Question 1

What is Mishkat al-Masabih 912 about?

Accepted Answer

This hadith from Mishkat al-Masabih (Book of Prayer) states: "Abu Umama said that God’s Messenger was asked which supplication is most readily listened to, and replied, “What is offered in the latter part of the depth of the night and after the prescribed prayer…"

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 912 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 #912

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