ONE HADITH A DAY
Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim · Authentic hadith
عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما كان النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا تَهَجَّد من الليل قال: «اللهم ربَّنا لك الحمدُ، أنت قَيِّمُ السموات والأرض، ولك الحمدُ أنت ربُّ السموات والأرض ومَن فيهنَّ، ولك الحمدُ أنت نورُ السموات والأرض ومن فيهنَّ، أنت الحقُّ، وقولُك الحقُّ، ووعدُك الحقُّ، ولقاؤك الحقُّ، والجنةُ حقٌّ، والنارُ حقٌّ، والساعةُ حقٌّ، اللهم لك أسلمتُ، وبك آمنتُ، وعليك توكَّلتُ، وإليك خاصمتُ، وبك حاكمتُ، فاغفر لي ما قدَّمتُ وما أخَّرتُ، وأسررتُ وأعلنتُ، وما أنت أعلم به مني، لا إلهَ إلا أنت».
“Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) offered voluntary prayer during the night, he would say: "O Allah, our Lord! All praise belongs to You. You are the Custodian of the heavens and the earth, all praise belongs to You. You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all what is in them, all praise belongs to You. You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and all that is in them. You are the Truth, Your speech is the Truth, Your promise is the Truth, Your meeting is the Truth, Paradise is true, Hell-fire is true, and the Hour is true. O Allah, to You I submit, in You I believe, upon You I rely, By Your help I contend with my foes, and to You I refer for judgment. So, forgive me the sins I committed in the past and those I may commit in the future, those I did secretly and those I did openly, and all that which You know of better than I do. There is no god but You.””
When the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would rise during the night to offer voluntary prayer, after making the initial Takbīr to start the prayer, he would say, “O Allah, our Lord! All praise belongs to You”, i.e. all praise is due to Allah, the Exalted, for He is the One who is praised for His attributes, His names, His blessings, His favors, His creation, His actions, His commands, and His judgment. He is the One who is praised in the beginning and at the end, externally and internally. Then he said: “You are the Custodian of the heavens and the earth”, i.e. You are the One who brought them into existence from nothingness, the One who takes care of them with what will benefit them and maintain them. You are the Creator, the Provider, the Owner, the Manager, the Giver of life, and the Giver of death. Then he said: “All praise belongs to You, You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is in them”, i.e. You are their Owner and the owner of all that is in them, the Disposer of their affairs according to Your will. You brought them into existence from nothingness, so the kingdom belongs to You. No one other than You shares the dominion or manages the affairs, Blessed and Exalted You are. Then he said: “All praise belongs to You, You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and all that is in them”, i.e. one of His attributes is that He is light, and He concealed Himself from His creation by light. He, may He be glorified, illuminates the heavens and the earth, and is the Guide of the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth. It is not…