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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الصللاةFrom the Book of Prayer
باب في السَّكْتَتَيْنِ:Chapter: The two pauses in prayer
Hadith 1278
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَارَةُ بْنُ الْقَعْقَاعِ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْكُتُ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ إِسْكَاتَةً حَسِبْتُهُ قَالَ: هُنَيَّةً فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَرَأَيْتَ إِسْكَاتَتَكَ بَيْنَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ، مَا تَقُولُ ؟ قَالَ: أَقُولُ: "اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ . اللَّهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنْ الدَّنَسِ . اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْنِي مِنْ خَطَايَايَ بِالثَّلْجِ وَالْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ".
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would remain silent for a short while between the opening takbeer (takbir tahrimah) and the recitation (qira’ah). Abu Zur’ah said: I think Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said this with «اسكاتة» and «هنية». I (Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him) asked: O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, what do you recite during your silence between the takbeer and the recitation? He replied: “I recite: «اللهم باعد ........ والماء البارد», that is: ‘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 purified of dirt. O Allah, wash away my sins with snow and cold water.’”
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadiths 1276 to 1278)
The supplication of istiftah (opening supplication) has been transmitted in several forms, but among all, the most authentic supplication is: «اَللّٰهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ ....... إلخ», and the Ahl al-Hadith give preference to this one. Furthermore, in the above-mentioned narration, at the end of the supplication, «بِالثَّلْجِ وَالْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ» is mentioned, whereas in the Sahihayn and the Sunan, «بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ» has come, which is more comprehensive. The meaning is: O Allah! Wash away my sins with water, snow, and hail. And these three things have been mentioned as a form of emphasis, meaning such a washing that not even the smallest speck of dirt remains.
The supplication of istiftah (opening supplication) has been transmitted in several forms, but among all, the most authentic supplication is: «اَللّٰهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ ....... إلخ», and the Ahl al-Hadith give preference to this one. Furthermore, in the above-mentioned narration, at the end of the supplication, «بِالثَّلْجِ وَالْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ» is mentioned, whereas in the Sahihayn and the Sunan, «بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ» has come, which is more comprehensive. The meaning is: O Allah! Wash away my sins with water, snow, and hail. And these three things have been mentioned as a form of emphasis, meaning such a washing that not even the smallest speck of dirt remains.
