6/26. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 769b — Variant Wording of Tahajjud Dua
The prayer and the supplication of the Prophet (saws) at night
Tahajjud Dua Variant: Careful Wording in Allahumma Lakal Hamd
Sahih Muslim : 769b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 769b
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَابْنُ، نُمَيْرٍ وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . أَمَّا حَدِيثُ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ فَاتَّفَقَ لَفْظُهُ مَعَ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ لَمْ يَخْتَلِفَا إِلاَّ فِي حَرْفَيْنِ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ مَكَانَ قَيَّامُ قَيِّمُ وَقَالَ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ فَفِيهِ بَعْضُ زِيَادَةٍ وَيُخَالِفُ مَالِكًا وَابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ فِي أَحْرُفٍ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas through another chain of transmitters and with slight alteration of two words. Instead of the word Qayyam (Supporter, as used in the above hadith here the word) Qayyim (the Custodian) has been used, and he (further said): " What I did in secret." And in the hadith narrated by Ibn 'Uyaina there is some addition.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 769bIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 237USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1692
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 769b
This Hadith is mainly about the wording of the Tahajjud dua. It says the report came through another chain from Ibn Abbas with a slight alteration of two words. One version uses Qayyim instead of Qayyam, and another wording says what I did in secret. It also notes that the narration of Ibn Uyayna contains some addition. The core message here is not a new event, but careful transmission. For readers searching Allahumma lakal hamd dua variations, this Hadith shows that hadith scholars preserved small differences in wording instead of hiding them. The explanation should stay with that point: the same night prayer supplication is being reported with minor changes in expression.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration records slight wording differences in the Tahajjud dua.
- It mentions Qayyim in place of Qayyam in one version.
- It notes the phrase what I did in secret in the wording of forgiveness.
- The report shows careful attention to exact transmitted words.
