Hadith 17551

Chapter 123

باب 123

(123) باب مَا يُسْتَفْتَحُ بِهِ الصَّلاَةُ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ

(272) Chapter: The Supplication With Which The Prayer Should Be Started
378
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُوحٍ، قُرَادٌ حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ بِلاَ إِخْبَارٍ وَمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ بِاللَّيْلِ كَبَّرَ وَيَقُولُ .

The above mentioned tradition has been reported by 'Ikramah with a different chain of narrators. This version adds:
When he stood up, he said the takbir (Allah is most great) and said. . . .

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 768

In-book reference: Book 2, Hadith 378

English translation: Book 2, Hadith 767