مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)
Encouragement to recite tasbih when asking for a servant and mention of the night of Siffin
Hadith 43
43 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي يَزِيدَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مُجَاهِدًا يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَي يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «تَسْأَلُهُ خَادِمًا» فَقَالَ: «أَلَا أُخْبِرُكِ بِمَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكِ مِنْهُ تُسَبِّحِينَ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ مَنَامِكِ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ، وَتَحْمَدِينَ اللَّهَ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ، وَتُكَبِّرِينَ اللَّهَ أَرْبَعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: إِحْدَاهُنَّ أَرْبَعٌ وَثَلَاثُونَ، قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَمَا تَرَكْتُهَا مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا لَهُ: وَلَا لَيْلَةَ صِفِّينَ، قَالَ: «وَلَا لَيْلَةَ صِفِّينَ» .
Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila narrates this statement of Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him): Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to ask him for a servant. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Shall I not tell you something that is better for you than that? When you go to bed, recite Subhan Allah 33 times, Alhamdulillah 33 times, and Allahu Akbar 34 times. (After narrating this tradition) Sufyan said: One of these phrases is to be recited 34 times. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Since I heard this from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I have never abandoned it. People asked him: Not even on the night of the Battle of Siffin? He replied: Not even on the night of the Battle of Siffin (did I abandon it).
