2/128. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 768 — Takbir Before Night Prayer Dua
The Supplication With Which The Prayer Should Be Started
Takbir Before Tahajjud Dua: Beginning Night Prayer with Allahu Akbar
Sunan Abi Dawud : 768
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 768
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُوحٍ، قُرَادٌ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ بِلاَ إِخْبَارٍ وَمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ بِاللَّيْلِ كَبَّرَ وَيَقُولُ .
'Ikrimah Narrated from:
The above mentioned tradition has been reported by ‘Ikramah with a different chain of narrators. This version adds: When he stood up, he said the takbir (Allah is most great) and said. . . .
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 768In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 378English translation : Book 2, Hadith 767
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 768
This narration is a related report about the same night prayer opening supplication. It says that the earlier tradition was reported through a different chain, and this version adds a small but useful detail: when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stood at night, he said the takbir and then said the supplication. For people searching for tahajjud opening dua, this hadith points to the order of the opening: first Allahu Akbar, then the words of supplication. The narration is brief, so the lesson should stay brief too. It does not introduce a new prayer formula in full. It simply adds that takbir came before the night prayer dua mentioned in the related report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report adds that takbir came before the night prayer supplication.
- It supports the order of beginning night prayer with Allahu Akbar.
- The narration is tied to the earlier dua for guidance.
- It teaches attention to small details in prayer reports.
