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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الصللاةFrom the Book of Prayer
باب مَا يُقَالُ بَعْدَ افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلاَةِ:Chapter: What is said after starting the prayer
Hadith 1273
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُتَوَكِّلِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ فَكَبَّرَ، قَالَ: "سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ، وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ . أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنْ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ: مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ"ثُمَّ يَسْتَفْتِحُ صَلَاتَهُ . قَالَ جَعْفَرٌ: وَفَسَّرَهُ مَطَرٌ: هَمْزُهُ: الْمُوتَةُ، وَنَفْثُهُ: الشِّعْرُ، وَنَفْخُهُ: الْكِبْرُ.
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, after the takbir he would recite «سُبْحَانَكَ اَللّٰھُمَّ ........... نفثه ونفخه»: "O Allah! You are pure, all praise is for You, Your name is blessed, Your majesty is exalted, and there is no deity except You. I seek refuge with Allah, the All-Hearing, All-Knowing, from the accursed Satan, from his evil suggestions, arrogance, and sorcery." Then he would begin the prayer." The narrator of the hadith, Ja'far, said: Matar explained «همزه» as madness, «نفثه» as (magical) knots, and «نفخه» as arrogance. That is, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from the accursed Satan and from the madness, sorcery, and arrogance he imposes."
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Ahadith 1270 to 1273)
At the commencement of prayer, several supplications (du‘a) have been transmitted from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
«إِنِّي وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي» and «سُبْحَانَكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ» have been narrated by Imam al-Darimi rahimahullah; these are authentic.
In the two Sahihs, «اللهم باعد بيني و بين خطاياي..... الخ» is also narrated, which is more authentic than this narration; its mention is coming ahead (at 1278).
Instead of adhering to only one supplication, it is very good to recite these supplications of opening (du‘a al-istiftah) with variety—sometimes this one, sometimes another—so that every Sunnah is acted upon.
And it is better if the meanings and concepts of these supplications are also kept in mind.
At the commencement of prayer, several supplications (du‘a) have been transmitted from the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
«إِنِّي وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي» and «سُبْحَانَكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ» have been narrated by Imam al-Darimi rahimahullah; these are authentic.
In the two Sahihs, «اللهم باعد بيني و بين خطاياي..... الخ» is also narrated, which is more authentic than this narration; its mention is coming ahead (at 1278).
Instead of adhering to only one supplication, it is very good to recite these supplications of opening (du‘a al-istiftah) with variety—sometimes this one, sometimes another—so that every Sunnah is acted upon.
And it is better if the meanings and concepts of these supplications are also kept in mind.
