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Jami at-Tirmidhi 446 — Dua and Forgiveness at Night
[What Had Been Related] About The Lord Blessed And Exalted Is He, Descending To The Earth's Heaven Every Night
Night Dua Hadith: Asking Allah Before Fajr
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 446
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 446
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الإِسْكَنْدَرَانِيُّ، عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " يَنْزِلُ اللَّهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ حِينَ يَمْضِي ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ الأَوَّلُ فَيَقُولُ أَنَا الْمَلِكُ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَدْعُونِي فَأَسْتَجِيبَ لَهُ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَسْأَلُنِي فَأُعْطِيَهُ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَسْتَغْفِرُنِي فَأَغْفِرَ لَهُ فَلاَ يَزَالُ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى يُضِيءَ الْفَجْرُ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَرِفَاعَةَ الْجُهَنِيِّ وَجُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ وَابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَأَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ وَعُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ أَوْجُهٍ كَثِيرَةٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَرُوِيَ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ " يَنْزِلُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ حِينَ يَبْقَى ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ الآخِرُ " . وَهُوَ أَصَحُّ الرِّوَايَاتِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah'S Messenger (S) Said: "Allah, Blessed And Exalted Is He, Descends To The Earth'S Heaven Every Night When The First Third Of The Night Has Passed. He Says: "I Am The Sovereign. Is There Any Who Calls Upon Me So That I May Respond To Him? Is There Any Who Asks Of Me That I May Give Him? Is There Any Who Seeks Forgiveness From Me So That I May Forgive Him?' He Continues In That Until The Illumination Of Al-Fajr."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 446In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 299English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 446
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 446
This Hadith is about night dua, asking Allah, and seeking forgiveness. Abu Hurairah reports that Allah descends to the earth's heaven every night after the first third of the night has passed, saying: Who calls upon Me so I may respond, who asks Me so I may give, and who seeks forgiveness so I may forgive. The wording continues until the light of Fajr. The text also notes that another wording says this happens when the last third of the night remains, and Abu Isa says that is the sounder narration. The explanation should not discuss the how of Allah's descent. According to Islamic scholars, such texts are affirmed in a manner befitting Allah, without comparing Him to creation.
What we learn from this hadith
- Night is presented as a special time for dua, asking, and istighfar.
- The Hadith encourages turning to Allah before Fajr.
- The wording should be handled with respect and without trying to explain how Allah descends.
