Chapter 2
Forbidden Supplication (Du'aa)
33663: Can we say, "Praise be to Allaah besides Whom
no one can be praised for that which is disliked"?
Question:
Is it Sunnah to make du'aa' if we are afflicted by
calamity and say, "Praise be to Allaah besides Whom no one
can be praised for that which is disliked"? I hear this du'aa'
a great deal, but I do not know whether it was proven to
be from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) or not.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
This du'aa' was not narrated from the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him). What was narrated
from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) is that which was narrated by Ibn Maajah (3803)
from `Aa'ishah who said: "When the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
saw something that he liked, he would say, `Al-hamdu
Lillaah alladhi bi ni'matihi tatimm
ul-saalihaat (Praise by to Allaah by Whose blessing good things happen).' And
if he saw something that he disliked he would say,
`Al-hamdu Lillaahi `ala kulli haal (praise be to Allaah in
all circumstances).'" Classed as hasan by al-Albaani
in Saheeh Ibn Maajah.
Shaykh Ibn `Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on
him) said in Tafseer Juz' `Amma (p. 127):
With regard to what some people say. "Praise be to
Allaah besides Whom no one can be praised for that which
is disliked", this is contrary to that which is taught in
the Sunnah. Rather you should say what the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"Al-hamdu Lillaahi `ali kulli haal (praise be to Allaah in
all circumstances)." If you say, "Praise be to Allaah
besides Whom no one can be praised for that which is
disliked", then you are in fact announcing that you dislike
what Allaah has decreed for you, and this is not
appropriate. Rather what you should do is to bear with patience
that which Allaah has decreed for you, whether you like it
or not, because the One Who has decreed it is Allaah,
may He be glorified. He is your Lord and you are His
slave; He is your Owner and you belong to Him. If Allaah is
the One Who has decreed for you something that you
dislike, then do not panic, rather you must be patient and not
get angry, whether you keep that in your heart or you
express it in your words and physical actions. Be patient and
put up with it, because circumstances change and nothing
in this world lasts forever. The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Know that victory
comes with patience, and that ease comes with difficulties,
and that with hardship there is relief." Classed as saheeh
by al-Albaani in Tahqeeq al-Sunnah li Ibn Abi
`Aasim, 315.
Allaah is to be praised in all circumstances, at times
of both ease and hardship, because if He decrees a time
of ease, it is a test and a trial. Allaah says (interpretation
of the meaning):
"and We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good"
[al-Anbiya' 21:35]
If something bad happens to you, then bear it
with patience, for that is also a test and a trial from Allaah,
to see whether you will be patient or not. If you are
patient and seek reward from Allaah, then Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Only those who are patient shall receive their reward
in full, without reckoning" [al-Zumar
39:10].
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34692: The hadeeth, "I ask You by the glory from
Your Throne"
Question:
I read a hadeeth narrated from `Abd-Allaah ibn
Mas'ood (may Allaah be pleased with him), according to
which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "Twelve rak'ahs that you pray by night or by
day, and recite the tashahhud between each two rak'ahs.
When you say the tashahhud in the last prayer, then praise
Allaah and send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him), then prostrate and recite
the Opening of the Book (Soorat al-Faatihah) seven
times whilst prostrating, and say, `Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah
wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu'l-mulk wa lahu'l-hamd wa
huwa `ala kulli shay'in qadeer (There is no god but Allaah
alone, with no partner or associate; to Him belongs
all sovereignty and to Him be praise, and He is Able to
do all things),' ten times. Then say, `O Allaah, I ask you
by the glory of Your Throne, and by virtue of the mercy
of Your Book, and by Your greatest name and Your
glory and Your perfect words,' then ask Him for whatever
you need. Then raise your head and say the tasleem to
your right and your left. And do not teach it to the foolish
for they may ask (for foolish things) and have their
prayer answered."
Is this hadeeth saheeh?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
The hadeeth mentioned was narrated by al-Haakim
and was quoted by al-Haafiz and al-Mundhiri in
al-Targheeb wa'l-Tarheeb. He said, It was narrated only by
`Aamir ibn Khadaash al-Nisapuri. He said: our shaykh,
al-Haafiz Abu'l-Hasan said: he was a narrator of munkar
(rejected) reports. He was the only one who narrated it from
`Umar ibn Haroon al-Balkhi, who is matrook and mutahham
(i.e., his ahaadeeth are rejected), and only Ibn Mahdi
praised him.
Hence it is known that this hadeeth is da'eef (weak)
from the point of view of its isnaad (chain of narrators).
Moreover, the saheeh ahaadeeth indicate that it is
not allowed to recite Qur'aan when prostrating, so the
hadeeth is also weak from the point of view of its text. It is
not permissible to act upon it because it is not saheeh
(sound) and because it contradicts the saheeh ahaadeeth.
And Allaah is the Source of strength.
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12715: Du'aa' for protection
Question:
In one of the mosques I found a piece of paper on
which was written "Du'aa' al-Tahseen (prayer for
protection). The du'aa' was as follows:
"I seek protection in Allaah besides Whom there is
no god, my God and the God of all things. I seek
the protection of my Lord and the Lord of all things. I put
my trust in the Ever-Living Who does not die, and I ward
off evil with (the words) there is no power and no
strength except with Allaah. Allaah is sufficient for us and He
is the best disposer of affairs. Allaah is sufficient for
me Who is sufficient for us. The Lord is sufficient for
me and I have no need of His slaves. The Creator is
sufficient for me and I have no need of His creation. The
Provider is sufficient for me and I have no need of those who
are granted provision. He is sufficient for me Who is
sufficient for me. He is sufficient for me in Whose hand is
the sovereignty of all things, Who protects (all), while
against Whom there is no protector (i.e. if Allaah saves
anyone, none can punish or harm him; and if Allaah punishes
or harms anyone, none can save him) [cf.
al-Mu'minoon 23:88]. He is sufficient for me. Allaah hears those
who call upon Him, and there is no object of hope
beyond Allaah. Allaah is sufficient for me, there is no god
but He. In Him do I put my trust and He is the Lord of
the mighty Throne."
Is this hadeeth saheeh?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
This du'aa' is not proven from the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Something similar
was narrated by Ibn Abi'l-Dunya in al-Faraj ba'd
al-Shiddah, via al-Khaleel ibn Murrah from the faqeeh of the
people of Jordan, who said "we heard that the Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)…"
It was classed as da'eef by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah
al-Da'eefah, 4173; and Da'eef al-Jaami', 4348
Since it has not been proven in any saheeh report that
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said this, no attention should be paid to it.
There are du'aa's which have been narrated in
saheeh ahaadeeth which are sufficient, and we have no need
for the du'aa's narrated in weak reports. These du'aa's
protect the Muslim, and the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) always used to recite them, such
as the dhikrs for morning and evening, and other
saheeh ahaadeeth. For example:
1 _ Reciting the last two verses of Soorat al-Baqarah
every night. It was narrated that Abu Mas'ood al-Badri
(may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "The last two verses of Soorat al-Baqarah, whoever
recites them at night, they will be sufficient for him."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4008; Muslim, 807. al-Nawawi
(may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "With regard to the
words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) `they will be sufficient for him,' it was said that
it means they will suffice instead of praying qiyaam
al-layl; and it was said, they will suffice him against the
Shaytaan, or against harm. It may be understood as meaning all
of these things.'"
2 _ Du'aa' al-karb (prayer at times of stress). It
was narrated from Ibn `Abbaas that the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to
say at times of stress:
"Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah ul-`azeem al-haleem, laa
ilaaha ill-Allaah Rabb il-`arsh il'azeem, laa ilaaha
ill-Allaah Rabb ul-samawaati wa rabb ul-ard wa rabb ul-`arsh
il-kareem (There is no god but Allaah, the Almighty,
the Forbearing; there is no god but Allaah, Lord of the
Mighty Throne; there is no god but Allaah, Lord of the
heavens, Lord of the earth and Lord of the noble Throne)."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6346; Muslim, 2730.
Reciting Soorat al-Ikhlaas, Soorat al-Falaq and Soorat
al-Naas. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) used to recite them when going to sleep, and
he would blow into his hands and then wipe them
over whatever he could reach of his body. It was narrated
from `Aa'ishah that every night when the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went to bed, he
would cup his hands together, blow into them then recite
into them Qul Huwa Allaahu ahad, Qul a'oodhu bi Rabb
il-falaq and Qul `aoodhu bi Rabb
il-naas, then he would wipe as much as he could reach of his body, starting
with his head and face and the front of his body. And he
would do that three times. Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5018.
And it was narrated that `Uqbah ibn `Aamir said:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: "Have you not seen the verses that
were revealed tonight, the like of which has never been
seen? Qul a'oodhu bi Rabb il-falaq and Qul `aoodhu bi
Rabb il-naas. Narrated by Muslim, 814.
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21983: Praying that the Shaytaan may be guided
Question:
Is it permissible for a person to pray that the
Shaytaan may be guided?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
It is not permissible for anyone to pray in this
manner, because it goes against the ruling of Allaah, and
against His decree. For Allaah has decreed in His wisdom
that the Shaytaan is cursed until the Day of Judgement.
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21950: She is asking about the validity of a du'aa' to
save oneself from the torment of the grave
Question:
Please let me know if this is an authentic dua, if it is
then i am missing out on doing it everyday, and if it isn't
i would like to know of a dua i can say in its place,
please let me know, it is important to me. The dua is to say
durood sharif 3x then say la ilaha illahlahul malikul
haqqal mubeen, then say durood sharif 3x again. I was told
that if this is said everyday then one is saved from the
tortures of the grave, one will be prosperous in halal
earnings, also the person can enter any door in jannah. Please
let me know if this is authentic or not?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
This du'aa' is not correct. The way to protect oneself
from the torment of the grave is to fear Allaah by doing
that which He commands and avoiding that which He
has forbidden, and to remember Allaah regularly and
read Qur'aan, especially Soorat al-Mulk, as it is proven
that this will save one from the torment of the grave,
by Allaah's leave.
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12310: Ruling on asking by the Face of Allaah
Question:
What is meant by the hadeeth of the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him), "Do not ask for
anything by the Face of Allaah except Paradise"?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
There are two different opinions as to what this
hadeeth means:
The first view is that it means, Do not ask any
created being by the Face of Allaah. If you want to ask any
created being for something, do not ask by the Face of
Allaah, because nothing may be asked for by the Face of
Allaah except Paradise, and people cannot give Paradise,
so created beings should not be asked for anything by
the Face of Allaah at all.
The second view is: if you ask of Allaah, if you are
asking for Paradise and the means to get there, then ask by
the Face of Allaah. If you are asking for some worldly
thing, then do not ask by the Face of Allaah. But matters of
the Hereafter may be asked for by the Face of Allaah,
for example you could say, "I ask You by Your Face to
save me from Hell." The Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) sought refuge in the Face of Allaah
when Allaah revealed the words (interpretation of the meaning):
"Say: `He has power to send torment on you from
above" [al-An'aam 6:65]
He (the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said, "A'oodhu bi Wajhika (I seek refuge in
Your Face)."
"or from under your feet," [al-An'aam 6:65]
He (the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said, "A'oodhu bi Wajhika (I seek refuge in
Your Face)."
"or to cover you with confusion in party strife, and
make you to taste the violence of one another"[al-An'aam 6:65]
He (the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said, "This is less serious."
If it is said that both opinions are correct, then that
is possible.
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1620: Ruling on making du'aa' for healing for a
kaafir father who is sick
Question:
is ok to make du'a for kafir? who is one of the
relatives for example the father ( kafir) and he is ill ..can i
make du'a for hime?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah. We put this question to Shaykh
`Abd-Allaah ibn Jibreen, may Allaah preserve him,
who answered as follows:
She can pray for him to be guided to Islam, then if
he becomes Muslim, she can pray for him to be healed.
But if he persists in his kufr, he does not deserve to have
du'aa' made for him to get better. At the same time, she
should still treat him kindly by doing other good things for
him, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"… but behave with them in the world kindly…"
[Luqmaan 31:15]
If he promises to become Muslim if he gets better, then
it is OK to make du'aa' for him, as happened in the case
of Moosa (peace be upon him). Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And when the punishment fell on them, they said:
`O Moosa (Moses)! Invoke your Lord for us because of
His Promise to you. If you remove the punishment from
us, we indeed shall believe in you, and we shall let
the Children of Israel go with you.'
But when We removed the punishment from them to a
fixed term, which they had to reach, behold! they broke
their word!
So We took retribution from them. We drowned them
in the sea, because they belied Our Ayaat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and were
heedless about them"
[al-A'raaf 7:134-136]
But it is OK to behave kindly towards your sick father
by tending to him and so on. It may have an effect on
him and soften his heart so that he will become Muslim.
And Allaah knows best.
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12048: She wants to pray that she will be married to
a specific man in Paradise
Question:
Some women got together and one of them said, "I
ask Allaah to let me be married to Abu Bakr in
Paradise." Another said, "I ask Allaah to let me be married to
`Umar in Paradise." One of the women said, "This
is transgression in du'aa'," and she denounced them,
but they said that the one who enters Paradise will
have whatever he or she desires. Can you clarify this
matter for us?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
We put this question to Shaykh Muhammad ibn
Saalih al-`Uthaymeen, may Allaah preserve him, who
answered as follows:
This du'aa' includes a kind of transgression. Abu
Bakr will have wives, and `Umar will have wives and `Ali
will have wives. But a woman should pray to Allaah and
say, "O Allaah, I ask You for Paradise and the words
and actions that will bring me closer to it." In Paradise
there will be all that a person can desire and all that can
delight the eyes. And Allaah knows best. Shaykh
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11017: Ruling on reciting du'aa's which are not proven
Question:
What is the ruling on some du'aa's that have not
been narrated (from the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him)), such as, "Rocky obstacle and falling
star, may the eye of the envier come back on him and on
those who are dearest to him."
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
This du'aa' has no basis. It involves enmity against
people other than the aggressor, so it is not permissible to use
it because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: "Whoever does an action that is not
in agreement with this matter of ours (i.e., Islam), will
have it rejected." And Allaah knows best.
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