What is the ruling on the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), in which she said: (I said, O Messenger of Allah, if I know the Night of Decree, what should I say in it?)
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The Shaykh : The supplication.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In the Night of Decree.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The book is in front of you.
The questioner: No, a moment, just a little.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner: Yes, a moment.
The Shaykh : What is the title of the chapter?
The questioner: "What one says if it coincides with the Night of Decree."
The Shaykh : Yes, and what does it say?
The questioner: "From Aisha - may Allah be pleased with her - she said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, if I know the Night of Decree, what should I say in it? He said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3513Sahih (Darussalam)."
The Shaykh : Yes, it appears that the word "Generous" is an insertion from the pen of the scribe.
The questioner: From whom?
The Shaykh : From the pen of the scribe.
The questioner: The scribe, who is Ibn al-Sunni, I mean.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner: Ali.
The Shaykh : From the pen of the scribe, who is Ali, or from the one he tasked with copying it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So put that in your mind.
The questioner: Amazing.
The Shaykh : The reason.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : First, Ibn al-Sunni does not have this word.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ibn al-Sunni, as you know and we know.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh :Bulugh al-Maram 5:57 .
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It does not have this addition.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the first point.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Second, Ibn al-Sunni says in its chain: "Abu Abd al-Rahman informed us, Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Abu Abd al-Rahman is al-Nasa'i, the author of the Sunan, and he extracted it in his book *Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah* (The Deeds of the Day and the Night).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : With the same chain, al-Nasa'i says.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In *Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah*, "Qutaybah ibn Sa'id informed us," the same chain that al-Nasa'i narrated.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, the one Ibn al-Sunni narrated from his shaykh, al-Nasa'i.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : With the same chain, as al-Nasa'i presents it in *Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah*.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And with the same wording, without the word "Generous."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In addition to this, and thirdly and finally, all the other sources are devoid of this word.
The questioner: Glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : So this word is considered, in the terminology of hadith scholars, an insertion in the text of this hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And this is what necessitated clarification, which we have presented, and peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, a moment.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner: I.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In the Night of Decree.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The book is in front of you.
The questioner: No, a moment, just a little.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner: Yes, a moment.
The Shaykh : What is the title of the chapter?
The questioner: "What one says if it coincides with the Night of Decree."
The Shaykh : Yes, and what does it say?
The questioner: "From Aisha - may Allah be pleased with her - she said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, if I know the Night of Decree, what should I say in it? He said:
Say: “O Allah, indeed You are Pardoning, [Generous,] You love pardon, so pardon me (Allāhumma innaka `Afuwwun [Karīmun], tuḥibbul-`afwa fa`fu `annī).’”
قولي : اللهم إنك عفوٌّ كريمٌ تحب العفو فاعفُ عنِّيThe Shaykh : Yes, it appears that the word "Generous" is an insertion from the pen of the scribe.
The questioner: From whom?
The Shaykh : From the pen of the scribe.
The questioner: The scribe, who is Ibn al-Sunni, I mean.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner: Ali.
The Shaykh : From the pen of the scribe, who is Ali, or from the one he tasked with copying it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So put that in your mind.
The questioner: Amazing.
The Shaykh : The reason.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : First, Ibn al-Sunni does not have this word.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ibn al-Sunni, as you know and we know.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh :
Say: O Allah, You are the Pardoner and You love to pardon, so pardon me.
قولي : اللهم إنك عفوٌّ تحبُّ العفوَ فاعْفُ عنِّيThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It does not have this addition.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the first point.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Second, Ibn al-Sunni says in its chain: "Abu Abd al-Rahman informed us, Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Abu Abd al-Rahman is al-Nasa'i, the author of the Sunan, and he extracted it in his book *Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah* (The Deeds of the Day and the Night).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : With the same chain, al-Nasa'i says.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In *Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah*, "Qutaybah ibn Sa'id informed us," the same chain that al-Nasa'i narrated.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, the one Ibn al-Sunni narrated from his shaykh, al-Nasa'i.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : With the same chain, as al-Nasa'i presents it in *Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah*.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And with the same wording, without the word "Generous."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In addition to this, and thirdly and finally, all the other sources are devoid of this word.
The questioner: Glory be to Allah.
The Shaykh : So this word is considered, in the terminology of hadith scholars, an insertion in the text of this hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And this is what necessitated clarification, which we have presented, and peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, a moment.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner: I.
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