Those who used to say: O Turner of hearts

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would frequently supplicate: "O Turner of hearts! Keep my heart firm upon Your religion." The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We have believed in you and in the religion you have brought. Do you still fear for us?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes! Indeed, the hearts of people are between two fingers of Allah; Allah keeps turning them."

Shahr bin Hawshab said: I asked the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her): "O Mother of the Believers! When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was with you, which supplication did he make most often?" She said: "He (peace and blessings be upon him) mostly made this supplication: 'O Turner of hearts! Grant my heart firmness upon Your religion.' Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'O Umm Salamah! The heart of every human being is between two fingers of Allah; Allah Almighty keeps whomever He wills firm upon the religion, and makes crooked the heart of whomever He wills.'"

Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make this supplication: "O Turner of hearts! Grant my heart firmness upon Your religion."

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: "O Turner of hearts! Grant my heart firmness upon Your religion." I said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! You make this supplication?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her)! Do you not know that the hearts of people, or he said: the heart of the son of Adam, is between two fingers of Allah Almighty? When Allah wills, He turns his heart towards guidance, and when He wills, He turns his heart towards misguidance."