Narrated by Abu Hurairah
Our Lord descends every night to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains, and says: "Who is calling upon Me, that I may answer him? Who is asking of Me, that I may give him? Who is seeking My forgiveness, that I may forgive him?"
Sahih al-Bukhari 1145, Sahih Muslim 758
What this hadith teaches
The last third of the night, before Fajr, is the best time for tahajjud and dua.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
مَنْ يَدْعُونِي فَأَسْتَجِيبَ لَهُ مَنْ يَسْأَلُنِي فَأُعْطِيَهُ مَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرُنِي فَأَغْفِرَ لَهُ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 1145, as given on sunnah.com.