Hadith 1352

وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال : كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم إذا أصبح يقول : « اللهم بك أصبحنا وبك أمسينا وبك نحيا وبك نموت وإليك النشور » وإذا أمسى قال مثل ذلك إلا أنه قال : « وإليك المصير » أخرجه الأربعة.
Abu Hurairah (RAA) narrated, ‘Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) would say in the morning, “O Allah! By Your leave we have reached the morning and by your leave we have reached the evening. By Your leave we live and die. Unto you is our resurrection.” In the evening, he would say the same except the last phrase: “and to you do we return.” Related by the four Imams.
Hadith Reference بلوغ المرام / 1352
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «أخرجه أبوداود، الأدب، باب ما يقول إذا أصبح، حديث:5068، والترمذي، الدعوات، حديث:3391، وابن ماجه، الدعاء، حديث:3868، والنسائي في الكبرٰي:6 /5، 145، حديث:9836، 10399.»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه أبوداود، الأدب، باب ما يقول إذا أصبح، حديث:5068، والترمذي، الدعوات، حديث:3391، وابن ماجه، الدعاء، حديث:3868، والنسائي في الكبرٰي:6 /5، 145، حديث:9836، 10399.»©Explanation:
➊ This hadith proves that every blessing attained by a human being is solely from Allah; no wali (saint), angel, or even any prophet has any share in it. All of them themselves are in need of Him.
➋ It is also understood from this that there is a deep connection between sleep and death. A person’s awakening from sleep is, in a sense, like being brought back to life after death. For this reason, in the evening remembrance (adhkar), the word "al-maseer" (the final return) is used, because that is the time of sleep, and the time of rising is the morning. Accordingly, in the remembrance for this, the word "al-nushoor" (the resurrection) is used.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 1352
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
English Commentary: 1؎ :
O Allah! By Your command we have reached the morning and by Your command we have reached the evening;
by Your command we live and by Your command we shall die. 2؎ :
By Your command we have reached the evening and by Your command we had reached the morning;
by Your command we live and when Your command comes,
we shall die, and to You alone we shall be resurrected.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3391
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
In a narration of Sunan Abu Dawud, at the end of the morning supplication, the words (wa ilayka an-nushur) are also mentioned. (Sunan Abu Dawud, Al-Adab, Chapter: What to say when one wakes up in the morning, Hadith: 5068)
Whereas in the narration of Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi, at the end of the morning supplication, (wa ilayka al-maseer) is mentioned, and at the end of the evening supplication, (wa ilayka an-nushur) is mentioned.
Therefore, whichever of these wordings the supplication is recited with, insha’Allah it will be accepted.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3868