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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الأذكار والدعواتBook of Remembrances and Supplications
بَابُ النَّهْي عَنْ قَوْلِ الدَّاعِيِّ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي إِنْ شِئْتَ وَعَنْ اسْتِبْطَاءِ الإِجَابَةِ وَكَرَاهَة السَّجَع فِی الدُّعَاءِChapter on the Prohibition of Saying "O Allah, Forgive Me If You Will," Delaying the Response, and the Dislike of Rhymed Supplication
Hadith 5610
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِذَا دَعَا أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَقُولَنَّ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ شِئْتَ وَلَكِنْ لِيُعْظِمْ رَغْبَتَهُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَا يَتَعَاظَمُ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ أَعْطَاهُ
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When any person makes supplication, he should not say: O Allah! If You will, then do such and such; rather, he should emphasize his desire (and supplicate with insistence), for nothing is difficult or great for Allah Almighty.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The one who supplicates should do so with hope of acceptance and should not let despair of mercy come anywhere near him, because he is calling upon such a Lord who is Generous (Kareem). Allah Ta‘ala even accepted the supplication of the most wicked of creation, Iblis. The statement of Allah Ta‘ala is: {قَالَ اَنْظِرْنِیْٓ اِلٰی یَوْمِ یُبْعَثُوْنَ۔ قَالَ اِنَّکَ مِنَ الْمُنْظَرِیْنَ} … He said: Grant me respite until the Day they are resurrected. Allah said: Indeed, you are of those given respite. (Al-A‘raf: 14, 15)
