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🌷Du’aas at times of Calamity and Tribulations🌷

The Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) used to seek refuge with Allaah a great deal from trials and tribulations, and would say:

“Seek refuge with Allaah from trials and tribulations, both visible and hidden.” (Muslim). 

We should know these duaas and use them to seek refuge in Allaah when we are tested. Some of these are:

🌷1) Ibn ‘Abbaas radhi Allaahu anhu 

said that the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) said: 

“My Lord came to me tonight in the most beautiful form…” and in this hadeeth he said that Allaah said, 

“O Muhammad, when you pray, then say: 

‎اللهم إني أسألك فعل الخيرات ، وترك المنكرات ، وحب المساكين ، وأن تغفر لي وترحمني وتتوب علي ، وإن أردت بعبادك فتنة فاقبضني 

‎إليك غير مفتون

‘Allaahumma inni as’aluka fi’l al-khayraat wa tark al-munkaraat, wa hubb al-masaakeen, wa an taghfira lee wa tarhamanee wa tatooba ‘alayya. Wa in aradta bi ‘ibaadika fitnatan, faqbidnee ilayka ghayra maftoon’

“O Allaah, I ask You (to enable me) to do good deeds and avoid evil deeds, and to love the poor, and (I ask You) to forgive me, have mercy on me and accept my repentance. If You will that some trial should befall Your slaves, then take me to You [i.e., cause me to die] without having subjected to that trial).”

(Tirmidhi- saheeh by al-Albaani)

Additionally, at the end of the hadeeth, the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said, 

“Verily it is true so learn it and teach it.”“

🌷 2) Umm Salama radhi Allaahu anhaa said that the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) said: 

“There is no Muslim who is afflicted with a calamity and says that which Allaah has enjoined...

‎إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

“Innaa lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji’oon. Allaahumma ajurni fi museebati wakhluf li khayran minha”

“Verily to Allaah we belong and unto Him is our return. O Allaah, reward me for my calamity and compensate me with something better than it”

but Allaah will COMPENSATE him with something BETTER than it.”(Muslim)

🌷3) Ibn ‘Abbaas radhi Allaahu anhu said that the Messenger of Allaah (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) used to say at times of distress:

‎لا إله إلا الله العظيم الحليم ، لا إله إلا الله رب العرش العظيم ، لا إله إلا الله رب السموات ورب الأرض ورب العرش الكريم 

“Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah al-‘Azeem al-Haleem, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah Rabb al-‘Arsh al-‘azeem, la ilaaha ill-Allaah Rabb ul-samawaati wa Rabb ul-ard wa Rabb ul-‘Arsh il-kareem”

“There is no god but Allaah, the All-Powerful, the Forbearing; there is no god but Allaah, Lord of the mighty Throne; there is no god but Allaah, Lord of heaven, Lord of earth, and Lord of the noble Throne.” 

(al-Bukhaari, Muslim). 

🌷 4) The Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) said: 

“Shall I not tell you of something that, if any worldly calamity or disaster befalls any man among you and he says these words, he will be relieved of it. (It is) the du’aa’ of Dhu’l-Noon:

‎لا إله إلا أنت سبحانك إني كنت من الظالمين

“Laa ilaaha illa anta subhaanaka inni kuntu min al-zaalimeen 

“None has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allaah), Glorified (and Exalted) be You [above all that (evil) they associate with You]! Truly, I have been of the wrongdoers.” 

According to another report: 

“No Muslim man says this du’aa’ concerning anything but Allaah will answer his prayer.” 

(Saheeh al-Jaami’ al-Sagheer wa Ziyaadatuhu) 

 

🌷 5) The Messenger of Allaah sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said: 

“The du’aa’ of the person who is in distress is:

‎اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ

‘Allaahumma rahmataka arjoo fa laa takilni ilaa nafsi tarfat ‘ayn wa aslih li sha’ni kullahu laa ilaaha illa anta 

“O Allaah, for Your mercy I hope, so do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for the blink of an eye; rectify all my affairs. There is no god except You” (Abu Dawood - Hasan by al-Albaani)

🌷 6) If some matter was troubling him, he (sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam) would say, 

‎يا حي يا قيوم برحمتك أستغيث

Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyoom bi rahmatika astagheeth 

“O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, by Your mercy I seek Your help.” 

(Saheeh al-Jaami’ al-Sagheer). 

🌷 7) The Messenger of Allaah (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) said to Asma’ bint ‘Umays radhi Allaahu anhaa:

“Shall I not teach you some words which you can say at times of distress and hardship? 

‎اللهُ اللهُ رَبِّي لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا

‘Allaahu Allaahu rabbee laa ushriku bihi shay’an 

(Allaah, Allaah is my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him).’”

(Abu Dawood -saheeh by al-Albaani)

 

🌷 8) The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said: 

“There is no-one who is afflicted by distress and grief, and says:

‎اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ ، وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ ، وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ ، أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ ، أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ ، أَوْ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي ، وَنُورَ صَدْرِي ، وَجِلاءَ حُزْنِي ، وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي

‘Allaahumma inni ‘abduka ibn ‘abdika ibn amatija naasyati bi yadika, maada fiyya hukmuka, ‘adlun fiyya qadaa’uka. As’aluka bi kulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka aw anzaltahu fi kitaabika aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqika aw ista’tharta bihi fi ‘ilm il-ghayb ‘indaka an taj’al al-Qur’aana rabee’ qalbi wa noor sadri wa jalaa’ huzni wa dhihaab hammi’

“O Allaah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your maidservant; my forelock is in Your hand, Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You which You have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the Unseen with You, that You make the Qur’aan the life of my heart and the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety),’ but Allaah will take away his distress and grief, and replace it with joy.”

He was asked: “O Messenger of Allaah, should we learn this?” 

He said: “Of course; everyone who hears it should learn it.” 

(Ahmad- saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah) 

May Allaah protect us all. Ameen 

And Allaah knows best.

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Think back to everything you once asked for, how much of it did Allah SWT grant you? More than you could have hoped for and in a way better than you could have imagined, right? If there is something your making dua for, put your trust in Allah, that he will yet again answer your duas. It will be more than you hoped for, and better than you could of imagined. Sabrun ya nafsi 💙

[coffeeandmusk]

Reminders/du’aas/reassurance request

#i’ve had a really bad day سبحان الله #maybe #if anyone could #send me a reassuring reminder on anon #i’m seeing myself become more and more helpless #i probably wont answer it but i’ll read it #i really need it rn #idk whats happened to my imaan #make du’aa for me please akhawaat wa ikhwaan #bi’ithnillah it will all get easier soon nafsi #only a bit longer to go #tomorrow could be a very happy day don’t lose hope

[flowersofjannah]

I’m not very fond of this individualistic, remove yourself from every tiny bit of negativity ideology anyway. Can you imagine how it would be if the prophet صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ did that? Islam would not have spread and he صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ would not be known as a mercy to mankind. Everyone around him was rude to him but he صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ always answered them whenever they called for him. He صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمَ is our example, follow him, not western ideologies that are a reflection of “nafsi, nafsi, nafsi.”

This dunya is filled with hardship and negativity, will you then cut yourself off from the world?

“We have made some of you a trial for others. Will you ˹not then˺ be patient? And your Lord is All-Seeing.”

— Quran, 25:20

#rant

[ilmtest]

Boycotting the Person of Innovation When There Is A Benefit

Whenever he (ie: Ibn ʿĀsākir who was upon the Ashʿarī creed) passed by al-Muwwafaq Ibn Qudāmah (al-Maqdisī) and gave him salām, he (ie: Ibn Qudāmah) would not answer him. وَأَنه رُبمَا مر بالشيخ الْمُوفق بن قدامَة فَسلم فَلم يرد الْمُوفق السَّلَام He (ie: Ibn Qudāmah) was asked about it (ie: why he does not answer him). فَقيل لَهُ He replied: “He (Ie: Ibn ʿĀsākir) is on the opinion of al-kalām nafsī, so I answer him through my nafsi (kalām).” فَقَالَ إِنَّه يَقُول بالْكلَام النَّفْسِيّ وَأَنا أرد عَلَيْهِ فِي نَفسِي Tāj al-Dīn al-Subkī, Ṭabaqāt al-Shāfiʿiyyah al-Kubrá 8/184 تاج الدين السبكي، طبقات الشافعية الكبرى ٨/١٨٤ https://shamela.ws/index.php/book/6739 @ilmtest [https://t.me/ilmtest]

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[wisdomrays]

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: What is the Primordial Covenant?: Part 1

This matter is directly mentioned in the Qur'an:

And whenever your Sustainer brings forth their offspring from the loins of the children of Adam, He (thus) calls upon them to bear witness about themselves: "Am I not your Lord?"—to which they answer: "Yes, indeed, we do bear witness thereto." [Of this we remind you] lest you say on the Day of Resurrection: "Verily, we were unaware of this." (7:172)

According to this verse, every soul was required, at some point, to bear witness to its recognition of the Divine Existence and Unity. Qur'anic commentators continue to debate when this covenant was made. Therefore, we will look at a few considerations as to when and how and to whom this question was put.

• When we were as yet nothing and received the command Be!, we gave an affirmative existential response to God's creative act, which is represented or dramatized as a question–answer or a covenant.

• When were still in the form of atoms or even particles not yet formed as atoms, the Lord of the Worlds, Who cherishes and leads everything to perfection, made these particles feel the desire and joy of being human. He therefore took the promise and covenant from them, which is considered a "Yes" from all atoms to God's creative call, though it was far beyond their own power to even imagine such an affirmation.

Such question–answer or offer–acceptance is not in words or statements. For this reason, the event has been interpreted allegorically by some, as if the question were put, answered, and had a particular legal value and effect, although it is not an actual verbal or written contract. In fact, without taking into account God's power and innumerable ways of communicating with His creatures, considering this covenant to be an ordinary contract can lead only to difficulty and error.

This acknowledgement and declaration, this covenant bearing witness against ourselves as regards our recognition of the Divine Existence and Unity, is the ground of our knowing and feeling ourselves, of comprehending that we are nothing other than ourselves. In other words, this covenant is the ground of self-knowledge. It means that we start to look into the mirror of knowledge (ma'rifa), witness the realization of diverse truths reflected in our consciousness, and acknowledge and declare that witnessing. However, the offer–acceptance, the perceiving–making perceived, the covenant, is not overt or amenable to direct perception. Perhaps it becomes perceived after many warnings and orders, and thus the significance of moral and religious guidance, counselling, and enlightenment.

The ego or self (nafs) is created and entrusted to us so that we may know and declare the Creator's Existence and Unity. Therefore, we prove God's Existence with our own existence, and show God's Attributes with our own attributes. For example, our deficiencies and imperfection show God's all-sufficiency and perfection; our privations show God's wealth and abundance; and our inability, weakness, and poverty show God's power, favor, and benevolence. The covenanted self is God's first favor and bestowal upon humanity. Our proper response is to know and declare God's Existence throughout creation and to perceive His Light in all lights. This is how the primordial covenant is fulfilled. The covenant is like a command that is accepted through understanding the meaning of the magnificent Book of Creation written by the Divine Power and Will, of our comprehending the secrets of the lines of events.

The question–answer of the covenant should not be thought of in a material or corporeal sense. God commands beings according to their particular individual nature, and listens to their needs and speech and whatever issues from them. Thus, He understands all and fulfils their needs. In the scholastic theologians' terminology, the Almighty understands all languages and dialects; issues commands and communicates truths in them; explains and expounds humanity and the universe; and takes promises and makes covenant with them in the form of words, for which the technical term is kalam-i lafzi. There is also a Divine Speech specific to animals as inspiration, and to angels as divine discourse. Although their precise natures are unknown to us, obviously it is non-verbal and consists of different manifestations of the so-called kalam-i nafsi.

Divine Speech is so diverse and extensive—from the inspiration coming to the human heart to the discourse addressed to the angels—and the forms of communication between the Creator and His creation are so different and occur in such different realms that those who inhabit one realm cannot hear or detect the communications belonging to another realm.

It is a serious mistake to suppose that we can hear everything. It is generally accepted that the range of our hearing, like our sight, is quite limited. What we see and hear is almost nothing when compared to that which we cannot see or hear. For this reason, God's communicating with the atoms or systems within this creation, His composing, decomposing or re-composing them, occur in such sublime ways that our limited perceptive powers cannot detect or understand them.

We cannot know exactly when God made this covenant with us, for such knowledge is beyond the ability of our limited senses and faculties. In fact, He might have made it not with our whole being, but with a specific part, such as our soul, conscience, or one of the soul's sub-faculties.

There is general agreement that the human soul is an entity independent of the body. Since the soul came into existence before the physical body, and in a sense has a particular individual nature outside of time, and since the questioning and acceptance in the covenant was with the soul, our limited powers cannot comprehend or report it fully. The soul hears and speaks without words and voice, as it does in dreams, and communicates extrasensorily and without the medium of sound waves, as in telepathy. This special form of communication is registered and recorded in its own specific way. When its time is due, it will assume its specific form and, using that language, speak and bring to the mind all original associations. At that time, we will see that the covenant has remained imprinted upon the human soul. In addition, it will be adduced as an argument against its possessor on the Day of Judgment.

The souls of all human beings were gathered in a realm that was not veiled by an intervening realm, and so saw everything clearly. After this, they gave God an oath of allegiance. When He asked them to witness against themselves: "Am I not your Lord?" they replied: "Yes, we witness that You are our Lord and our God." However, as is common today, some people have never turned to that section of their soul (their conscience). Thus, they have not come across that profoundly inherent covenant in themselves, for they have no interest in it and have not tried to see beyond the corporeal world that intervenes between them and reality.

If their minds were not clouded by the conditioning biases under which they live, they would see and hear the answer to the covenant in their conscience. This is the main purpose of inward and outward, as well as subjective and objective contemplation and search. Engaging in such activities saves the mind from self-obsession and frees ideals. With an open mind and a genuinely free will, people can try to read the delicate writings in their consciences. Some people who have habituated themselves to looking into the depths of their hearts cannot discover in books the thoughts and inspiration they acquire through such inward observation and contemplation. Even the allegorical meanings and allusive signs in the Divine Books can become manifest in their true profundity if studied in such a manner. But people cannot attain such a profound level of inward observation and contemplation, or understand what they might discover there, if they cannot overcome their own selves.

Let's look at the when of this covenant. It is really difficult to derive anything definite from the Qur'an and Hadith on this matter. Some commentators argue that the covenant is taken in the realm of atoms, when the person is in a state of uncomposed, separate atoms, and with the atoms and the soul of which the person will be composed. Others say that the covenant is taken while the sperm is travelling toward the egg, when the individual begins to form in the mother's womb, when it becomes a foetus, when spirit is breathed into the foetus, when the child reaches puberty, or when the person is religiously responsible for his or her actions.

While each claim has its own supporting arguments, it is difficult to show a serious reason for preferring one to another.

In fact, this event could happen in the realm of spirits, in a different realm where the soul relates to or gets in touch with its own atoms, in any embryonic stage, or in any stages till the individual reaches puberty. God Almighty, Who realtes to both past and present simultaneously, Who sees and hears past and present together at the same instant, could take the covenant at all of the stages mentioned. As believers, we hear such a communication from the depth of our consciences and know that our hearts have borne witness to such a covenant.

As a stomach expresses its emptiness in its own language, as a body tells its aches and pains in its own words, so the conscience informs us of this event in its own language and words. It suffers pain, distress, and affliction. Moaning with pangs of regret, it becomes restless to keep the promise made, and always hopes for the good and the best. When it draws attention by its sighs and moans, it feels relieved, fortunate and happy, just as children do when they draw their parents' attention. When it cannot express its need or find anyone to understand it, it writhes in pain and distress.

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Riyad as-Salihin, The Book of Du'a (Supplications), Book 17, Hadith 1479

Zaid bin Arqam (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would supplicate: "Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-'ajzi wal-kasali, wal-bukhli wal-harami, wa 'adhabil-qabri. Allahumma ati nafsi taqwaha, wa zakkiha Anta khairu man zakkaha, Anta waliyyuha wa maulaha. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'ilmin la yanfau', wa min qalbin la yakhsha'u, wa min nafsin la tashba'u, wa min da'watin la yustajabu laha' [O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the inability (to do good), indolence, cowardice, miserliness, decrepitude and torment of the grave. O Allah! Grant me the sense of piety and purify my soul as You are the Best to purify it. You are its Guardian and its Protecting Friend. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the knowledge which is not beneficial, and from a heart which does not fear (You), and from desire which is not satisfied, and from prayer which is not answered]."

[Muslim].

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“And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it. And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness. And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness. He has succeeded who purifies it. And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].” (Quran 91:7-10) ‎اللْهُمَّ اتِ نَفْسِي تَقْوَاهَا وَزَكِّهَا أَنْتَ خَيْرُ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا أَنْتَ وَلِيُّهَا وَمَوْلَاهَا . Allaahumma aati nafsi taqwaahaa, wa zakkihaa Anta khairu man zakkaahaa, Anta waliyyuhaa wa mawlahaa. . O Allaah! Give my soul its good and purify it, for You are the best to purify it. You are its Guardian and Master. ‎اللْهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ قَلْبٍ لَا يَخْشَعُ وَمِنْ نَفْسٍ لَا تَشْبَعُ وَعِلْمٍ لَا يَنْفَعُ وَدَعْوَةٍ لَا يُسْتَجَابُ لَهَا Allaahumma inni a`udhu bika min `ilmin la yanfau`, wa min qalbin la yakhsha`u, wa min nafsin la tashba`u, wa min da`watin la yustajabu laha` O Allaah! Verily, I seek refuge with You from a heart that is not humble, a soul that is not satisfied, knowledge that does not benefit and a supplication that is not answered. ”Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not claim purity to yourselves (claiming you are righteous etc); He is most knowing of who fears Him.” (Quran 53:32) (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/sunnahealing_uk/p/Bu7_2XanFtw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f3k078gyp0ld

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Authenticity and Meaning of Du’a, Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum…

Question

Someone mentioned to me a du ‘aa’ which says “Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyoom, bi rahmatika astagheeth, aslih li sha’ni kullahu, wa laa takilni ilaa nafsi tarfata ‘ayn (O Ever-Living, O Self-sustaining and All-sustaining, by Your mercy I seek help; rectify all my affairs and do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for the blink of an eye).” I want to find out whether this du ‘aa’ is sound. If so, what does it mean?

Answer

This du‘aa’ was narrated in a saheeh hadith from Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to Faatimah: “What could prevent you from listening to the advice I give you? You should say when morning comes and when evening comes: Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyoom, bi rahmatika astagheeth, aslih li sha’ni kullahu, wa laa takilni ilaa nafsi tarfata ‘ayn (O Ever-Living, O Self-sustaining and All-sustaining, by Your mercy I seek help; rectify all my affairs and do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for the blink of an eye).”

Narrated by an-Nasaa’i in as-Sunan al-Kubra (6/147) and in ‘Amal al-Yawm wa’l-Laylah (no. 46); by al-Haakim in al-Mustadrak (1/730); by al-Bayhaqi in al-Asma’ wa’s-Sifaat (112), and others.

Al-Mundhiri said in at-Targheeb wa’t-Tarheeb (1/313): Its isnaad is saheeh. Shaykh al-Albaani said in as-Silsilah as-Saheehah (no. 227): its isnaad is hasan.

A similar version of this du‘aa’ was narrated in the hadith of Abu Bakrah, according to which the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The supplication of the one who is in distress: O Allah, for Your mercy I hope, so do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for the blink of an eye; rectify all my affairs, there is no god but You.”

Narrated by Ahmad (27898) and Abu Dawood (5090). It was classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami‘ (3388).

Secondly:

This du‘aa’ is one of the greatest supplications that inspires the Muslim to be a true slave to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and to draw close to Allah by virtue of His names and attributes. For He, may He be glorified, is al-Hayy (the Ever-Living), al-Qayyoom (the Self-sustaining and All-sustaining), ar-Rahmaan (the Most Gracious), ar-Raheem (the Most Merciful), and the individual is seeking help and support from the fact that He, may He be glorified and exalted, is the Sustainer, just as he beseeches Him by virtue of His mercy which encompasses all things, in the hope that he will be granted of that mercy that which will bring him happiness in this world and the hereafter.

Then he asks Allah to rectify his affairs and grant him well-being, as he says: “aslih li sha’ni kullahu (rectify all my affairs)”, meaning: all my affairs, in my household, my family, my neighbours, my friends, my work, my study, my soul, my heart and my health… In all things having to do with me, guide me, O Lord, to the right path and grant me well-being.

All of that may be attained by the grace of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, not because the person deserves it because of his high status. Hence this supplication ends with an acknowledgement of one’s utter helplessness and need of Allah, may He be glorified, and complete submission to His perfect might, so he says: “wa laa takilni ilaa nafsi tarfata ‘ayn (and do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for the blink of an eye)” meaning: do not leave me to my weakness and helplessness for even a moment; rather grant me well-being always, and help me by Your power and might, for the one who relies on Allah, He will suffice him, and the one who seeks the help of Allah, He will help him. The individual cannot do without Allah even for the blink of an eye.

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

Because of that, the one who is a failure failed and the one who was guided attained guidance. Thus Allah concealed from the one who failed his own reality, so he forgot himself, and he forgot his utter need for his Lord; hence he transgressed and behaved in an arrogant manner, so he was doomed to wretchedness. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

“No! [But] indeed, man transgresses,

Because he sees himself self-sufficient” [al-‘Alaq 96:7]

“As for he who gives and fears Allah,

And believes in the best [reward],

We will ease him toward ease.

But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need,

And denies the best [reward],

We will ease him toward difficulty” [al-Layl 92:5-10].

The most perfect of people is the one who is most perfect in servitude to Allah, most aware of his utter need of his Lord and that he cannot do without his Lord even for the blink of an eye.

Hence one of the supplications [of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)] was: “aslih li sha’ni kullahu, wa laa takilni ilaa nafsi tarfata ‘ayn wa laa ila ahadin min khalqika (rectify all my affairs and do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for the blink of an eye or [leave me] to any of Your creation).” And he used to say in his supplication “Ya muqallib al-quloob thabbit qalbi 'ala deenik (O Controller of the hearts, make my heart adhere firmly to Your religion).”

The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) knew that his heart was in the hand of the Most Gracious, may He be glorified and exalted, and that he had no control over it at all, and he knew that Allah, may He be glorified, directs it as He wills. How could it be otherwise, when he recited the words of Allah, may He be exalted (interpretation of the meaning): “And had We not made you stand firm, you would nearly have inclined to them a little” [al-Isra’ 17:74].

Thus the extent of a person’s awareness of his need for his Lord is commensurate with his knowledge of his Lord, how close he is to Him and his status before Him. End quote. Tareeq al-Hijratayn (25-26).

Al-Munaawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said, commenting on the second report, the supplication of one who is in distress: Whoever testifies to the oneness and might of Allah, whilst focusing in his supplication and humbling himself, deserves to be relieved of distress in this world and to be shown mercy and raised in status in the hereafter. Fayd al-Qadeer (3/526).

And Allah knows best.

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Adhkaar for morning and evening

Question

I would like you to compile all the saheeh hadiths that speak of the adhkaar for morning and evening, so that this may be a reference that we can refer to on a daily basis regarding the adhkaar for morning and evening.

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

This is a brief and useful summary of what we were able to compile of saheeh hadiths that speak of the adhkaar for morning and evening:

Al-Bukhaari (6306) narrated from Shaddaad ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) that that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The best prayer for seeking forgiveness is to say: ‘Allahumma anta rabbi la ilaaha illa anta, Khalaqtani wa ana ‘abduka wa ana ‘ala ‘ahdika wa wa’dika ma astata‘t. A‘oodhu bika min sharri ma sana‘tu, aboo’u laka bi ni‘matika ‘alayya wa aboo’u laka bi dhanbi, faghfir li fa innahu laa yaghfiru’l-dhunoob illaa anta (O Allah, You are my Lord. None has the right to be worshipped but You. You created me and I am Your slave, and I am faithful to my covenant and my promise (to You) as much as I can. I seek refuge with You from all the evil I have done. I acknowledge before You all the blessings You have bestowed upon me, and I confess to You all my sins. So I entreat You to forgive my sins, for nobody can forgive sins except You).” And he said: “Whoever says this during the day, having faith in it and dies before the evening comes, will be among the people of Paradise, and whoever says it during the night, having faith in it, and dies before the morning comes, will be among the people of Paradise.”

Muslim (2692) narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever says in the morning and in the evening: ‘Subhaan Allah wa bi hamdihi (Glory and praise be to Allah)’ one hundred times, no one will come on the Day of Resurrection with anything better than what he has done, except one who said something like what he said, or more than that.

Muslim (2709) narrated from Abu Hurayrah that he said: A man came to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, I was stung by a scorpion last night. He said: “If you had said, when evening came, A‘oodhu bi kalimaat-Illaah it-taammaati min sharri ma khalaq (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of that which He has created), , it would not have harmed you.”

It was narrated by Imam Ahmad in his Musnad (6812), and by at-Tirmidhi (3529) – who classed it as hasan – from Abu Raashid al-Hubraani, who said: I came to ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas and said to him: Tell me what you heard from the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). He placed a page in front of me and said: This is what the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) dictated to me (to write). I looked at it, and it said that Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq said: O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I can say in the morning and in the evening. The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to him: “O Abu Bakr, say: Allahumma faatir al-samawaati wa’l-ard, ‘aalim al-ghaybi wa’l-shahaadah, laa ilaaha illa anta, Rabba kulli shay’in wa maleekahu, a‘oodhu bika min sharri nafsi wa min sharri’sh-shaytaan wa shirkihi, wa an aqtarifa ‘ala nafsi soo’an aw ajurrahu ila muslim (O Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, knower of the unseen and the seen, Lord and sovereign of all things, I seek refuge in You from the evil of my own self and from the evil of the Shaytaan and his encouragement of shirk, and from causing any harm to myself or any Muslim).”

Abu Daawood (5074) narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) never failed to say these du‘aa’s in the evening and in the morning:

“Allahumma inni as’aluka al-‘aafiyah fi’l-dunya wa’l-aakhirah. Allahumma inni as’aluka al-‘afw wa’l-‘aafiyah fi deeni wa dunyaaya wa ahli wa maali. Allahumma astur ‘awraati wa aamin raw‘aati. Allahumma ihfazni min bayna yadayya wa min khalfi wa ‘an yameeni wa ‘an shimaali wa min fawqi wa a’oodhu bi ‘azamatika an ughtaala min tahti (O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and in the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in my religious and worldly affairs, and my family and my wealth. O Allah, conceal my faults and keep me safe from the things that I fear. O Allah, protect me from the front and from behind, and on my right and on my left and from above, and I seek refuge in Your greatness from receiving unexpected harm from below me [being swallowed up by the earth]).

Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Adab al-Mufrad, and elsewhere.

It was narrated by Abu Dawood (5068), at-Tirmidhi (3391) and an-Nasaa’i in al-Kubra (10323) from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) that he used to say when morning came: “Allahumma bika asbahna wa bika amsayna, wa bika nahya wa bika namoot wa ilayka’an-nushoor (O Allah, by Your grace we reach the morning, by Your grace we reach the evening, by Your grace we live and by Your grace we die, and to You is the resurrection).” When evening came he would say: “Allahumma bika amsayna wa bika asbahna, wa bika nahya wa bika namoot wa ilayka’al-maseer (O Allah, by Your grace we reach the evening, by Your grace we reach the morning, by Your grace we live, by Your grace we die and to You is our ultimate return).”

Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh at-Tirmidhi.

Al-Bukhaari (6040) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever says ‘Laa ilaaha ill-Allah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu’l-mulk wa lahu’l-hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer (There is no god except Allah alone, with no partner or associate; to Him belongs sovereignty, to Him be praise, and He has power over all things)’ one hundred times a day, he will have a reward equivalent to that of freeing ten slaves, one hundred good deeds will be recorded for him, one hundred bad deeds will be erased from his record, and that will be a protection for him from the Shaytaan all that day until evening comes; and no one will bring anything better than what he has brought, except a man who does more than him.

Abu Dawood (5077) narrated from Abu ‘Abbaas that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever says when morning comes, ‘Laa ilaaha ill-Allah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu’l-mulk wa lahu’l-hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer (There is no god except Allah alone, with no partner or associate; to Him belongs sovereignty, to Him be praise, and He has power over all things)’ he will have a reward equivalent to that of freeing a slave who is one of the descendants of Ismaa‘eel, ten good deeds will be recorded for him, ten bad deeds will be erased from his record, he will be raised ten degrees in status, and he will have protection from the Shaytaan until evening comes. If he says that when evening comes, he will have something similar until morning comes.

Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.

An-Nasaa’i narrated in al-Kubra (227) that Anas ibn Maalik said: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to Faatimah: “What is preventing you from listening to the advice I give you? You should say when morning comes and when evening comes: Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyoom, bi rahmatika astagheeth, aslih li sha’ni kullahu, wa laa takilni ilaa nafsi tarfata ‘ayn (O Ever-Living, O Self-sustaining and All-sustaining, by Your mercy I seek help; rectify all my affairs and do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for the blink of an eye).

Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in as-Saheehah (227).

Muslim (2723) narrated that Ibn Mas‘ood said: When evening came, the Prophet of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) would say: “Amsayna wa amsa al-mulku Lillahi, wa’l-hamdu Lillah, laa ilaaha ill-Allah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu’l-mulku wa lahu’l-hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer. Rabbiy as’aluka khayra ma fi haadhihi’l-laylah wa khayra ma ba‘daha, wa a‘oodhu bika min sharri ma fi haadhihi’l-laylah wa sharri ma ba‘daha. Rabbiy a‘oodhi bika min al-kasali wa soo’ il-kibari; Rabbiy a‘oodhu bika min ‘adhaabin fi’nnaari wa ‘adhaabin fi’l-qabr (We have reached the evening and all sovereignty belongs to Allah; praise be to Allah, there is no god but Allah alone with no partner or associate; to Him belongs sovereignty, to Him be praise, and He has power over all things. My Lord, I ask You for the good of what is in this night and the good of what comes after it, and I seek refuge with You from the evil of what is in this night and the evil of what comes after it. My Lord, I seek refuge with You from laziness and the troubles of old age; my Lord, I seek refuge with You from punishment in the Fire and punishment in the grave).”

When morning came, he would say likewise: “We have reached the morning and all sovereignty belongs to Allah…”

Ahmad (18967) narrated that the servant of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “There is no Muslim who says three time, when morning comes and when evening comes, ‘Radeetu Billahi rabban wa bi Islami deenan wa bi Muhammadin sall-Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallama nabiyyan (I am content with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) as my Prophet),’ but it will be incumbent upon Allah to make him content on the Day of Resurrection.”

Classed as saheeh because of corroborating evidence by the commentators on al-Musnad.

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn Khubayb (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to him: “Say: Qul Huwa Allahu ahad [i.e., Soorat al-Ikhlaas] and al-Mu‘awwidhatayn [i.e., Soorat al-Falaq and Soorat an-Naas] three times every evening and every morning, and they will suffice you against everything.”

Narrated and classed as saheeh by at-Tirmidhi (3575); also narrated by Abu Dawood (5082). Classed as saheeh by an-Nawawi in al-Adhkaar (p. 107). Classed as hasan by Ibn Hajar in Nataa’ij al-Afkaar (2/345) and by al-Albaani in Saheeh at-Tirmidhi.

It was narrated that ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) say: “Whoever says, ‘Bismillah illadhi la yadurru ma ‘a ismihi shay’un fi’l-ardi wa la fi’s-samaa’i wa huwa as-Samee‘ ul-‘Aleem (In the name of Allah with Whose name nothing can harm on earth or in heaven, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing),’ three times, will not be stricken with a sudden affliction until morning comes, and whoever says it three times when morning comes will not be stricken with a sudden affliction until evening comes.”

Narrated by Abu Dawood (5088).

It was narrated by at-Tirmidhi (3388) as follows: “There is no one who says in the morning of every day and the evening of every night, ‘Bismillah illadhi la yadurru ma ‘a ismihi shay’un fi’l-ardi wa la fi’s-samaa’i wa huwa as-Samee‘ ul-‘Aleem (In the name of Allah with Whose name nothing can harm on earth or in heaven, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing),’ three times, but nothing will harm him.” At-Tirmidhi said: It is hasan saheeh ghareeb. It was classed as saheeh by Ibn al-Qayyim in Zaad al-Ma‘aad (2/338). Also classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.

Abu Dawood (5081) narrated that Abu’d-Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever says, morning and evening, ‘Hasbi Allah, laa ilaaha ill-Allah, ‘alayhi tawwakaltu wa Huwa Rabb ul-‘Arsh il-‘azeem (Allah is sufficient for me, there is no god but He, in Him have I put my trust and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne)’, seven times, Allah will suffice him against all that concerns him.

This is mawqoof but comes under the heading of a marfoo‘ report. Its isnad was classed as jayyid by Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him). See the answer to question no. 118105.

Muslim (2726) narrated from Juwayriyah that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) left her house one morning when he prayed Fajr, and she was in her prayer-place, then he came back after the forenoon had come, and she was still sitting there. He said: “Are you still as you were when I left you?” She said: Yes. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “After I left you I said four words three times, which if they were weighed against what you have said today, they would outweigh it: ‘Subhaan Allahi wa bi hamdih ‘adada khalqihi wa rida nafsihi wa zinata ‘arshihi wa midaada kalimaatihi (Glory and praise be to Allah, as much as the number of His creation, as much as pleases Him, as much as the weight of His Throne and as much as the extent of His words)’.”

And Allah knows best.

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/217496/adhkaar-for-morning-and-evening

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A tale of a rogue planet

Once upon a time there was a planet in the Local Group called Nafsi. Other celestial objects considered her to be a bit strange. For starters, she revolved around its star the other way as other planets did. She didn’t have any satellites, and she had strange ideas about an atmosphere suitable to support carbon based life forms. Nafsi was a bit of an outcast, and she didn’t really felt like belonging to her maternal solar system. So at one point she chose a life of an asteroid and spent most of her life travelling alone. She discovered many systems, but she never really felt at home in any of them. She enjoyed especially her time in the Main Belt where she got along with kind asteroids like 6396 and 36518. Yet in a way she enjoyed the solitude, and she needed it so that all of her emotions could just settle down. She was a curious one and loved to travel and discover new galaxies. To adore the beauty of the nebulae and majesty of quasars, to travel through a vast and unknown space – that is what was exiting for her. Nafsi felt like travels can enrich her in so many ways, but deep in her core she was longing for someone special. She was hoping to meet someone to whom she could open up and feel truly liberated. Someone trustworthy, with whom she could share all of her dreams and fears. Someone who would accept her as she is with all of her burned surface, and nasty craters and the tiny circumference. She was especially sensitive over the last one. Once as she was travelling through the Kuiper Belt she was picked on by a group of nasty celestial bodies. Especially by the one that as rumor goes was once a member of an elite planetary club and to be honest wasn’t much bigger than Nafsi.

If I remember correctly it was somewhere in the Virgo Cluster as she saw a bright blinking light that seemed to be saying “hello” to her. Nafsi didn’t know anyone in this area, so she decided to reply to the calling. She changed her trajectory and moved towards the blinking light. For sure, it was not her plan to stay there for longer – just to pass by and have a nice enriching conversation. As she came closer she saw a lonely, brightly shining star. It was a G-type main sequence star that some beings call a yellow dwarf. Nafsi would never use this expression because she knew that it was hurtful for the G-type stars. They began to talk, and it felt different as by other encounters. It was very inspiring and meaningful. They talked about the universe in the way she didn’t speak with anyone before. They were wondering what would happen if an advanced lifeforms would begin to form on one of the planets, what does a supernova feel and if two black holes could ever get along. It was all intangible, full of theories and possibilities. It felt like a challenge for her mind and she was so much looking for that!

However, she knew that time has come and that she must continue her travel. Yet, she couldn’t stop thinking about this encounter. Moreover, something started to change inside her and her core become warmer and a magma started to flow under her crust. That felt amazing and once again Nafsi started to think that she found what she was looking for. Again the friendly star blinking to her from a distance. Nafsi came back to this region a few more times eventually they both decided that it would be great if she would just stay and begin revolving around the star. “Can I call you Alwahid?” – asked Nafsi – “because that is how I feel about you.” The star smiled and replied: “Sure! If that’s how you feel, then I’ll be honored to have that name!”

Time passed and they both become very close to each other. It seemed that they were happy and satisfied how the things worked out. Nafsi felt that she finally have found what she was looking for and what was missing in her life. And she also grew up as a planet. There were so many things to take care so they both spend also a lot of time for their own business. Alwahid was focusing on nuclear fusion and Nafsi was taking care of all the processes that were happening to her. She grew a beautiful atmosphere, went through some orogeneses and even water appeared on her surface. Who knows maybe in the future a life could form there as well? Apart from that she spend long time just daydreaming and making plans in her head. Not to mention that as a curious planet she had thousands of interests, and she was also curious about Alwahid’s interests. She was very supportive in everything that he did and enjoyed that to be honest. Quite frankly the question of what do you like to do is not always relevant. Sometimes it is more about how that makes you feel. At least that what Narfsi said to Alwahid as he asked her why is she so interested in his hobbies.

On one of her rotation period – seemingly the same as every other – she felt like sharing something with Alwahid, so she started throwing at him tiny pieces of debris that since started to revolve around her. The blocks would melt on the surface of the star like tiny kisses on a flushed cheek. This time Alwahid didn’t really react to that. “Maybe he just needs some time for himself” – she thought – “it is fine. I need that sometimes as well”. But rotation periods were passing and the star, that was so dear to her remained silent. Nafsi become silent as well, because she thought that maybe she did something that hurt him. In her openness and spontaneity with Alwahid that could happen, but she would never do anything to wound someone dear to her purposefully! She cared deeply for all beings that inhabited the beautiful universe and wouldn’t think of hurting them.

Some more time passed and Alwahid finally spoke to her: “Hey Nafsi! I need to tell you something. You just keep revolving around me, and it doesn’t feel authentic” The words of the star dearest to her core hurt her deeply for if there was one of the inner qualities that Nafsi cared about was exactly that – remaining herself at all cost and being authentic. That is why she left her first planetary system, why she traveled all of these light-years, why she got along with some objects and avoided contact with the others, why she endured the nasty gazes and filthy words thrown at her wherever she went. She knew who she was and believed, that Alwahid knows that as well. “I am me” – she replied, hoping that there is a way to solve the problem, that was bothering her chosen star. “But you just keep revolving around me no matter what. If feels like you are doing it to please me and it is a bit suffocating to be honest” – replied the star. Nafsi didn’t really know what to say. She was a planet after all at that is what planets do – they revolve around the stars that they feel right about. How more herself could she possibly become? Yet, she decided to give Alwahid some time. She felt bad that her actions hurt him and decided to give him some time to think about it. After all, there were so many things to take care of. And that is precisely what she did – she kept minding her own business waiting for Alwahid’s answer. Rotation periods passed one after another but Alwahid kept silent. Nafsi become anxious and didn’t know what that could mean, but she trusted her beloved star and knew that when he will be ready, he will tell her what he really wants. After a while as she gazed in his direction, she realized that she can barely see him anymore! He became just a tiny dot, far away in the darkness of the universe.

It is hard to say if at this moment Nafsiwas still revolving around Alwahid, or if she was just floating in the cold space of the universe. No matter what would happen next she was grateful for knowing Alwahid, because in his presence she grew as a planet, and it felt amazing to revolve around him. Some planets look for a place where they could grow old. Nafsi searched for a place where she can be a child again and that is what Alwahid gave her. Even if it was just a brief moment it will remain as a beautiful memory in her mind. Although changed by her experiences Nafsi remained herself to the core: idealistic and empathetic with a vibrant and passionate inner life.

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🌷Duaa’s to fight anxiety and depression🌷

by Asma bint Shameem 

We all go through difficult times one time or another. 

Here are some duaas proven from the authentic sources that we can read at such times. 

1. The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

There is no-one who is afflicted by distress and grief, and says:

‎اللهم إني عبدك ابن عبدك ابن أمَتك ، ناصيتي بيدك ، ماضٍ فيَّ حكمك عدل فيَّ قضاؤك ، أسألك بكل اسم هو لك سميت به نفسك أو علمته أحداً من خلقك أو أنزلته في كتابك أو استأثرت به في علم الغيب عندك أن تجعل القرآن العظيم ربيع قلبي ونور صدري وجلاء حزني وذهاب همي وغمي 

 ‘Allaahumma inni ‘abduka ibn ‘abdika ibn amatika naasyati bi yadika, maadin fiyya hukmuka, ‘adlun fiyya qadaa’uka. 

As’aluka bi kulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka aw anzaltahu fi kitaabika aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqika awista’tharta bihi fi ‘ilm il-ghaybi ‘indaka an taj’al al-Qur’aana al-adheema rabee’a qalbi wa noora sadri wa jalaa’a huzni wa dhihaaba hammi 

“O Allaah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your maidservant; my forelock is in Your hand, Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You which You have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the Unseen with You, that You make the Qur’aan the life of my heart and the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety),’ 

but Allaah will take away his distress and grief, and replace it with joy.” 

He was asked: “O Messenger of Allaah, should we learn this?” He said: “Of course; everyone who hears it should learn it.” ( Ahmad- saheeh by al-Albaani) 

2) Umm Salama said that the Prophet 

Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said: 

“There is no Muslim who is afflicted with a calamity and says that which Allaah has enjoined, 

‎إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي   وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا

Innaa lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji’oon. Allaahumma ajurni fi museebati wa akhlif li khayran minha 

“Verily to Allaah we belong and unto Him is our return. O Allaah, reward me for my calamity and compensated me with something better than it,

but Allaah will compensate him with something better than it.”(Muslim)

3) Ibn ‘Abbaas said that the Messenger of Allaah Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam used to say at times of distress:

‎لا إله إلا الله العظيم الحليم ، لا إله إلا الله رب العرش العظيم ، لا إله إلا الله رب السموات ورب الأرض ورب العرش الكريم    

“Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah al-‘Azeem al-Haleem, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah Rabb al-‘Arsh al-‘azeem, la ilaaha ill-Allaah Rabb ul-samawaati wa Rabb ul-ard wa Rabb ul-‘Arsh il-kareem 

“There is no god but Allaah, the All-Powerful, the Forbearing; there is no god but Allaah, Lord of the mighty Throne; there is no god but Allaah, Lord of heaven, Lord of earth, and Lord of the noble Throne.” 

(al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

4)The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said: 

“Shall I not tell you of something that, if any worldly calamity or disaster befalls any man among you and he says these words, he will be relieved of it. (It is) the du’aa’ of Dhu’l-Noon: 

‎لا إله إلا أنت سبحانك إني كنت من الظالمين

“Laa ilaaha illa anta subhaanaka inni kuntu min al-zaalimeen

“None has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allaah), Glorified (and Exalted) be You [above all that (evil) they associate with You]! Truly, I have been of the wrongdoers).”

And in another narration he said:

“No Muslim man says this duaa’ concerning anything but Allaah will answer his prayer.” (at-Tirmidhi -Saheeh by al-Albaani)

5) The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam  said: 

“The du’aa’ of the person who is in distress is: 

‎اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلا تَكِلْنِي   إِلَى نَفْسِي    طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنْتَ

‘Allaahumma rahmataka arjoo fa laa takilni ilaa nafsi tarfat ‘ayn wa aslih li sha’ni kullahu laa ilaaha illa anta 

“O Allaah, for Your mercy I hope, so do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for the blink of an eye; rectify all my affairs. There is no god except You” 

(Abu Dawood -hasan by al-Albaani)

6) If some matter was troubling him, the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam) would say:

‎يا حي يا قيوم برحمتك أستغيث

Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyoom bi rahmatika astagheeth 

“O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, by Your mercy I seek Your help” 

(at-Tirmidhi - hasan by al-Albaani)

7) The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said to Asma’ bint ‘Umays:

“Shall I not teach you some words which you can say at times of distress and hardship? 

‎اللَّهُ اللَّهُ رَبِّي لا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا

‘Allaahu Allaahu rabbee laa ushriku bihi shay’an 

“Allaah is my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him).’”(Abu Dawood- saheeh by al-Albaani)

8) And the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:

‎اللهم لا سهل إلا ما جعلته سهلا وأنت

‎ تجعل الحزن إذا شئت سهلاً 

“O Allaah, nothing is easy but that which You make easy and You can make hardship easy if You will.” 

(Ibn Hibbaan - saheeh by al-Albaani)

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And how do you know that Allah has already not answered your dua? Maybe it’s in the play.. maybe it’s coming soon. Trust Him, you know best that when he makes you call out to Him, there is a purpose. Sabr, Ya Nafsi, Sabr.

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The blessed month of Ramadan has finally come. My tongue constantly saying through the months before, “Oh Ramadan come forth, for the hearts are ill.” It is the month where we starve our bodies so our soul can be fed. The month where our souls can see the light amidst the darkness it carries and where our broken hearts are finally made whole once again. It is where God answers the prayers your heart has whispered and where you turn to your lord with nothing but eyes filled with tears. Where you let go of the pain and sadness. Where, finally old wounds heal and the past is forgotten. Where you forgive those who wronged you and ask for forgiveness. Your lord will listen to the words your tongue cannot utter, he feels the heart you carry, heavy with sadness and regret. He listens and is with you always, he is the only one who can give peace to your heart and ease the troubles of your soul. صبرا يا نفسى, Allah is with those whose hearts are torn.

Everydxyblvck (via instagram) // Sabran Ya Nafsi #94

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#happynew ...... According to the following christian denominations, New Years celebrations are more than what meets the eye. so where does the above information fit into the fatawah of the Muftis and Shuyukh of today? You would have to be a ignoramus to celebrate this day and congratulate others knowing very well it's origins contain Kufr, Shirk not to mention a direct slander and insult to Allah! ﷻ Furthermore you would have to be one big Munafiq to promote the idea that there is nothing wrong with congratulating the disbelievers and greeting them with "Happy new year" when the origins of such a holiday are intertwined in the above mentioned reasons. If a Muslim after reading the facts presented here, still sees the need to congratulate the circumcision of "Jesus+Son of God+God=1" (we seek refuge in Allah from such sayings) then this person should check his Islam.... Note to the disbelievers who might stumble upon these words, i ask you for just a second to THINK!! how can a piece of "God" be cut off and thrown away defective of someone you call upon as Lord? my dear Brothers & Sisters no Mufti no matter how Grand nor any Shaykh will stand before Allah ﷻ and answer for you and on the day of Judgement! everyone will be saying "nafsi, nafsi" myself, myself And Allah knows best 🌬️Uda Almas Yuslim 🌱💖🌺 #liker #like4follow #instalike #china #like4likes #liketime #likeforfollow #likelike #likeit #likeforlikes #likeme #likes4like #likeforlikeback #likers #bible #weekend #photography #photooftheday #daily #dailylook #jesus #good #morning #cute #goodmorning #Christ #picoftheday (di Balikpapan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6y3BQGh7w2/?igshid=19wl75bt8bmer

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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would supplicate:

‏اللهم إني أعوذ بك من العجز والكسل، والبخل والهرم، وعذاب القبر، اللهم آت نفسي تقواها، وزكها أنت خير من زكاها، أنت وليها ومولاها، اللهم إني أعوذ بك من علم لا ينفع ومن قلب لا يخشع، ومن نفس لا تشبع، ومن دعوة لا يستجاب لها‏

Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-'ajzi wal-kasali, wal-bukhli wal-harami, wa 'adhabil-qabri. Allahumma ati nafsi taqwaha, wa zakkiha Anta khairu man zakkaha, Anta waliyyuha wa maulaha. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'ilmin la yanfau', wa min qalbin la yakhsha'u, wa min nafsin la tashba'u, wa min da'watin la yustajabu laha'

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the inability (to do good), indolence, cowardice, miserliness, decrepitude and torment of the grave. O Allah! Grant me the sense of piety and purify my soul as You are the Best to purify it. You are its Guardian and its Protecting Friend. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the knowledge which is not beneficial, and from a heart which does not fear (You), and from desire which is not satisfied, and from prayer which is not answered].

‏رواه مسلم Book 17, Hadith 1479‏