Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3416
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ، وَوَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، وَأَبُو عَامِرٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ وَعَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتَوَائِيُّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الأَسْلَمِيُّ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَبِيتُ عِنْدَ بَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأُعْطِيهِ وَضُوءَهُ فَأَسْمَعُهُ الْهَوِيَّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَقُولُ " سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ " . وَأَسْمَعُهُ الْهَوِيَّ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ يَقُولُ " الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ishaq ibn Mansur informed us: al-Nadr ibn Shumayl, Wahb ibn Jarir, Abu ‘Amir al-‘Aqadi, and ‘Abd al-Samad ibn ‘Abd al-Warith informed us: Hisham al-Dastawa’i narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, from Abu Salamah, who said: Rabi‘ah ibn Ka‘b al-Aslami narrated to me: ‘I used to spend the night at the door of the Prophet and bring him water for ablution. Late into the night I would hear him say, “Allah hears whoever praises Him.” Late into the night I would hear him say, “Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds.”’ Abu ‘Isa said: This hadith is hasan sahih.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic repeats that Rabi‘ah heard each phrase during the night. The first is the familiar prayer phrase ‘Sami‘a Allahu liman hamidah’; the second is Qur’anic praise, ‘Praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds.’