A Short Lecture: The Virtues of Supplications

 I start in the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, 

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the universe. 

May Allah confer His salutation and peace upon the best mankind among Prophets and Messengers, 

Our leader, Muhammad, and his family and all of his companions.

Imam Nawawi -May Allah bestow His mercy upon him- in his book ''Riyadu As Salehin'' said,

''Chapter The Virtues of Du'a (Supplications)''

The Commands to Supplicate in Al Qur'an

Allah, the Exalted, says, "Call upon Me; I will respond to you." (Al Ghafir: 60)

He, the Exalted, also says, "Call upon your Lord in humility and privately; indeed, He does not like transgressors." (Al A'raf: 55)

And He, the Exalted, says, "And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. ...

 ... I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me.'' (Al Baqarah: 186)

And He, the Exalted, says, ''Is He [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil? (An Naml: 62)

Some Selected Supplications from As Sunnah

From An-Nu'man bin Bashir -May Allah be pleased with both of them-, he reported from the Prophet shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam that he said, "Du'a is worship."

It was narrated by Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi and they said, ''The hadith is hasan shahih.''

And 'from Aishah -May Allah be pleased with her-, she said, ''The Messenger of Allah shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam

would prefer a jawami' supplication, (having very few in words but comprehensive in meanings) and discarded others.''

It was narrated by Abu Dawud with isnad jayyid.

And from Anas -May Allah be pleased with him-, he reported that the supplication most often recited by the Prophet shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam was:

"O our Lord, give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, ...

... and save us from the punishment of the Fire." (Muttafaqun alayhi)

In his narration, Muslim added and said, ''Whenever Anas make du’a for his wishes, he supplicates with that du'a, ...

... and whenever he wanted to supplicate with another du'a, he added it on that.''

From 'Ibnu in Mas'ud -May Allah be pleased with him-, he reported that the Prophet shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam

used to supplicate: ''O Allah! I beseech You for guidance, piety, chastity, and contentment."

And from Tariq bin Ashyam -May Allah be pleased with him- he said,

''Whenever a man comes and embraces Islam, the Prophet shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam 

then teaches him shalat and directs him to supplicate with the following words:

''O Allah! Forgive me, have mercy upon me, guide me, guard me (against harm), and give me provision.''

It was narrated by Muslim and in his another narration from Tariq, he heard that

the Prophet shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam, when a man came and said to him,

"O Messenger of Allah! What shall I say if I want to ask my Lord?"

He shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said, "Say: 'O Allah! Forgive me, have mercy upon me, guard me (against harm), and give me provision.''

''Surely, this supplication covers the goodness for you in your worldly life and in your Hereafter."

And from Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As -May Allah be pleased with him-, he reported that the Messenger of Allah shallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam supplicated:

"O Allah! The Controller of the hearts, direct our hearts to obey you." (Narrated by Muslim)

And Abu Hurairah -May Allah be pleased with him- reported: The Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said,

"Seek refuge in Allah against the turmoils, attacks of misfortunes, and evil of judgment and joys of the enemies." (Muttafaqun 'alaihi)

In another narration, Sufyan said, "I am afraid that I have added one of them." That is from another chain of narration.

And it is also from him, he reported: The Messenger of Allah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam used to say,

"O Allah, improve upon my religion for me by which my affairs are protected, ...

... and set right upon my world for me in which there exists my life, ...

... make good my Hereafter for me to which I will return, ...

... and make my life for me to have more for all types of goodness, and make my death a break for me from every evil.''

(Narrated by Muslim)

From Ali -May Allah be pleased with him-, he said, ''The Messenger of Allah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said to me,

'Recite: 'O Allah! Guide me and direct me to the right path.'''

And in another narration it is said, "O Allah, I beg You for guidance and uprightness (upon the religion)." (Narrated by Muslim)

From Anas, -May Allah be pleased with him-, he reported: The Messenger of Allah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said to supplicate:

"O Allah! I seek refuge in You from helplessness, indolence, cowardice, senility, and miserliness; ...

... and I seek Your Protection against the torment of the grave and the fitnah (trials) of life and death."

In another narration it is added, "And from the burden of debt and the tyranny of men." (Narrated by Muslim)

From Abu Bakr As-Siddiq -May Allah be pleased with him-, he reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam 

'Teach me a supplication which I could recite during my shalat (prayer).'

 He said, "Recite: 'O Allah! I have wronged myself with frequent wrongdoing and there is none to forgive the sins but You. ...

... So grant me Your forgiveness and have mercy on me. You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.''' (Muttafaqun alaihi)

And in another narration it is said, "with frequent wrongdoing" and it is also narrated with "large wrongdoing"

written in Tha' with three points above it and Ba’ with one point below.

And it is better to merge between both narrations and there becomes: "O Allah! I have wronged myself with frequent and large wrongdoing, ...

... and there is none to forgive the sins but You. So grant me Your forgiveness and have mercy on me. ...

... You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.'''

From Abu Musa -May Allah be pleased with him-, from The Prophet shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam,

that he used to supplicate with the following supplication:

O Allah! Forgive my errors, ignorance, immoderation in my affair, and whatever that You know better than myself. ...

... O Allah! Forgive my faults which I seriously or jokingly committed and I deliberately or unknowingly did and all of those are from myself. ...

... O Allah! Forgive me for my sins which I have committed in the past and I may commit in future, ...

... which I committed in privacy or in public and all of the sins of which You are better aware than myself. ...

... You are the First and the Last and You are competent over everything.'' (Muttafaqun Alaihi)

From 'Aishah -May Allah be pleased with her-, she reported that the Prophet shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam used to say in his supplication,

''O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the evil deeds which I have done and those of which I have not done yet.''

(Narrated by Muslim)

From Abdullah bin 'Umar -May Allah be pleased with him- ...

From Abdullah bin 'Umar -May Allah be pleased with them-, he reported: 

Among the supplications of the Messenger of Allah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam was:

''O Allah! I seek refuge in You against the declining of Your Favors, vanishing of safety, ...

... the suddenness of Your punishment and all that which evokes Your fury.'' (Narrated by Muslim)

From Zaid bin Arqam -May Allah be pleased with him-, he reported: 

The Messenger of Allah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam used to supplicate:

''O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the weakness, indolence, miserliness, decrepitude, and torment of the grave. ...

... O Allah! Grant upon my soul its piety and purify it as You are the Best who can purify it. ...

... You are its Guardian and the Owner. ...

... O Allah! I seek refuge in You from knowledge which is not beneficial and from a heart which is not humbly submissive, ...

... and from desire which is not satisfied, and from supplication which is not answered.'' (Narrated by Muslim)

From Abu Umamah -May Allah be pleased with him-, he said: ''The Messenger of Allah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam ...

... makes long supplications which we cannot memorize any of them.''

Then we said to him: "O Messenger of Allah! You have made long supplications of which we cannot remember any of them."

He said, "Shall I tell you a comprehensive supplication that includes all of those? ...

... say, 'O Allah! I beg You for all of good for which Your Prophet Muhammad shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam begged You; ...

... and I seek refuge in You from the all of evil from which Your Prophet Muhammad shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam sought refuge. ...

... You are the One from Whom help is sought and the One who can deliver (every supplication). ...

... And there is no power nor strength except in Allah, the Exalted, the Great.'''

It is narrated by Tirmidhi and he said, "The hadith is hasan."

And from Ibn Mas'ud -May Allah be pleased with him-, he reported: One of the supplications of the Messenger of Allah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam was:

"O Allah! I beg You for that which incites Your Mercy and the means of Your forgiveness, ...

... safety from every sin, the benefit from every good deed, success in attaining the Paradise and deliverance from the Hellfire.''

It is narrated by Al Hakim, Abu Abdillah, and he said, "The Hadith is shahih fulfilling the requirements of Muslim."

O Allah! Give us benefit upon that which You have taught us and teach us that which is beneficial for us,

and increase us in knowledge. O Allah! Make us understand the religion,

and make all of us among those upon whom You will grant goodness.

O Allah! We beg You for all of good which Your Prophet Muhammad shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam begged You for;

and we seek refuge in You from the all of evil which Your Prophet Muhammad shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam sought refuge from,

You are the One from Whom help is sought and the One who can deliver (every supplication)

and there is no power nor strength except in Allah, the Exalted, the Great.

O Allah! Forgive us, our parents, our teachers, those who have rights upon us,

all of men and women among muslims and believers both who are still alive and have passed away,

Indeed, O Allah, You who are the Most Hearing, Most Near, Most Responsive to all supplications,

The Forgiver of sins and faults, the Owner of Majesty and Honor,

Praise be to Allah and may Allah confer His salutation and peace

upon the Messenger of Allah shallallahu alaihi wa sallam.

Translated and posted by Abou Osamah
(Bayu bin Slamet Ad Daisamiy),
may Allah forgive his sins and his parents’ sins.

The translation was under supervision of Translation Crew of Yufid.tv, 
may Allah forgive their sin

Source:
Kajian Ulama: Keutamaan Doa فضل الدعاء – Syaikh Dr. Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin Nur Seif
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