Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1205

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ: قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ بِآيَةٍ وَالْآيَةُ: (إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإنَّك أَنْت الْعَزِيز الْحَكِيم) رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيّ وَابْن مَاجَه

Translation

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Abu Dharr said: The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, stood through the night until morning, reciting one verse: If You punish them, they are Your servants; and if You forgive them, indeed You are the Almighty, the All-Wise. Al-Nasai and Ibn Majah transmitted it.