“A good hadith.” This indicates that it is good due to corroborating evidence, in accordance with his terminology, which he explicitly stated in al-ʿIlal at the end of his Sunan.

It remains to discuss Muhammad ibn Thabit al-Qurashi:

You should know that Muhammad ibn Thabit has been listed in the biographical works without attribution to Quraysh; that he narrated from Abu Hakim and Abu Hurayrah; and that no one besides Musa ibn ʿUbaydah narrated from him. They therefore judged him to be unknown. However, al-Mizzi, and then al-ʿAsqalani, stated in their respective Tahdhib works that he was Muhammad ibn Thabit ibn Shurahbil, of the Banu ʿAbd al-Dar. They cited as evidence this narration of al-Tabarani, which identifies him as al-Qurashi. Then they said—the wording being that of al-Mizzi:

“This strengthens what Yaʿqub ibn Shaybah said: that he was Muhammad ibn Thabit ibn Shurahbil.”

I say: This is the stronger view in my opinion, for they also mentioned that he narrated from Abu Hurayrah and that he was Qurashi; thus, distinguishing between the two is difficult. Accordingly, he is truthful, since they mentioned that a group narrated from this Ibn Shurahbil, and Ibn Hibban declared him trustworthy. He included him among the Successors (5/358) and among the Followers of the Successors (7/408).

In sum, with this supporting narration, the hadith is at least good.

As for the phrase, “and increase me in knowledge,” it has a supporting narration in the hadith of ʿAishah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said:

Whenever he awoke during the night, he would say: “There is no deity worthy of worship except You. Glory be to You. O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness for my sin, and I ask You for Your mercy. O Allah, increase me in knowledge...” —the hadith.

It was recorded by Abu Dawud (5061), al-Nasaʾi in The Deeds of the Day and Night (865), Ibn al-Sunni (752), Ibn Hibban (2359), and al-Hakim (1/540), through the route of ʿAbd Allah ibn al-Walid, from Saʿid ibn al-Musayyib, from her. Al-Hakim said: