Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3407
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ بَنِي حَنْظَلَةَ قَالَ صَحِبْتُ شَدَّادَ بْنَ أَوْسٍ رضى الله عنه فِي سَفَرٍ فَقَالَ أَلاَ أُعَلِّمُكَ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُعَلِّمُنَا أَنْ نَقُولَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الثَّبَاتَ فِي الأَمْرِ وَأَسْأَلُكَ عَزِيمَةَ الرُّشْدِ وَأَسْأَلُكَ شُكْرَ نِعْمَتِكَ وَحُسْنَ عِبَادَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ لِسَانًا صَادِقًا وَقَلْبًا سَلِيمًا وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا تَعْلَمُ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا تَعْلَمُ وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِمَّا تَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلاَّمُ الْغُيُوبِ . قَالَ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَأْخُذُ مَضْجَعَهُ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ وَكَّلَ اللَّهُ بِهِ مَلَكًا فَلاَ يَقْرَبُهُ شَيْءٌ يُؤْذِيهِ حَتَّى يَهُبَّ مَتَى هَبَّ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ إِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ وَالْجُرَيْرِيُّ هُوَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ إِيَاسٍ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ الْجُرَيْرِيُّ وَأَبُو الْعَلاَءِ اسْمُهُ يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Mahmud ibn Ghaylan narrated to us: Abu Ahmad al-Zubayri narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, from al-Jurayri, from Abu al-‘Ala’ ibn al-Shikhkhir, from a man of Banu Hanzalah, who said: ‘I accompanied Shaddad ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) on a journey. He said, “Shall I teach you what the Messenger of Allah used to teach us to say? Say: ‘O Allah, I ask You for steadfastness in the matter and firm resolve upon right guidance. I ask You to make me grateful for Your blessing and excellent in worshipping You. I ask You for a truthful tongue and a sound heart. I seek refuge in You from the evil You know, ask You for the good You know, and seek Your forgiveness for what You know. You are indeed the Knower of the unseen.’”’
He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah used to say, “There is no Muslim who lies down to sleep and recites a surah from Allah’s Book but Allah appoints an angel over him, so nothing that would harm him comes near him until he wakes, whenever he wakes.”’ Abu ‘Isa said: We know this hadith only by this route. Al-Jurayri is Sa‘id ibn Iyas Abu Mas‘ud al-Jurayri, and Abu al-‘Ala’s name was Yazid ibn ‘Abdullah ibn al-Shikhkhir.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source includes two distinct elements: a supplication taught by Shaddad ibn Aws and a statement from the Prophet about protection for a Muslim who recites a surah when lying down. The man from Banu Hanzalah is unnamed. The compiler identifies al-Jurayri and Abu al-‘Ala’.