A prayer
there are alot of duas that we muslims are unaware of. it is true when one falls into distress and worry that we turn to Allah more. a few years ago the same happenned with me. i learned all the duas i could find that i thought would bring me relief and patience. started reading the quran more - tried understanding more hadith. whatever i could find.
here is one prayer that i would like to put up - for people who already dont know about it. muslim brothers and sisters - pass it on to whom you think may benefit from it. May Allah guide us and bless us with patience and a strong imaan to see us through the trials and tribulations of this life. Ameen.
"Inna lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji’oon. Allaahumma ‘jurnee fee museebatee, wakhluf lee khayrun minh "
(To Allah we belong and unto Him is our return. O Allah, recompense me for my affliction and replace it for me with something better).
Umm Salamah radi Allahu anha, the narrator of this du’a, loved her husband very much. When he died she stated, “I was firm to say the du’a, but I thought to myself, how could I get anything better than Abu Salamah? Allah answered my du’a and I married the Messenger of Allah! And he is better then Abu Salamah.”
The Virtue of asserting that We all belong to Allah, during Afflictions
There are several Ahadith that mention the rewards of admitting that the return is to Allah by saying:
[إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّـآ إِلَيْهِ رَجِعونَ]
("Truly, to Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return.'') when afflictions strike.
For instance, Imam Ahmad reported that Umm Salamah narrated: Once, Abu Salamah came back after he was with Allah's Messenger and said: I heard Allah's Messenger recite a statement that made me delighted. He said:
«لَا يُصِيبُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مُصِيبَةٌ فَيَسْتَرْجِعُ عِنْدَ مُصِيبَتِهِ ثُمَّ يقُولُ:
Umm Salamah said: So I memorized these words. When Abu Salamah died I said Istirja` and said: "O Allah! Compensate me for my loss and give me what is better than it.'' I then thought about it and said, "Who is better than Abu Salamah'' When my `Iddah (the period of time before the widow or divorced woman can remarry) finished, Allah's Messenger asked for permission to see me while I was dyeing a skin that I had. I washed my hands, gave him permission to enter and handed him a pillow, and he sat on it. He then asked me for marriage and when he finished his speech, I said, "O Messenger of Allah! It is not because I do not want you, but I am very jealous and I fear that you might experience some wrong mannerism from me for which Allah would punish me. I am old and have children.'' He said:
«أمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتِ مِنَ الْغَيْرَةِ فَسَوْفَ يُذْهِبُهَا اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَنْكِ، وَأَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتِ مِنَ السِّنِّ فَقَدْ أَصَابَنِي مِثْلُ الَّذِي أَصَابَكِ، وَأَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتِ مِنَ الْعِيَالِ فَإِنَّمَا عِيَالُكِ عِيَالِي»
(As for the jealousy that you mentioned, Allah the Exalted will remove it from you. As for your being old as you mentioned, I have suffered what you have suffered. And for your having children, they are my children too.)
She said, "I have surrendered to Allah's Messenger.'' Allah's Messenger married her and Umm Salamah said later, "Allah compensated me with who is better than Abu Salamah: Allah's Messenger .''
tafsir ibn kathir.
Muslim reported a shorter version of this Hadith.
1 comment:
Very nice blog. I agree with you that this dua would insha-Allah give you better than what you lost. And the instant outcome is that Allah gives you patience. Every muslim should recall by heart these dua's.
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