أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ کَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَبَقِيَّةُ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خَبَّابِ بْنِ الْأَرَتِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَکَانَ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ رَاقَبَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اللَّيْلَةَ کُلَّهَا حَتَّی کَانَ مَعَ الْفَجْرِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ جَائَهُ خَبَّابٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي لَقَدْ صَلَّيْتَ اللَّيْلَةَ صَلَاةً مَا رَأَيْتُکَ صَلَّيْتَ نَحْوَهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجَلْ إِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ رَغَبٍ وَرَهَبٍ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِيهَا ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ فَأَعْطَانِي اثْنَتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِي وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِکَنَا بِمَا أَهْلَکَ بِهِ الْأُمَمَ قَبْلَنَا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ لَا يُظْهِرَ عَلَيْنَا عَدُوًّا مِنْ غَيْرِنَا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لَا يَلْبِسَنَا شِيَعًا فَمَنَعَنِيهَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1643
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Khabbab bin AlAratt, from his father, who had been present at Badr with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم that he watched the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم one night when he prayed all night until Fajr time. When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said the Taslimat the end of his prayer, Khabbab said to him: “May my father and mother be ransomed for you Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, last night you offered a prayer the like of which I have never seen you offer.” The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “Yes indeed. This is a prayer of hope and fear in which I asked my Lord, the Mighty and Sublime, for three things, of which He gave me two and did not grant me one. I asked my Lord not to destroy us with that with which he destroyed the nations before us, and He granted me that. And I asked my Lord not to let an enemy from without prevail over us, and He granted me that. And I asked my Lord not to divide us into warring factions and He did not grant me that.”(Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020