English narration
Narrated by عبد الله بن خبيب الجهني
Narrated Abdullah ibn Khubayb: We went out one rainy and intensely dark night to look for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to lead us in prayer, and when we found him, he asked: Have you prayed?, but I did not say anything. So he said: Say, but I did not say anything. He again said: Say, but I did not say anything. He then said: Say. So I said: What am I to say? He said: Say: "Say, He is Allah, One, " and al-Mu'awwadhatan thirty three times in the morning and evening; they will serve you for every purpose.
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُصَفَّى ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسِيدٍ الْبَرَّادِ ، عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خُبَيْبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : "
خَرَجْنَا فِي لَيْلَةِ مَطَرٍ وَظُلْمَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ نَطْلُبُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيُصَلِّيَ لَنَا فَأَدْرَكْنَاهُ ، فَقَالَ : أَصَلَّيْتُمْ ؟ فَلَمْ أَقُلْ شَيْئًا , فَقَالَ : قُلْ فَلَمْ أَقُلْ شَيْئًا ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : قُلْ , فَلَمْ أَقُلْ شَيْئًا ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : قُلْ , فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، مَا أَقُولُ ؟ قَالَ : قُلْ : قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ، حِينَ تُمْسِي وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ تَكْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
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