حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ قَالَ قَرَأْتُ عَلَى أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْهَجَرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَفْتَحُ أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ ثُلُثَ اللَّيْلِ الْبَاقِي ثُمَّ يَهْبِطُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ يَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَلَا عَبْدٌ يَسْأَلُنِي فَأُعْطِيَهُ حَتَّى يَسْطَعَ الْفَجْرُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4268
It was narrated from 'Abdullah that the Prophet (PBUH) said: "Verily Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, opens the gates of heaven in the last third of the night, then He descends to the lowest heaven, then He stretches out His hand, then He says: 'Is there any slave who will ask Me so that I may give him?' until dawn breaks."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020