Dua for STRONGER Imaan [Faith], JANNAH and ALLAH’S BLESSINGS:
” O Allah, I ask You for the FAITH that does not falter and BLESSINGS that never end and I beseech You for the company of Prophet Mohammad [Peace be upon him] in the high ranks of Jannah , Garden of Eternity” Allaahumma innee as’aluka eemaanan laa yartad, wa na’eeman laa yanfad, wa murafaqata nabbiyyina Sallal laahoo alaihi wassallama fee aalaa darajaatil-jannati jannatil khuld.
Hakim, Nissai narrated by Ibne Masood Radi Allahu anhu
“My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the suggestions (whisperings) of the Shayatin (devils). And I seek refuge in You, my Lord ,lest they be present with me”
رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِ
وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ
Rabbi a’oothu bika min hamazaatish-shayaateeni. Wa-a’oothu bika rabbi an yahduroon.
Surah Al-Muminoon ,verses 97,98
This dua can be recited for the following purposes.
Protection from Satan
To seek refuge from the tricks,whispers and the presence of devils
This is the supplication of the believers who avoid the evil and falsehood.
Allah commanded to seek refuge with Him from the Shayatin, because no trick could help you against them and you cannot protect yourself by being kind to them.
Allah says in the Holy Quran:-
(And say: “My Lord! I seek refuge with You from the whisperings of the Shayatin.”)
The Messenger of Allah used to say,
(I seek refuge with Allah, the All-Hearing, All-Seeing, from the accursed Shayatin, from his whisperings, evil suggestions and insinuations.)
(“And I seek refuge with You, My Lord! lest they should come near me.”) means, in any issue of my life.
So we are commanded to mention Allah at the beginning of any undertaking, in order to ward off the Shayatin at the time of eating, intercourse, slaughtering animals for food, etc.
Abu Dawud recorded that the Messenger of Allah used to say:
(O Allah, I seek refuge with You from old age, I seek refuge with You from being crushed or drowned, and I seek refuge with you from being assaulted by the Shayatin at the time of death.)
As soon as Musa Alaihissalaam came from Madyan, he called Fir`awn to Allah and demonstrated tremendous miracles and clear proofs for the Truth that he brought.
Fir`awn then sent emissaries to various cities of his kingdom and collected magicians who were scattered throughout Egypt. Fir`awn and his people chose from them, summoned them, and Fir`awn promised them great rewards. These magicians were very eager to prevail over Musa Alaihissalaam in front of Fir`awn, so that they might become closer to him. Musa Alaihissalaam neither knew any of them nor saw or met them before.
“Musa Alaihissalaam met the leader of the magicians and said to him, `If I defeat you, will you believe in me and bear witness that what I brought is the truth’
The magician said, `Tomorrow, I will produce a type of magic that cannot be defeated by another magic. By Allah! If you defeat me, I will believe in you and testify to your truth.’
After witnessing the signs of Allah,they fell in prostration.
Pharoah threatened them by saying:
(123. Fir`awn said: “You have believed in him (Musa Alaihissalaam) before I gave you permission. Surely, this is a plot which you have plotted in the city to drive out its people, but you shall come to know.”) (124. “Surely, I will cut off your hands and your feet from opposite sides, then I will crucify you all.”)
but they said, `We are now sure that we will go back to Allah. Certainly, Allah’s punishment is more severe than your punishment and His torment for what you are calling us to, this day, and the magic you forced us to practice, is greater than your torment. Therefore, we will observe patience in the face of your punishment today, so that we are saved from Allah’s torment.’
Then they made this supplication
(“Our Lord! pour out on us patience”), with your religion and being firm in it,
“My Lord! Grant me the power that I may be grateful for Your Favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I may do righteous deeds, which please You, and make righteous for me my offspring; indeed, I turn to You and indeed I am of those who submit”
(15. And We have enjoined on man to be dutiful and kind to his parents. His mother bears him with hardship. And she delivers him with hardship. And (the period of) his gestation and the weaning of him is thirty months, till when he attains full strength and reaches forty years, he says: “My Lord! Grant me the power and ability that I may be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds, such as please You, and make my offspring good. Truly, I have turned to You in repentance, and truly, I am one of the Muslims.”)
“My Lord! Grant me the power and ability) meaning, `inspire me.’
(that I may be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds, such as please You,) meaning, in the future.
(and make my offspring good.) meaning, my offspring and descendants.
(Truly, I have turned to You in repentance, and truly, I am one of the Muslims.) This contains an instruction for anyone who reaches forty years of age to renew his repentance and turn to Allah with strong resolution.
Allah then says,
(Those are the ones from whom We shall accept the best of what they did and overlook their evil deeds. (They shall be) among the dwellers of Paradise.) meaning, those to whom applies the above description — those who repent to Allah, turn back to Him, and rectify their shortcomings through repentance and seeking forgiveness – those are the ones from whom We will accept the best of what they did and overlook their evil deeds. Many of their errors will be forgiven and Allah will accept from them a modest amount of deeds.
”My Lord, Creator of the heavens and the earth!You are my Protector in this world and in the Hereafter. Cause me to die as a Muslim and join me with the righteous.”
This is the invocation of Yusuf Alaihissalaam, the truthful one, to his Lord the Exalted and Most Honored. He invoked Allah after His favor was complete on him by being reunited with his parents and brothers, after He had bestowed on him prophethood and kingship. He begged his Lord, the Exalted and Ever High, that as He has perfected His bounty on him in this life, to continue it until the Hereafter. He begged Him that, when he dies, he dies as a Muslim, as Ad-Dahhak said, and to join him with the ranks of the righteous, with his brethren the Prophets and Messengers, may Allah’s peace and blessings be on them all. It is possible that Yusuf, peace be upon him, said this supplication while dying.
In the Two Sahihs it is recorded that `A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said that while dying, the Messenger of Allah was raising his finger and said – thrice,
(O Allah to Ar-Rafiq Al-A`la ﴿the uppermost, highest company in heaven﴾.)
It is also possible that long before he died, Yusuf Alaihissalaam begged Allah to die as a Muslim and be joined with the ranks of the righteous.
“ Our Lord, and Make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our offspring a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our ways of worship (all the ceremonies of pilgrimage – Hajj and ‘Umrah, etc.)and turn to us (in Mercy); Indeed, You are the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.”
To make yourself and your offspring submit to Allah
Forgiveness of your sins
Acceptance of your repentance
Word-by-word Meanings:
Transliteration
Arabic
Translation
Rabbanaa
رَبَّنَا
Our Lord,
waj’alnaa
وَاجْعَلْنَا
and Make us
muslimayni
مُسْلِمَيْنِ
both Muslims [in submission]
laka
لَكَ
to You
wamin
وَمِن
and from
thurriyyatinaa
ذُرِّيَّتِنَا
our offspring
ummatan
أُمَّةً
a nation
muslimatan
مُّسْلِمَةً
Muslim (SUBMISSIVE)
laka
لَّكَ
to You
wa-arinaa
وَأَرِنَا
And show us
manaasikanaa
مَنَاسِكَنَا
our ways of worship
watub
وَتُبْ
and turn
‘alaynaa
عَلَيْنَا ۖ
to us (in Mercy)
innaka
إِنَّكَ
Indeed, You
anta
أَنتَ
(You) are
At-tawwaabu
التَّوَّابُ
the One Who accepts repentance,
Ar-raheem
الرَّحِيمُ
the Most Merciful
Allah said that Ibrahim Alaihissalaam and Isma`il Alaihissalaam supplicated to Him,
“Our Lord! And make us submissive unto You and of our offspring a nation submissive unto You, and show us our Manasik, and accept our repentance. Truly, You are the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.”
Ibn Jarir said, “They meant by their supplication, `Make us submit to Your command and obedience and not associate anyone with You in obedience or worship.”
Also, `Ikrimah commented on the Ayah,
“Our Lord! And make us submissive unto You”
“Allah said, `I shall do that.”’
“And of our offspring a nation submissive unto You”
Allah said, `I shall do that.’”
This supplication by Ibrahim Alaihissalaam and Isma`il Alaihissalaam is similar to what Allah informed us of about His believing servants,
“And those who say: `Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our offspring the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders of the Muttaqin” (25:74).
This type of supplication is allowed, because loving to have offspring who worship Allah alone without partners is a sign of complete love of Allah. This is why when Allah said to Ibrahim Alaihissalaam ,
“Verily, I am going to make you an Imam (a leader) for mankind (to follow you)”
Ibrahim Alaihissalaam said,
“And of my offspring (to make leaders).”
Allah said, “My covenant (prophethood) includes not the Zalimin (polytheists and wrongdoers)” which is explained by,
“And keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols”
Muslim narrated in his Sahih that Abu Hurayrah Radi Allahu anhu said that the Messenger of Allah Sallal laahoo alaihi wassallam said,
“When the son of Adam dies, his deeds end except for three deeds: an ongoing charity, a knowledge that is being benefited from and a righteous son who supplicates (to Allah) for him.”
The Meaning of Manasik
Sa`id bin Mansur said that `Attab bin Bashir informed us from Khasif, from Mujahid who said, “The Prophet Ibrahim Alaihissalaam supplicated,
“and show us our Manasik”
Jibril then came down, took him to the House and said, `Raise its foundations.’
Ibrahim Alaihissalaam raised the House’s foundations and completed the building. Jibril held Ibrahim Alaihissalaam’s hand, led him to As-Safa and said, `This is among the rituals of Allah.’ He then took him to Al-Marwah and said, `And this is among the rituals of Allah.’ He then took him to Mina until when they reached the `Aqabah, they found Iblis standing next to a tree. Jibril said, `Say Takbir (Allah is the Great) and throw (pebbles) at him.’ Ibrahim Alaihissalaam said the Takbir and threw (pebbles at) Iblis.
Iblis moved to the middle Jamrah, and when Jibril and Ibrahim Alaihissalaam passed by him, Jibril said to Ibrahim Alaihissalaam, `Say Takbir and throw at him.’ Ibrahim Alaihissalaam threw at him and said Takbir. The devious Iblis sought to add some evil acts to the rituals of Hajj, but he was unable to succeed. Jibril took Ibrahim Alaihissalaam’s hand and led him to Al-Mash`ar Al-Haram and `Arafat and said to him, `Have you `Arafta (known, learned) what I showed you’ thrice. Ibrahim Alaihissalaam
said, `Yes I did.”’ Similar statements were reported from Abu Mijlaz and Qatadah.
