Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3420
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، وَغَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ رضى الله عنها بِأَىِّ شَيْءٍ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَفْتَتِحُ صَلاَتَهُ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ افْتَتَحَ صَلاَتَهُ فَقَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ وَإِسْرَافِيلَ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَعَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ اهْدِنِي لِمَا اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِكَ إِنَّكَ تَهْدِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Yahya ibn Musa and others narrated to us; they said: ‘Umar ibn Yunus informed us; ‘Ikrimah ibn ‘Ammar narrated to us; Yahya ibn Abi Kathir narrated to us; Abu Salamah narrated to us, saying: I asked ‘Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), ‘With what would the Prophet begin his prayer when he rose during the night?’ She said: ‘When he rose during the night, he would begin his prayer by saying: “O Allah, Lord of Jibril, Mika'il, and Israfil; Originator of the heavens and the earth; Knower of the unseen and the witnessed; You judge between Your servants concerning that over which they differ. Guide me, by Your permission, to the truth concerning which they differ. Indeed, You guide whom You will to a straight path.”’ Abu ‘Isa said: ‘This is a hasan gharib hadith.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ
The English witness ends within the supplication and omits the compiler's closing grading; the Arabic includes it clearly.
Should the omitted compiler grading be recorded as a witness omission?