Jami' at-Tirmidhi Chapters on Supplication

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3513

Chapter: Concerning The Virtue Of Asking For Al-Afiyah And Al-Mu’afah

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3513

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الضُّبَعِيُّ، عَنْ كَهْمَسِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ عَلِمْتُ أَىُّ لَيْلَةٍ لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ مَا أَقُولُ فِيهَا قَالَ ‏"‏ قُولِي

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ كَرِيمٌ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي ‏"

Aishah narrated:

“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is your view if I know when the Night of Al-Qadr is, then what should I say in it?” He said: ‘Say: “O Allah, indeed You are Pardoning, [Generous,] You love pardon, so pardon me (Allāhumma innaka `Afuwwun [Karīmun], tuḥibbul-`afwa fa`fu `annī).’”

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 3513), Ibn Majah (No. 3850) and Ahmad (No. 24215, 24320, 24322, 24330, 24559, 25018).

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ ) الْأَسْلَمِيِّ الْمَرْوَزِيِّ قَوْلُهُ : ( أَرَأَيْت ) أَيْ أَخْبِرْنِي ( إِنْ عَلِمْت ) جَوَابُهُ مَحْذُوفٌ يَدُلُّ عَلَيْهِ مَا قَبْلَهُ ( أَيُّ لَيْلَةٍ ) مُبْتَدَأٌ وَخَبَرُهُ ( لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ ) وَالْجُمْلَةُ سَدَّتْ مَسَدَ الْمَفْعُولَيْنِ لِعَلِمْت تَعْلِيقًا. قِيلَ الْقِيَاسُ أَيَّةُ لَيْلَةٍ فَذَكَّرَ بِاعْتِبَارِ الزَّمَانِ كَمَا ذُكِرَ فِي قَوْلِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَيُّ آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ مَعَك أَعْظَمُ " ؟ بِاعْتِبَارِ الْكَلَامِ وَاللَّفْظِ ( مَا أَقُولُ ) مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِأَرَأَيْتَ ( فِيهَا ) أَيْ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةِ , قَالَ الطِّيبِيُّ : مَا أَقُولُ فِيهَا جَوَابُ الشَّرْطِ , وَكَانَ حَقُّ الْ…

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	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3513
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 3513
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3513
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 3513

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3850

"O Messenger of Allah, what do you think I should say in my supplication, if I come upon Laylatul-Qadr?" He said: "Say: 'Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa, fa'fu 'anni (O Allah, You are Forgiving and love forgiveness, so forgive me).'"

"‏ تَقُولِينَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 24215