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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1367

Chapter: What was narrated concerning which hours of the night are best

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1367

Narrator:Rifā‘a ibn Arāba al-Juhanī

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُصْعَبٍ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ الْجُهَنِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُمْهِلُ حَتَّى إِذَا ذَهَبَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ نِصْفُهُ أَوْ ثُلُثَاهُ قَالَ لاَ يَسْأَلَنَّ عِبَادِي غَيْرِي مَنْ يَدْعُنِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَهُ مَنْ يَسْأَلْنِي أُعْطِهِ مَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرْنِي أَغْفِرْ لَهُ حَتَّى يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ

It was narrated that Rifa’ah Al-Juhani said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Allah provides respite until, when half or two thirds of the night had passed, He says: “My slave does not ask of anyone other than Me. Whoever calls upon Me, I will answer him; whoever asks of Me, I will give him; whoever asks My forgiveness, I will forgive him,” until dawn comes.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1367).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( يُمْهِل ) مِنْ الْإِمْهَال أَيْ يُؤَخِّر الطَّلَب الْآتِي قَوْله ( لَا يَسْأَلَن عِبَادِي غَيْرِي ) نَهْي لَهُمْ عَنْ أَنْ يَسْأَلُوا غَيْره فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْت وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده مُحَمَّد بْن مُصْعَب ضَعِيف قَالَ صَالِح بْن مُحَمَّد عَامَّة أَحَادِيثه عَنْ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ مَقْلُوبَة وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1367
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1367
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1367

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