The reciter: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Chapter on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And it is He who created the heavens and earth in truth
هو الذي خلق السماوات والأرض بالحق
Qubaylah narrated to us, he said: Sufyan narrated to us from Jurayj from Sulayman from Tawus from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to invoke Allah at night, saying, "O Allah: All the Praises are for You: You are the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth. All the Praises are for You; You are the Maintainer of the Heaven and the Earth and whatever is in them. All the Praises are for You; You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth. Your Word is the Truth, and Your Promise is the Truth, and the Meeting with You is the Truth, and Paradise is the Truth, and the (Hell) Fire is the Truth, and the Hour is the Truth. O Allah! I surrender myself to You, and I believe in You and I depend upon You, and I repent to You and with You (Your evidences) I stand against my opponents, and to you I leave the judgment (for those who refuse my message). O Allah! Forgive me my sins that I did in the past or will do in the future, and also the sins I did in secret or in public. You are my only God (Whom I worship) and there is no other God for me (i.e. I worship none but You)."
كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يدعو من الليل اللهم لك الحمد أنت رب السماوات والأرض لك الحمد أنت قيم السماوات والأرض ومن فيهن لك الحمد أنت نور السماوات والأرض قولك الحق ووعدك الحق ولقاؤك حق والجنة والنار حق والساعة حق اللهم لك أسلمت وبك آمنت وعليك توكلت وإليك أنبت وبك خاصمت وإليك حاكمت فاغفر لي ما قدمت وما أخرت وأسررت وأعلنت أنت إلهي لا إله لي غيرك .
