Question 1

What is Mishkat al-Masabih 791 about?

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This hadith from Mishkat al-Masabih (Book of Prayer) states: "Ibn ‘Abbas said that God’s Messenger used to begin his prayer with, “In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.”

Tirmidhi transmitted it and said that the isnad of this tradition is not ap…"

Question 2

Which collection is this hadith from?

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This hadith is from Mishkat al-Masabih, which contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books. It is hadith number 791 in the Book of Prayer.

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I searched for a different number — is this the right hadith?

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Mishkat al-Masabih #791

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