2/128. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 772 — Tahajjud Dua After Takbir
The Supplication With Which The Prayer Should Be Started
Tahajjud Dua After Takbir: Beginning Night Prayer with Praise
Sunan Abi Dawud : 772
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 772
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ - حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، أَنَّ قَيْسَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا طَاوُسٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ فِي التَّهَجُّدِ يَقُولُ بَعْدَ مَا يَقُولُ " اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ " . ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say in his tahajjud prayer (i.e. supererogatory prayer offered in or after the midnight) after he said the takbir; he then narrated the tradition to the same effect.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 772In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 382English translation : Book 2, Hadith 771
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 772
This narration is a related report from Ibn Abbas about the tahajjud prayer. It says that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to say the supplication in tahajjud after saying Allahu Akbar. The report then says the narrator mentioned its meaning, connecting it to the previous detailed wording. The main point here is the order: takbir first, then the night prayer supplication. For people searching for tahajjud dua after takbir, this narration is very direct. It does not add a new long wording in the translation provided, so the explanation should not add one either. It simply supports the practice of opening night prayer with Allahu Akbar and then praising Allah and asking Him, as reported in the connected narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration states that the tahajjud supplication came after takbir.
- It connects the report to the meaning of the previous Ibn Abbas narration.
- The focus is the opening of night prayer.
- The hadith teaches careful attention to the order of prayer words.
