Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال
Sunan Abi Dawud, 5057
da’if· Al-Albani

Chain of narration · Isnād

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Narrated by Mu'ml bin al-FadlfromBaqiyya bin al-Walid bin Sa'aidfromKhalid bin Ma'dan

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّ فِيهِنَّ آيَةً أَفْضَلُ مِنْ أَلْفِ آيَةٍ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Irbad ibn Sariyah:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite al-Musabbihat before going to sleep, and say: They contain a verse which is better than a thousand verses.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْحَّرَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، عَنْ بَحِيرٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي بِلاَلٍ، عَنْ عِرْبَاضِ بْنِ سَارِيَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقْرَأُ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَرْقُدَ وَقَالَ ‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 43, Hadith 285
English Reference
Book 42, Hadith 5039
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