6/24. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 758a — Calling Upon Allah in the Last Third
Encouragement to supplicate and recite statements of remembrance at the end of the night, and the response to that
Hadith About the Last Third of the Night and Answered Dua
Sahih Muslim : 758a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 758a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَغَرِّ، وَعَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يَنْزِلُ رَبُّنَا تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا حِينَ يَبْقَى ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ الآخِرُ فَيَقُولُ مَنْ يَدْعُونِي فَأَسْتَجِيبَ لَهُ وَمَنْ يَسْأَلُنِي فَأُعْطِيَهُ وَمَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرُنِي فَأَغْفِرَ لَهُ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Our Lord, the Blessed and the Exalted, descends every night to the lowest heaven when one-third of the latter part of the night is left, and says: Who supplicates Me so that I may answer him? Who asks Me so that I may give to him? Who asks Me forgiveness so that I may forgive him?
Reference : Sahih Muslim 758aIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 201USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1656
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 758a
This Hadith about the last third of the night highlights a powerful time for dua and forgiveness. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said that our Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, descends every night to the lowest heaven when one-third of the latter part of the night is left. The Hadith then mentions three calls: who will supplicate so that he may be answered, who will ask so that he may be given, and who will seek forgiveness so that he may be forgiven. The main lesson is clear: the night is a time for turning to Allah. A Muslim can use this time to make dua, ask for needs, and seek forgiveness with hope.
What we learn from this hadith
- The latter part of the night is a time to call upon Allah.
- The Hadith mentions dua, asking, and seeking forgiveness together.
- A believer is encouraged to seek Allah's mercy with hope.
