AbuMubarak
22-04-04, 09:27 PM
Bismillahir Rahman ir Raheem,
In the Name of Allah,the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1.To avoid the use of rhymed prose
Narrated by Ikrima
Ibn 'Abbas [Radi Allahu anhu : May Allah be pleased with him] said, "Preach to the people once a week, and if you won't, then preach them twice, but if you want to preach more, then let it be three
times (a week only), and do not make the people fed-up with this Qur'an. If
you come to some people who are engaged in a talk, don't start interrupting
their talk by preaching, lest you should cause them to be bored. You should
rather keep quiet, and if they ask you, then preach to them at the time when
they are eager to hear what you say. And avoid the use of rhymed prose in
invocation for I noticed that Allah's Apostle [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] and his companions always
avoided it."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
2.Forbidding Aggression in Supplications
"Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret. He likes not the aggressors. " Surat Al-A`raf [The Heights (or The Wall with Elevations)] (7:55)
It was reported that `Ata' Al-Khurasani narrated from Ibn `Abbas, who said
about Allah's statement,
(He likes not the aggressors) ``In the Du`a' and otherwise.'' Abu Mijlaz
commented on,
(He likes not the aggressors), ``Such (aggression) as asking to reach the
grade of the Prophets.''
Imam Ahmad narrated that Abu Ni`amah said that `Abdullah bin Mughaffal heard
his son supplicating, ``O Allah! I ask you for the white castle on the right
side of Paradise, if I enter it.'' So `Abdullah said, ``O my son! Ask Allah
for Paradise and seek refuge with Him from the Fire, for I heard the
Messenger of Allah [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] saying,
(There will come some people who transgress in supplication and
purification)''
Ibn Majah and Abu Dawud recorded this Hadith with a good
chain that there is no harm in, and Allah knows best.
3.To avoid asking for punishment of sins in the world
Narrated by Anas ibn Malik [Radi Allahu anhu : May Allah be pleased with him]:
Allah's Apostle [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] visited one of the Muslims who had grown as feeble as chicken, in order to inquire (about his health). Allah's Messenger [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] said: Did you supplicate for anything or beg Him for that? He said: Yes. I used to utter (these words): Impose upon me earlier in this world the punishment that Thou art going to impose upon me in the Hereafter. Thereupon Allah's Messenger [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] remarked: "Subhan-Allah" (How perfect Allah is), you have neither the power nor the forbearance to take upon yourself (the burden of His Punishment). Why did you not say this: O Allah, grant us good in the world, good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of the Fire? He (the Holy Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam]) made this supplication (for him) and he was all right.
Sahih Muslim Hadith
4.To avoid Supplicating Against (Cursing) Yourself, your Family, or Property.
Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah [Radi Allahu anhu : May Allah be pleased with him]
Don't curse yourselves, nor your children, nor your belongings. There is the
possibility that your curse may synchronise with the time when Allah is
about to confer upon you what you demand and thus your prayer may be readily
answered. Sahih Muslim Hadith
5.To avoid wishing for death
Narrated by Anas bin Malik [Radi Allahu anhu : May Allah be pleased with him]
The Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam]said, "None of you should wish for death because of a calamity befalling him; but if he has to wish for death, he should say: "O Allah!
Keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and let me die if death is
better for me.' " Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
6.To avoid supplicating for sin, or cutting the relations of the womb.
7.To avoid being hasty in supplicating.
Muslim recorded that the Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] said:
(The supplication of the servant will be accepted as long as he does not
supplicate for what includes sin, or cutting the relations of the womb, and
as long as he does not become hasty.) He was asked, ``O Messenger of Allah!
How does one become hasty'' He said, (He says, `I supplicated and
supplicated, but I do not see that my supplication is being accepted from
me.' He thus looses interest and abandons supplicating (to Allah).)
8.Not to ask through a Prophet, Wali, or Saint while asking Allah.
Abdullah bin Mas'ood [Radi Allahu anhu : May Allah be pleased with him] reports that the Messenger of Allah [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] said: "Any person who dies in the state that he assigned partners to Allah will enter Hell." Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
Abdullah bin Abbas [Radi Allahu anhu : May Allah be pleased with him] relates: One day I was riding along with the Apostle [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam], sitting behind him. He said: O boy! I will teach you some words, (which are): Guard the Commands of Allah (by obeying them) and Allah will save you (from the mischief of the world and the Hereafter). Always remember Allah and you will find Him near you. When you have to ask for anything, ask only Allah, and when you seek help, seek the help of Allah......".Reported by Tirmidhi(Authenticated by Albani in Sahih Sunan At-Tirmidhi)
At-Tabarani reports that: "In the time of the Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] there was a
hypocrite who used to harm the Believers, and some of them said: "Come, let
us seek aid from the Messenger of Allah [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] against this hypocrite." But
the Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] said: "Aid must not be sought from me; aid must only be
sought from Allah (swt )."
9.Not to change supplication said by the Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam]
It was narrated that al-Bara’ ibn ‘Aazib said: The Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] said: “When you go to your bed, do wudoo’ (ablution) as for prayer, then lie down on your right side and say:
Allaahumma aslamtu wajhi ilayka wa fawwadtu amri ilayka wa alja’tu zahri ilayka raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayka, la malja’a wa laa manjaa minka illa ilayka. Allaahumma aamantu bi kitaabika alladhi anzalta wa nabiyyika alladhi arsalta (O Allaah I submit my face to You, and I entrust my affairs to You, and I rely totally on You in hope and in fear of You. Verily there is no refuge nor safe haven from You except with You. O Allaah, I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent).
Then if you die during the night, you will have died following the fitrah (sound nature of man). Make these the last words that you speak.”
He said: I repeated it back to the Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam], and when I reached the words. “Allaahumma aamantu bi kitaabika allaahi anzalta (O Allaah, I believe in Your Book which You have revealed),” I said: “Wa rasoolika (And Your Messenger).” He said: “No. Wa nabiyyika alladhi arsalta (and Your Prophet whom You sent).”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari.
This is the end of "Matters that are disliked and not allowed while supplicating" and all praise and thanks are due to Allah.
Footnote (Explanation) :
SAAW: Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam, i.e. the Salat of Allah and His Salaam
(Peace) be upon Prophet Muhammad. The Salat of Allah upon Prophet Muhammad
is His Praise and mentioning of the Prophet to the angels in the Most High
place in Heaven.
References:
1. Al-Bukhari :Name of book of Hadith, which is known for its authenticity
and correctness.
2. Sahih Muslim Hadith
3. Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Adtheem (The exegesis of the great
Qur'an) by Ibn Kathir.
In the Name of Allah,the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1.To avoid the use of rhymed prose
Narrated by Ikrima
Ibn 'Abbas [Radi Allahu anhu : May Allah be pleased with him] said, "Preach to the people once a week, and if you won't, then preach them twice, but if you want to preach more, then let it be three
times (a week only), and do not make the people fed-up with this Qur'an. If
you come to some people who are engaged in a talk, don't start interrupting
their talk by preaching, lest you should cause them to be bored. You should
rather keep quiet, and if they ask you, then preach to them at the time when
they are eager to hear what you say. And avoid the use of rhymed prose in
invocation for I noticed that Allah's Apostle [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] and his companions always
avoided it."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
2.Forbidding Aggression in Supplications
"Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret. He likes not the aggressors. " Surat Al-A`raf [The Heights (or The Wall with Elevations)] (7:55)
It was reported that `Ata' Al-Khurasani narrated from Ibn `Abbas, who said
about Allah's statement,
(He likes not the aggressors) ``In the Du`a' and otherwise.'' Abu Mijlaz
commented on,
(He likes not the aggressors), ``Such (aggression) as asking to reach the
grade of the Prophets.''
Imam Ahmad narrated that Abu Ni`amah said that `Abdullah bin Mughaffal heard
his son supplicating, ``O Allah! I ask you for the white castle on the right
side of Paradise, if I enter it.'' So `Abdullah said, ``O my son! Ask Allah
for Paradise and seek refuge with Him from the Fire, for I heard the
Messenger of Allah [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] saying,
(There will come some people who transgress in supplication and
purification)''
Ibn Majah and Abu Dawud recorded this Hadith with a good
chain that there is no harm in, and Allah knows best.
3.To avoid asking for punishment of sins in the world
Narrated by Anas ibn Malik [Radi Allahu anhu : May Allah be pleased with him]:
Allah's Apostle [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] visited one of the Muslims who had grown as feeble as chicken, in order to inquire (about his health). Allah's Messenger [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] said: Did you supplicate for anything or beg Him for that? He said: Yes. I used to utter (these words): Impose upon me earlier in this world the punishment that Thou art going to impose upon me in the Hereafter. Thereupon Allah's Messenger [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] remarked: "Subhan-Allah" (How perfect Allah is), you have neither the power nor the forbearance to take upon yourself (the burden of His Punishment). Why did you not say this: O Allah, grant us good in the world, good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of the Fire? He (the Holy Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam]) made this supplication (for him) and he was all right.
Sahih Muslim Hadith
4.To avoid Supplicating Against (Cursing) Yourself, your Family, or Property.
Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah [Radi Allahu anhu : May Allah be pleased with him]
Don't curse yourselves, nor your children, nor your belongings. There is the
possibility that your curse may synchronise with the time when Allah is
about to confer upon you what you demand and thus your prayer may be readily
answered. Sahih Muslim Hadith
5.To avoid wishing for death
Narrated by Anas bin Malik [Radi Allahu anhu : May Allah be pleased with him]
The Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam]said, "None of you should wish for death because of a calamity befalling him; but if he has to wish for death, he should say: "O Allah!
Keep me alive as long as life is better for me, and let me die if death is
better for me.' " Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
6.To avoid supplicating for sin, or cutting the relations of the womb.
7.To avoid being hasty in supplicating.
Muslim recorded that the Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] said:
(The supplication of the servant will be accepted as long as he does not
supplicate for what includes sin, or cutting the relations of the womb, and
as long as he does not become hasty.) He was asked, ``O Messenger of Allah!
How does one become hasty'' He said, (He says, `I supplicated and
supplicated, but I do not see that my supplication is being accepted from
me.' He thus looses interest and abandons supplicating (to Allah).)
8.Not to ask through a Prophet, Wali, or Saint while asking Allah.
Abdullah bin Mas'ood [Radi Allahu anhu : May Allah be pleased with him] reports that the Messenger of Allah [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] said: "Any person who dies in the state that he assigned partners to Allah will enter Hell." Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
Abdullah bin Abbas [Radi Allahu anhu : May Allah be pleased with him] relates: One day I was riding along with the Apostle [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam], sitting behind him. He said: O boy! I will teach you some words, (which are): Guard the Commands of Allah (by obeying them) and Allah will save you (from the mischief of the world and the Hereafter). Always remember Allah and you will find Him near you. When you have to ask for anything, ask only Allah, and when you seek help, seek the help of Allah......".Reported by Tirmidhi(Authenticated by Albani in Sahih Sunan At-Tirmidhi)
At-Tabarani reports that: "In the time of the Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] there was a
hypocrite who used to harm the Believers, and some of them said: "Come, let
us seek aid from the Messenger of Allah [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] against this hypocrite." But
the Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] said: "Aid must not be sought from me; aid must only be
sought from Allah (swt )."
9.Not to change supplication said by the Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam]
It was narrated that al-Bara’ ibn ‘Aazib said: The Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam] said: “When you go to your bed, do wudoo’ (ablution) as for prayer, then lie down on your right side and say:
Allaahumma aslamtu wajhi ilayka wa fawwadtu amri ilayka wa alja’tu zahri ilayka raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayka, la malja’a wa laa manjaa minka illa ilayka. Allaahumma aamantu bi kitaabika alladhi anzalta wa nabiyyika alladhi arsalta (O Allaah I submit my face to You, and I entrust my affairs to You, and I rely totally on You in hope and in fear of You. Verily there is no refuge nor safe haven from You except with You. O Allaah, I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent).
Then if you die during the night, you will have died following the fitrah (sound nature of man). Make these the last words that you speak.”
He said: I repeated it back to the Prophet [Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam], and when I reached the words. “Allaahumma aamantu bi kitaabika allaahi anzalta (O Allaah, I believe in Your Book which You have revealed),” I said: “Wa rasoolika (And Your Messenger).” He said: “No. Wa nabiyyika alladhi arsalta (and Your Prophet whom You sent).”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari.
This is the end of "Matters that are disliked and not allowed while supplicating" and all praise and thanks are due to Allah.
Footnote (Explanation) :
SAAW: Salla Allahu Aleihi Wassalam, i.e. the Salat of Allah and His Salaam
(Peace) be upon Prophet Muhammad. The Salat of Allah upon Prophet Muhammad
is His Praise and mentioning of the Prophet to the angels in the Most High
place in Heaven.
References:
1. Al-Bukhari :Name of book of Hadith, which is known for its authenticity
and correctness.
2. Sahih Muslim Hadith
3. Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Adtheem (The exegesis of the great
Qur'an) by Ibn Kathir.