مسند اسحاق بن راهويه
Musnad Ishaq bin Rahwiya
كتاب الصلوٰةBook of Prayer
Supplications after the opening takbir
Hadith 142
أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا كَبَّرَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ سَكَتَ هُنَيْهَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي، أَرَأَيْتَ سُكُوتَكَ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ مَا هُوَ؟ قَالَ: ((أَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ، اللَّهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الْأبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ بِالْمَاءِ وَالْبَرَدِ وَالثَّلْجِ)) .
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say the opening takbeer in prayer, he would remain silent for a short while before beginning the recitation. I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you! What is the silence you observe between the opening takbeer and the recitation?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "I say: O Allah! Distance me from my sins as You have distanced the East from the West. O Allah! Purify me of my sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. O Allah! Wash away my sins with water, snow, and hail."
Hadith 143
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، نا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: ((سَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَ التَّكْبِيرِ سَكْتَةً)) ، قُلْتُ لِسُفْيَانَ: عِنْدَ تَكْبِيرِ فَاتِحَةِ الصَّلَاةِ؟ فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ.
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would remain silent for a brief moment when saying Allahu Akbar (the takbir). The narrator said, I asked Sufyan: At the time of the opening takbir of the prayer? He replied: Yes.
