6/26. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 763h — Make Me Light Supplication
The prayer and the supplication of the Prophet (saws) at night
Make Me Light Dua: A Short Narration from the Night Prayer
Sahih Muslim : 763h
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 763h
وَحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، . قَالَ سَلَمَةُ فَلَقِيتُ كُرَيْبًا فَقَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ غُنْدَرٍ . وَقَالَ " وَاجْعَلْنِي نُورًا " . وَلَمْ يَشُكَّ .
Salama Narrated from:
I met Kuraib and he reported Ibn `Abbas as saying: I was with my mother's sister Maimuna and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came there, and then he narrated the rest of the hadith as was narrated by Ghundar and said these words: "Make me light," beyond any doubt.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 763hIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 223USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1678
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 763h
This short Hadith keeps the focus on one wording in the dua for light. Salama met Kuraib, who reported from Ibn Abbas that he was with his aunt Maimuna when the Messenger of Allah came there. The rest of the report matched the earlier narration, but this version clearly says the phrase, make me light, without doubt. Because the text is brief, the main teaching is also brief: the wording of the Prophet's supplication is being preserved with care. For readers searching for the make me light dua, this narration shows how hadith transmitters paid attention to exact words. It does not add a new event, but it strengthens the wording reported in the night prayer setting.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration highlights careful preservation of the wording make me light.
- It connects the supplication to the Prophet's night prayer report from Ibn Abbas.
- The transmitter notes certainty in the wording and does not leave it doubtful.
- A short narration can still preserve an important phrase of dua.
