Category: Du’ā
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Allāh’s sustaining of His creation is of two types: (Paraphrased from the tafsīr of Shaykh ‘Abdur Raḥmān ibn Nāṣir As-Saʿdī رحمه الله)
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Conditions for the Acceptance of Du‘ā Sometimes we find ourselves asking why our duʿās are not accepted. There could be a number of reasons for this. The Prophet ﷺ has mentioned in his aḥādīth the following reasons: How Duʿās are Accepted If we find that our duʿās do not fall…
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām Muslim and the Imāms of the four Sunan, Abū Dāwūd, An-Nasāʾī, At-Tirmidhī and Ibn Mājah رحمهم الله all narrate a ḥadīth in which Sʿad ibn Abī Waqqāṣ رضي الله عنه reports that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever says upon hearing the Mu’adh-dhin: أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا…
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Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه narrates that Rasūlullāh ﷺ would say in his duʿā: اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْكَ فَكَفَيْتَهُ، وَاسْتَهْدَاكَ فَهَدَيْتَهُ، وَاسْتَنْصَرَكَ فَنَصَرْتَهُ Allāhummaj-ʿalnī mim-man tawak-kala ʿalay-ka fa kafay-tah; was-tah-dāka fa haday-tah; was-tan-ṣara-ka fa naṣar-tah ‘O Allāh! Make me from among those who have relied upon You and thus You sufficed them; and…
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Shaykh Ashraf ʿAlī At-Thānwī رحمه الله writes: ‘Some people are very extreme in their belief that a ta‘wīdh is in itself effective. This contravenes the very essence of tawḥīd.’[1] [1] Husnul Azīz, Aghlātul ʿAwām
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Ibn ʿUmar رضي الله عنه narrates that when the Prophet ﷺ would hear the sound of thunder and [see] lightning, he would say: اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَقْتُلْنَا بِغَضَبِكَ، وَلَا تُهْلِكْنَا بِعَذَابِكَ، وَعَافِنَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ Allāhumma lā taqtulnā bi ghaḍabik, walā tuhliknā bi ‘adhābik, wa ‘āfinā qabla dhālik Trans: “O Allāh! do not kill us with Your…
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Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh رضي الله عنهما narrates that once a person came into the company of the Prophet ﷺ and said, “My sins, my sins!” So the Prophet ﷺ said to him, “Say: اللّهُمَّ مَغْفِرَتُكَ أَوْسَعُ مِنْ ذُنُوْبِـيْ، وَرَحْمَتُكَ أَرْجَى عِنْدِيْ مِنْ عَمَلِيْ Al-lā-hum-ma magh-fira-tuka aw-saʿu min dhu-nū-bī, wa raḥ-ma-tu-ka ar-jā ʿin-dī min ʿAma-lī ‘O…
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In addition to the various du‘ās that can be said whilst performing Saʿī, one can also recite: رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْأَعَزُّ الْأَكْرَمُ ‘Rabbigh fir warḥam innaka antal a‘azzul akram’ Translation: ‘O My Lord! Forgive [me] and have mercy [upon me], for verily you are the Most Mighty and the Most Honourable.’ The great…
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ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها narrates, “I said to the Prophet ﷺ, ‘O Messenger of Allāh! If I was to come to know what night Laylat-al-Qadr fell upon, what should I ask Allāh in it?’ He replied, ‘Say: اللَّهُمَّ إنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ العَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي Allā-hum-ma in-naka ʿafuw-wun tu-ḥib-bul ʿaf-wa faʿfu ʿan-nī Translation: O Allāh! You…
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Muʿādh ibn Jabal رضي الله عنه narrates that the Prophet ﷺ once took hold of his hand and said: “O Muʿādh! By Allāh, I love you, by Allāh, I love you! O Muʿādh! I advise you: never forget to say after each Ṣalāh: اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ، وَشُكْرِكَ، وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ Allā-hum-ma a‘in-nī ʿlā dhik-rika wa…