Supplications from the Sunnah – Dua 2

Abdullah ibn Mas'ud

in a hadith in Sahih Muslim,

narrates that the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam taught

us this dua.

It translates as, O Allah,

I ask you, I beg you

for guidance,

for God consciousness, the fear of Allah,

for chastity,

and for contentment

and satisfaction.

Now, this is such a powerful

recipe for success that the prophet salallahu alayhi

wasalam is teaching us to ask Allah Subhanahu

Wa Ta'ala for. Huda is hidayah, guidance.

Guidance is the path.

It's the port in the storm.

How we can find our way to what

is right and what is correct no matter

what else is going on around us.

At Tuqah

refers to the fear of Allah, God consciousness,

the cognizance and mindfulness of Allah.

And that is once we found the path,

then how can we not stray from that

path when distractions and things are pulling us

to the side?

That we need to have taqwa, a tuqah,

so that we can avoid the pitfalls and

the dangers

that might be on the sides of that

path. The third thing is ala'afaf,

chastity.

Because one of the most dangerous

temptations

and one of the most dangerous traps of

this world in shaitan and our nafs

is lust and desire. So the prophet salallahu

alayhi wa sallam is teaching us to ask

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala for aafaf, for chastity.

So that we never become compromised in walking

this path, the straight and the narrow while

avoiding all the distractions.

And then the fourth thing is al ghina

because, unfortunately,

the human being is a very

finicky creature. The human being gets bored very

easily. So we might get bored and then

we might no longer be satisfied with what

we have and then that could cause us

to stray. So we say, oh Allah give

us gina,

contentment

and satisfaction. I am pleased with your decree

my Lord. And so, this is such a

powerful dua and a recipe for success.

So as we said in the introduction of

this series,

learn this dua, this supplication,

understand the meaning of it, memorize it, utilize

it in your duas and supplications. And when

you make those duas and supplications, may Allah

accept all of our duas. Please remember our

brothers and sisters

all around the world, especially in Chazah and

in your duas.

in your duas.