Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2892
حَدَّثَنَا هُرَيْمُ بْنُ مِسْعَرٍ، - تِرْمِذِيٌّ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفُضَيْلُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ لاَ يَنَامُ حَتَّى يَقْرَأَ : (الم * تَنْزِيلُ ) وَ ( تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ ) . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ رَوَاهُ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ لَيْثِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ مِثْلَ هَذَا . وَرَوَاهُ مُغِيرَةُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ هَذَا . وَرَوَى زُهَيْرٌ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ جَابِرٍ يَذْكُرُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ . فَقَالَ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ إِنَّمَا أَخْبَرَنِيهِ صَفْوَانُ أَوِ ابْنُ صَفْوَانَ وَكَأَنَّ زُهَيْرًا أَنْكَرَ أَنْ يَكُونَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ . حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ . حَدَّثَنَا هُرَيْمٌ بن مِسْعَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلٌ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، قَالَ تَفْضُلاَنِ عَلَى كُلِّ سُورَةٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ بِسَبْعِينَ حَسَنَةً .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Jabir reported that the Prophet would not sleep until he recited “Alif Lam Mim. The sending down…” (Surah as-Sajdah, 32) and “Blessed is He in whose hand is the dominion” (Surah al-Mulk). Abu ‘Isa said that several people transmitted a similar report from Layth ibn Abi Sulaym, and Mughirah ibn Muslim also transmitted a similar report from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir, from the Prophet. Zuhayr reported that he asked Abu al-Zubayr, ‘Did you hear Jabir mention this hadith?’ Abu al-Zubayr replied, ‘Safwan or Ibn Safwan informed me of it.’ Zuhayr appears to have rejected the claim that this report came from Abu al-Zubayr directly from Jabir. Hannad also transmitted a similar version through Abu al-Ahwas, from Layth, from Abu al-Zubayr, from Jabir, from the Prophet. In another chain, Layth transmitted from Abu al-Zubayr, from Tawus, who said, ‘These two surahs surpass every surah of the Qur’an by seventy good deeds.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic names the nightly recitations as Alif Lam Mim Tanzil (Surah as-Sajdah) and Tabarak alladhi bi-yadihi al-mulk (Surah al-Mulk). The transmission discussion includes a challenge by Zuhayr: Abu al-Zubayr said Safwan or Ibn Safwan told him the report, rather than claiming to hear it directly from Jabir. The final statement is attributed to Tawus and is not part of the Prophet’s wording.