أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِکْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَی بْنُ أَبِي کَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ بِأَيِّ شَيْئٍ کَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْتَتِحُ صَلَاتَهُ قَالَتْ کَانَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ اللَّيْلِ افْتَتَحَ صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيکَائِيلَ وَإِسْرَافِيلَ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ أَنْتَ تَحْکُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِکَ فِيمَا کَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي لِمَا اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ مِنْ الْحَقِّ إِنَّکَ تَهْدِي مَنْ تَشَائُ إِلَی صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1630
Abu Salamah bin ‘AbdurRahman said: “I asked ‘Aishah: ‘With what did the Prophet start his prayer?’ She said: ‘When he got up to pray at night he would start his prayer with the words: (Allah, Lord of Jibr’Il, Mika’Il and Israfil, Creator of the heavens and the Earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, You judge between Your slaves concerning that wherein they differ. Allah, Guide me to the disputed matters of truth, for You are the One Who guides to the Straight Path).” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020