَا اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِكَ، إِنَّكَ تَهْدِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ))، قَالَ يَحْيَى: قَالَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَقُولُ: ((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ، مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ))، قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: تَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ))، قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا هَمْزُهُ وَنَفْخُهُ وَنَفْثُهُ؟ قَالَ: ((أَمَّا هَمْزُهُ فَهَٰذِهِ الْمُوْتَةُ الَّتِي تَأْخُذُ بَنِي آدَمَ، وَأَمَّا نَفْخُهُ فَالْكِبْرُ، وَأَمَّا نَفْثُهُ فَالشِّعْرُ))
Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman says: I asked Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand for prayer at night, with which supplication would he begin the prayer?" She said: When he (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand, he would say Allahu Akbar and recite this supplication: "O Allah! Lord of Jibreel, Mika'il, and Israfil, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You judge between Your servants concerning that in which they differ. Guide me, by Your permission, to the truth concerning that in which they differ. Surely, You guide whom You will to a straight path." (O Allah! O Lord of Jibreel, Mika'il, and Israfil! Creator of the heavens and the earth! Knower of the unseen and the seen! You alone judge between Your servants regarding that in which they differ. Guide me, by Your command, to the truth concerning that in which there is disagreement. Surely, You guide whom You will to the straight path.)
Yahya says: Sayyiduna Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand for prayer at night, he would say: "O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the accursed devil, from his madness, arrogance, and poetry." Furthermore, he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "Seek refuge with Allah from the accursed devil's madness (hamz), arrogance (nafh), and poetry (nafth)." The people asked: "O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by his hamz, nafh, and nafth?" He replied: "Hamz refers to epilepsy that afflicts people, nafh refers to arrogance, and nafth refers to poetry."
Yahya says: Sayyiduna Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand for prayer at night, he would say: "O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the accursed devil, from his madness, arrogance, and poetry." Furthermore, he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "Seek refuge with Allah from the accursed devil's madness (hamz), arrogance (nafh), and poetry (nafth)." The people asked: "O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by his hamz, nafh, and nafth?" He replied: "Hamz refers to epilepsy that afflicts people, nafh refers to arrogance, and nafth refers to poetry."
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In this hadith, one supplication of opening (du‘a al-istiftah) and one seeking of refuge (ta‘awwudh) are mentioned. This ta‘awwudh can also be recited in this manner, and these very words are commonly memorized by the general people:
أَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ، مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ. (Abu Dawud: 775, Tirmidhi: 242)
(I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan, from his evil suggestions, his blowing, and his whisperings.)
This ta‘awwudh is also established:
أَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ. (Musannaf ‘Abd al-Razzaq: 2589, al-Awsat li Ibn al-Mundhir: 1377)
(I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan [and his evil].)
أَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ، مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ. (Abu Dawud: 775, Tirmidhi: 242)
(I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan, from his evil suggestions, his blowing, and his whisperings.)
This ta‘awwudh is also established:
أَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ. (Musannaf ‘Abd al-Razzaq: 2589, al-Awsat li Ibn al-Mundhir: 1377)
(I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan [and his evil].)
