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Sunan Abi Dawud 775 — Subhanaka Allahumma in Night Prayer
Those Who Believed That The Opening Should Be "Subhanak Allahumman Wa Bihamdik"
Subhanaka Allahumma Opening Dua: Night Prayer Dhikr Before Recitation
Sunan Abi Dawud : 775
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 775
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ بْنُ مُطَهَّرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الرِّفَاعِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُتَوَكِّلِ النَّاجِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ كَبَّرَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ " سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالَى جَدُّكَ وَلاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ " . ثُمَّ يَقُولُ " لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ " . ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ " اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيرًا " . ثَلاَثًا " أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ وَنَفْثِهِ " . ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ يَقُولُونَ هُوَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ مُرْسَلاً الْوَهَمُ مِنْ جَعْفَرٍ .
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got up to pray at night (for tahajjud prayer) he uttered the takbir and then said: "Glory be to Thee, O Allah," and "Praise be to Thee" and "Blessed is Thy name," and Exalted is Thy greatness." and "There is no god but Thee." He then said: "There is no god but Allah" three times; he then said: "Allah is altogether great" three times: "I seek refuge in Allah, All-Hearing and All-Knowing from the accursed devil, from his evil suggestion (hamz), from his puffing up (nafkh), and from his spitting (nafth)" He then recited (the Qur'an).Abu Dawud said: It is said that this tradition has been narrated by 'Ali b. 'Ali from al-Hasan omitting the name of the Companion of the Prophet (ﷺ). The misunderstanding occurred on the part of Ja'far.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 775In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 385English translation : Book 3, Hadith 774
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 775
This hadith gives an opening supplication for the Prophet’s night prayer. When he stood for tahajjud, he said takbir and then words of glorification and praise: Glory be to Thee, O Allah, praise be to Thee, blessed is Thy name, exalted is Thy greatness, and there is no god but Thee. He then repeated la ilaha illa Allah three times and Allahu Akbar three times. After that, he sought refuge in Allah, the All-Hearing and All-Knowing, from the accursed devil, including his hamz, nafkh, and nafth. Then he recited the Qur’an. The report also includes Abu Dawud’s note about the chain, so the safest explanation is to focus on the wording reported here.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report places glorification and praise at the start of night prayer.
- It mentions repeating la ilaha illa Allah and Allahu Akbar three times.
- Seeking refuge from Satan comes before Qur’an recitation in the report.
- Abu Dawud’s note reminds readers to be careful with transmission details.
