❀ Hadith Reference
Narrated by Al-Mughira ibn Shu'bah: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished the prayer and pronounced salutation, he would say:
"لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، اللَّهُمَّ لَا مَانِعَ لِمَا أَعْطَيْتَ، وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِمَا مَنَعْتَ، وَلَا يَنْفَعُ ذَا الْجَدِّ مِنْكَ الْجَدُّ"
This narration is agreed upon and recorded in Sahih Muslim (Hadith 593).
❀ Merits and Insights
① Affirmation of Tawheed and Divine SovereigntyThe supplication begins with the declaration of the oneness of Allah, acknowledging His exclusive right to sovereignty and praise.
② Recognition of Allah's Absolute Will
The phrases highlight that none can withhold what Allah grants, and none can grant what Allah withholds, emphasizing His supreme authority over all matters.
③ Acknowledgment of Human Limitations
The supplication concludes by stating that the wealth or status of a person cannot benefit them against Allah's will, underscoring human dependence on divine mercy.
④ Encouragement of Post-Prayer Remembrance
This hadith illustrates the Prophet's ﷺ practice of engaging in specific supplications after Salah, serving as a model for Muslims to incorporate these remembrances into their own worship.
Note: This content is derived from the book "Ḍiyā' al-Islām fī Sharḥ al-Ilmām bi-Aḥādīth al-Aḥkām" by Shaykh Taqī al-Dīn Abī al-Fatḥ, translated by Maulana Mahmood Ahmad Ghaznfar.
