Sunan Abu Dawud General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 5057

Chapter: What to say when going to sleep

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 5057

حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْحَّرَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، عَنْ بَحِيرٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ عِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ

يَقْرَأُ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ فِيهِنَّ آيَةً أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ آيَةٍ ‏"

Narrated Irbad ibn Sariyah:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite al-Musabbihat before going to sleep, and say: They contain a verse which is better than a thousand verses.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5057), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2921) and Ahmad (No. 16534).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( كَانَ يَقْرَأ الْمُسَبِّحَات ) : أَيْ السُّوَر الَّتِي فِي صَدْرهَا لَفْظ التَّسْبِيح ( قَبْل أَنْ يَرْقُد ) : أَيْ قَبْل أَنْ يَنَام. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ , وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيّ حَسَن غَرِيب. هَذَا آخِر كَلَامه. وَفِي إِسْنَاده بَقِيَّة بْن الْوَلِيد عَنْ بُحَيْر بْن سَعْد وَبَقِيَّة فِيهِ مَقَال وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ مِنْ حَدِيث مُعَاوِيَة بْن صَالِح عَنْ بُحَيْر بْن سَعْد مُرْسَلًا.…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	WeakDaif ضعيف	The hadith	No. 5057
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 5057
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 5057
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 5057

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Good (hasan) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2921

that the Prophet (ﷺ) would recite the Musabbihat (Chapters 17, 57, 59, 61, 62, 64 & 87) before sleep and say "Indeed there is an Ayah in them that is better than one thousand Ayat."

كَانَ يَقْرَأُ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ وَيَقُولُ ‏"‏ إِنَّ فِيهِنَّ آيَةً خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ آيَةٍ ‏"

Narrated by Al-‘irbād ibn Sāriya

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 16534

حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي بَحِيرُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي بِلَالٍ عَنْ عِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُمْ…

Narrated by Al-‘irbād ibn Sāriya Arabic only

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 2151

Al-Irbād b. Sāriya said the Prophet used to recite al-Musabbihāt* before going to sleep, and say they contained a verse which is better than a thousand verses. *These are said to be sūras 57, 59, 61, 62, 64, 87 which begin with the perfect, imperfect, or imperative of the verb sabbaha ('to…

وَعَنِ الْعِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ فِيهِنَّ آيَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ آيَةٍ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ…

Narrated by Al-‘irbād ibn Sāriya

Also reported by… (5)

الآحاد والمثاني لابن أبي عاصم (1216)يَقْرَأُ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ ، وَيَقُولُ : فِيهِنَّ آيَةٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ آيَةٍ
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (7712)يُقْرَأُ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ ، وَيَقُولُ : إِنَّ فِيهِنَّ آيَةً أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ آيَةٍ
المعجم الكبير للطبراني (15047)يَقْرَأُ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ ، وَقَالَ : إِنَّ فِيهِنَّ آيَةً أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَلْفِ آيَةٍ
شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (2287)يَقْرَأُ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ ، وَقَالَ : إِنَّ فِيهِنَّ آيَةً أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَلْفِ آيَةٍ
مسند الشاميين للطبراني (2480)يَقْرَأُ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ وَقَالَ : إِنَّ فِيهِنَّ آيَةً أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَلْفِ آيَةٍ

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Good (hasan) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3406

The Prophet (ﷺ) would not sleep until he had recited Al-Musabbihat, and he would say: “In them is an Ayah that is better than a thousand Ayah.”

كَانَ لاَ يَنَامُ حَتَّى يَقْرَأَ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ وَيَقُولُ ‏"‏ فِيهَا آيَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ آيَةٍ ‏"

Narrated by Al-‘irbād ibn Sāriya

Not graded Sunan ad-Darimi 3290

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنْ مَعْنٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ بَحِيرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ…

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that the Prophet (ﷺ) would recite the Musabbihat (Chapters 17, 57, 59, 61, 62, 64 & 87) before sleep and say "Indeed there is an Ayah in them that is better than one thousand Ayat."

Al-Irbād b. Sāriya said the Prophet used to recite al-Musabbihāt* before going to sleep, and say they contained a verse which is better than a thousand verses. *These are said to be sūras 57, 59, 61, 62, 64, 87 which begin with the perfect, imperfect, or imperative of the verb sabbaha ('to…

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The Prophet (ﷺ) would not sleep until he had recited Al-Musabbihat, and he would say: “In them is an Ayah that is better than a thousand Ayah.”

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that the Prophet (ﷺ) would recite the Musabbihat (Chapters 17, 57, 59, 61, 62, 64 & 87) before sleep and say "Indeed there is an Ayah in them that is better than one thousand Ayat."

Al-Irbād b. Sāriya said the Prophet used to recite al-Musabbihāt* before going to sleep, and say they contained a verse which is better than a thousand verses. *These are said to be sūras 57, 59, 61, 62, 64, 87 which begin with the perfect, imperfect, or imperative of the verb sabbaha ('to…

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The Prophet (ﷺ) would not sleep until he had recited Al-Musabbihat, and he would say: “In them is an Ayah that is better than a thousand Ayah.”

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