الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صفة الصلاةChapters on the Description of Prayer
بَابٌ فِي دُعَاءِ الِافْتِتَاحِ وَالتَّعَوُّذِ قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ
Chapter on the Opening Supplication and Seeking Refuge Before Recitation
Hadith 1551
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَاسْتَفْتَحَ صَلَاتَهُ وَكَبَّرَ قَالَ: ((سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ تَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ)) ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand for prayer at night and begin his prayer, he would say Allahu Akbar and recite this supplication: Subhanaka Allahumma wa bihamdika tabaarakasmuka wa ta'ala jadduka wa la ilaha ghayruk. Then he would say La ilaha illallah three times, then recite: A'udhu billahi as-sami'il 'aleem min ash-shaytanir-rajim min hamzihi wa nafkhihi. Then he would say Allahu Akbar three times and then recite: A'udhu billahi as-sami'il 'aleem min ash-shaytanir-rajim min hamzihi wa nafkhihi wa nafathihi.
Translation of the supplications: O Allah! You are pure and with Your praise, blessed is Your name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no deity except You. There is no true deity except Allah. I seek refuge with Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed Satan and from his madness and arrogance. Allah is the Greatest. I seek refuge with Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed Satan and from his madness, his arrogance, and his poetry.
Translation of the supplications: O Allah! You are pure and with Your praise, blessed is Your name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no deity except You. There is no true deity except Allah. I seek refuge with Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed Satan and from his madness and arrogance. Allah is the Greatest. I seek refuge with Allah, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing, from the accursed Satan and from his madness, his arrogance, and his poetry.
Hadith 1552
عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ) كَبَّرَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah Bahili, may Allah be pleased with him, that when the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would stand for prayer at night and enter into prayer, he would say Allahu Akbar three times, La ilaha illallah three times, and Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi three times, then he would recite: A‘udhu billahi min ash-shaytan ir-rajim min hamzihi wa nafkhihi wa nafthihi.
Hadith 1553
عَنْ نَافِعٍ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ فِي التَّطَوُّعِ: اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! مَا هَمْزُهُ وَنَفْثُهُ وَنَفْخُهُ؟ قَالَ: أَمَّا هَمْزُهُ فَالْمَوْتَةُ الَّتِي تَأْخُذُ ابْنَ آدَمَ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ قَالَ فَذَكَرَ كَهَيْئَةِ الْمَوْتَةِ يَعْنِي يُصْرَعُ) وَأَمَّا نَفْخُهُ الْكِبْرُ وَنَفْثُهُ الشِّعْرُ
Sayyiduna Jubair bin Mut’im says: I heard that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited three times in a voluntary prayer: ALLAHU AKBAR KABEERAN, three times ALHAMDULILLAHI KATHEERAN, and three times SUBHANALLAHI BUKRATAN WA ASEELA, and then said: A’UDHU BILLAAHIS SAMEE’IL ‘ALEEMI MINASH SHAYTAANIR RAJEEMI MIN HAMZIH WA NAFTHIH WA NAFKH. I asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by his hamz, nafth, and nafkh? He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Hamz means madness and insanity, which befalls the son of Adam, and then he described the state of that madness, in which he falls unconscious. Nafkh means arrogance, and nafth means poetry.
Hadith 1554
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: بَيْنَا نَحْنُ نُصَلِّي مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ قَالَ رَجُلٌ فِي الْقَوْمِ: اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا، وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((مَنِ الْقَائِلُ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟)) فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ: أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! قَالَ: ((عَجِبْتُ لَهَا، فُتِحَتْ لَهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ)) قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: فَمَا تَرَكْتُهُنَّ مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says that once we were performing prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when suddenly a man said these words: "Allah is the Greatest, very great. All praise is for Him, which is very much. He is pure; morning and evening we declare His purity." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Who was the one who said these words? A man replied: O Messenger of Allah! It was I. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I was amazed at these words, for the gates of the heavens have been opened for them. Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Since I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say this, I have never abandoned these words.
Hadith 1555
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَدَخَلَ الصَّلَاةَ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مِلْءَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَسَبَّحَ وَدَعَا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((مَنْ قَائِلُهُنَّ؟)) فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: أَنَا، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ: ((لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَلَقَّى بِهِ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man once entered the prayer and he said these words: "Alhamdulillah mil'a as-samawat" and further glorified Allah and made supplication. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Who was the person who recited these words? He said: It was I. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Certainly, I saw the angels passing these words to one another.
Hadith 1556
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ وَنَحْنُ فِي الصَّفِّ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا، قَالَ: فَرَفَعَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ رُءُوسَهُمْ وَاسْتَنْكَرُوا الرَّجُلَ وَقَالُوا: مَنِ الَّذِي يَرْفَعُ صَوْتَهُ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((مَنْ هَٰذَا الْعَالِي الصَّوْتِ؟)) فَقِيلَ: هُوَ ذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! فَقَالَ: ((وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ كَلَامَكَ يَصْعَدُ فِي السَّمَاءِ حَتَّى فُتِحَ بَابٌ فَدَخَلَ فِيهِ))
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) says that we were standing in a row following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when a man came and said: Allahu Akbar Kabiran wa Subhanallahi Bukratan wa Aseela. (Allah is the Greatest, very great. He is pure, morning and evening we declare His purity.) The Muslims raised their heads (towards him) and considered it bad and said: Who is it that is raising his voice above the voice of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? But when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished, he asked: Who was the one raising his voice? It was replied: O Messenger of Allah! It is he. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah, I saw your words ascending to the sky until a door was opened for them and they entered it.
Hadith 1557
عَنْ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ، فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((مَنِ الْقَائِلُ؟)) قَالَ الرَّجُلُ: أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! وَمَا أَرَدْتُ إِلَّا الْخَيْرَ، فَقَالَ: ((لَقَدْ فُتِحَتْ لَهَا أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ فَلَمْ يُنَهَّهَا دُونَ الْعَرْشِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wa’il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I prayed with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and a man said: "Alhamdulillahi kathīran ṭayyiban mubārakan fīh." (All praise is due to Allah, abundant, pure, and blessed praise.) When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he asked: Who is the one who said these words? That man said: O Messenger of Allah! It was me, and my intention was only good. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, for these words, the gates of the heavens have been opened, and nothing stopped them before reaching the Throne.
