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Sahih Bukhari 7442 — Tahajjud Dua of the Prophet
“Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah. Looking at their Lord.”
Tahajjud Dua: Allahumma Rabbana Lakal Hamd
Sahih Bukhari : 7442
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7442
حَدَّثَنِي ثَابِتُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا تَهَجَّدَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ، أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ، وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَلِقَاؤُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ، وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ، اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ، وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ خَاصَمْتُ، وَبِكَ حَاكَمْتُ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ، وَأَسْرَرْتُ وَأَعْلَنْتُ، وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ ". قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَيْسُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَأَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ قَيَّامٌ. وَقَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ الْقَيُّومُ الْقَائِمُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ. وَقَرَأَ عُمَرُ الْقَيَّامُ، وَكِلاَهُمَا مَدْحٌ.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) offered his Tahajjud prayer, he would say, "O Allah, our Lord! All the praises are for You; You are the Keeper (Establisher or the One Who looks after) of the Heavens and the Earth. All the Praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is therein. You are the Truth, and Your saying is the Truth, and Your promise is the Truth, and the meeting with You is the Truth, and Paradise is the Truth, and the (Hell) Fire is the Truth.O Allah! I surrender myself to You, and believe in You, and I put my trust in You (solely depend upon). And to You I complain of my opponents and with Your Evidence I argue. So please forgive the sins which I have done in the past or I will do in the future, and also those (sins) which I did in secret or in public, and that which You know better than I. None has the right to be worshipped but You."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7442In-book reference : Book 97, Hadith 68USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 534
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7442
This Hadith gives the dua the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would say when he offered Tahajjud prayer at night. The dua begins with praise of Allah as Lord, Keeper, and Light of the heavens and the earth. It affirms that Allah is the Truth, His word is truth, His promise is truth, meeting Him is truth, Paradise is truth, the Fire is truth, and the Hour is truth. Then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says that he submits to Allah, believes in Him, trusts Him, turns to Him in dispute, and asks forgiveness for past and future sins, private and public sins, and what Allah knows better than him. For anyone searching for Tahajjud dua hadith, Allahumma lakal hamd, or night prayer dua, this Hadith gives a complete Prophetic wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- Tahajjud dua begins with praise and recognition of Allah's greatness.
- The dua affirms core truths about meeting Allah, Paradise, Fire, and the Hour.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked forgiveness for what was hidden and open.
- Trust, belief, surrender, and turning to Allah are gathered in this dua.
