Hisn al-Muslim 251
Seeking forgiveness and repentance
وَقَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الرَّبُّ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ الآخِرِ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِمَّنْ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ فَكُنْ
Translation
-- Allah's Messenger (SAW) said: "The closest that the Lord comes to the slave is in the last portion of the night. So, if you are able to be among those who remember Allah in this hour, then be among them." Reference: At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i 1/279 and Al-Hakim. See also Al-Albani, Sahih At-Tirmidhi 3/183, and Jdmi'ul-'Usool with Al-Arna'ut's checking 4/144.
Grades by grader
| Abu Ghuddah | Sahihgraded on nasai:572 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Muhammad Shakir | Sahihgraded on tirmidhi:3579 | fawazahmed0 |
| Bashar Awad Maarouf | Hasan Sahihgraded on tirmidhi:3579 | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Soundgraded on tirmidhi:3579 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Soundin صحيح الترمذي, p. 3579in صحيح النسائي, p. 571graded on tirmidhi:3579 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Jami at-Tirmidzi 3579أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الرَّبُّ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ الآخِرِ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِمَّنْ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ فَكُنْ
- Sunan an-Nasa'i 572سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَبَسَةَ يَقُولُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ أَقْرَبُ مِنَ الأُخْرَى أَوْ هَلْ مِنْ سَاعَةٍ يُبْتَغَى ذِكْرُهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّ أَقْرَبَ مَا يَكُونُ الرَّبُّ ﷻ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ جَوْفُ اللَّيْلِ الآخِر
- Misykatul Mashabih 1229وَعَن عَمْرو بن عبسة قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَقْرَبُ مَا يَكُونُ الرَّبُّ مِنَ الْعَبْدِ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ الْآخِرِ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ مِمَّنْ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ