أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنْ ابْنِ إِسْحَقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي حَکِيمُ بْنُ حَکِيمِ بْنِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَالَ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلَی فَاطِمَةَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ فَأَيْقَظَنَا لِلصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَی بَيْتِهِ فَصَلَّی هَوِيًّا مِنْ اللَّيْلِ فَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ لَنَا حِسًّا فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْنَا فَأَيْقَظَنَا فَقَالَ قُومَا فَصَلِّيَا قَالَ فَجَلَسْتُ وَأَنَا أَعْرُکُ عَيْنِي وَأَقُولُ إِنَّا وَاللَّهِ مَا نُصَلِّي إِلَّا مَا کَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَنَا إِنَّمَا أَنْفُسُنَا بِيَدِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ شَائَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَنَا بَعَثَنَا قَالَ فَوَلَّی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ وَيَضْرِبُ بِيَدِهِ عَلَی فَخِذِهِ مَا نُصَلِّي إِلَّا مَا کَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَنَا وَکَانَ الْإِنْسَانُ أَکْثَرَ شَيْئٍ جَدَلًا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1617
It was narrated from ‘Ali bin Husain, from his father, that his grandfather ‘Ali bin Abi Talib said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم came in to Fatimah and I, one night and woke us up to pray, then he went back to his house and prayed for part of the night, and he did not hear any movement from us. He came back to us and woke us up, and said: ‘Get up and pray.’ I sat up, rubbing my eyes, and said: ‘By Allah, we will only pray that which Allah has decreed for us; our souls are in the hand of Allah and if He wants to make us get up, He will make us get up.’ The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم turned away, striking his hand on his thigh, and saying: ‘We will only pray that which Allah has decreed for us! “But, man is ever more quarrelsome than anything.”’ (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020