Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham

On the authority of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to say at the end of his Witr prayer: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, and in Your pardon from Your punishment, and I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot count Your praises; You are as You have praised Yourself."(1)

52 - Chapter: On Not Raising the Hands in Supplication During the Witr Prayer

1748 - Muhammad ibn Bashshar informed us, saying: 'Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, from Shu'bah, from Thabit al-Bunani, from Anas, who said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not raise his hands in any of his supplications except in the prayer for rain. Shu'bah said: I said to Thabit: Did you hear it(2) from Anas? He said: Glory be to Allah! I said: Did you hear it from Anas? He said: Glory be to Allah!(3)

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(1) Its chain of transmission is authentic. It is in "Al-Sunan al-Kubra" under number (1448).
The compiler also transmitted it in "Al-Kubra" (7705) from Ishaq ibn Mansur, from Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik alone, with this chain of transmission.
It was also transmitted by Ahmad (751) and (957), Abu Dawud (1427), al-Tirmidhi (3566), Ibn Majah (1179), and 'Abdullah ibn Ahmad in his additions to his father's "Musnad" (1295) through various routes from Hammad ibn Salamah, with it. Al-Tirmidhi said: This is a good and rare hadith from the narration of 'Ali; we do not know it except through this route from the hadith of Hammad ibn Salamah.
Al-Daraqutni mentioned in "Al-'Ilal" 4/14 that Ibrahim ibn al-Hajjaj narrated it from Hammad ibn Salamah, from Hisham ibn 'Urwah, from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith, from 'Ali. Then he said: That is an error.
His saying: "At the end of his Witr" means: after the salutation. See "'Awn al-Ma'bud" 4/213. Al-Sindi said: It is possible that he used to say it at the end of the standing, making it part of the qunut, as is implied by the compiler's words. And it is possible that he used to say it during the sitting of the tashahhud, which is the apparent meaning of the wording.
(2) In (K): "sami'tu" (I heard), and in its margin: "sami'tahu" (you heard it). (A copy).
(3) Its chain of transmission is authentic. 'Abd al-Rahman: he is Ibn Mahdi, and Thabit al-Bunani: he is Ibn Aslam. It is in "Al-Sunan al-Kubra" under number (1440). =