Bismillah.
One of the things I decided to blog about is my own personal du’a–it’s not lifted straight from the pages of the Qur’an or Sunnah, but it draws from them. My goal was to have a du’a that:
- Is short, so I can recite it in sujood every rakah or every salah
- Is encompassing–covers every aspect (in this case, of the akhirah)
- Is easy to remember, so I can remember it as needed!
- Is easy, not full of hard-to-pronounce or hard-to-remember words.
The du’a is:
اللهمَّ إجعَلنِي مِن المَقَرِّبِينَ وَ مِن المُخلِصِينَ وَ مِن الصِدِّقِينَ وَ مِن المُحسِنِينAllahumma ij’alnee min al-muqarribeen, wa min al-mukhliseen, wa min al-muhsineen, wa min as-siddiqeen.
What does this du’a mean? It means, “O Allah, make me from among the muaqarribeen, and the mukhliseen, and the muhsineen, and the siddiqeen.” Let’s break down these four groups to see who they are:
- Al-Muqarribeen: Linguistically, it means something like “those who are close.” Islamically, it means those closest to Allah in the hereafter. There is no reward greater than seeing Allah’s Face, and no people will see it more than the muqarribeen. (Search the Qur’an, there are lots of references to them.)
- Al-Mukhliseen: These are the sincere ones–because your years
of salah, or sawm, of Qur’an, mean nothing if you are insincere. Also, Shaytan promises that he will misguide every last human–except the mukhliseen. - Al-Muhsineen: These are the ones who do ihsaan, excellence, in every aspect. They are praised in many places of the Qur’an. It’s a great quality to have.
- As-Siddiqeen: Of the four levels mentioned in the Qur’an (prophets, siddiqeen, and two others), this is the highest level that we, today, can theoretically reach.
Obviously, you’re free to use (or not use) this du’a, or mix it up and make your own; I find it useful because it’s concise, it covers a lot of traits, and it’s pretty easy to remember.
Wallahu ta’ala ‘alim.
There’s also a hadith where the Prophet (salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) mentions that Allah has PERSCRIBED ihsaan in all things–perscribed meaning fard. Wallahu ‘alim if it’s fard, though; but that shows how importance it is. [Imam Nawawi's 40]
At-Tirmidhi narrated the hadith of Abu Umamah in which he said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace supplicated with many supplications of which we memorised nothing, so we said, ‘Messenger of Allah, you have supplicated with many supplications of which we memorised nothing.’ He said, ‘Shall I not direct you to that which includes all of that? You should say:
“O Allah, we ask You for that good for which Your prophet Muhammad asked You, and we seek refuge with You from that evil from which Your prophet Muhammad sought refuge with You, and You are the One from Whom help is sought, and the fulfilment [of wishes and needs] is Your responsibility, and there is no power and no strength but by Allah.”‘”{{At-Tirmidhi (3521)}}
Mashaa Allah, nice dua! its really easy and catchy. Jazakhallaah khayr.
Alhamdulillah,
This sounds like a good dua. Inshallah I will begin using it also.
Perhaps you may want to consider adding the Arabic script as well. Sometimes people find that easier to read than English transliteration (myself included).
But I am glad you added the translation and meaning of the terms.
May Allah reward you and guide us all.
Ameen.
Done. Jazakumullahu khayran.
Asalaamu alaikum
Isn’t “Mukhliseen” spelled with a ‘Saaad’(fat) and not a ‘seeen’ (soft) in arabic?
Oops, good catch. Jazakumullahu khayran.
As-Salamu Alaikum
I asked an Arab Sheikh about this du’a and he said in Arabic it is written “Allahumma ij’alni” but pronounced “Allahummaj’alni”. The alif after “Allahumma” is supposed to be merged. But you can ask one too before making the change.
JazakALLAH for your efforts to strengthen Islam.
Assalamualaikum,
I was looking for this dua as I couldn’t find my written copy – add the “saliheen” for me, perfects this dua. Thank you for sharing :) Eid Mubarak :)
” Allahumma inniy as’aluka kulla khayrin maa ta’hlamu wa audhobika min kulli sharrin maa ta’hlamu.)) O Allah! truly I ask you all the best which you know and I seek your protection from all bad/worst that you know. (( Allahumma inniy as’aluka kulla khayrin ma saalaka minho Nabiyyuka Mohammad(S.A.W.) wa anbiyyaa-uka wa rusulika (Alayhimus Salaam) , wa ibaadukas Siddiyqeen wasshuhada-i wassaaliheen ajmaeyn. Wa aodhobika min kulli sharrin ma istaadhaka minu Nabiyyuka Muhammadin(S.A.W.) Wa anbiyya-ika wa rusulika azmaeen(Alayhimus salaam), wa Ibaadukas siddiqeen wash shuhada-i
wassaaliheen,) O Allah! I ask you all the good/best which your Prophe Muhammad(S.A.W.),and your all prophets and messengers(A.S.), and truthful servants, the martyrs, and righteous servants asked for. I seek your protection from the bad/worst which your prophet Muhammad(S.A.W.), all your Prophets, the truthful servants, the martyrs and your righteous servants sought for protections.