Dhikr and du‘a · Something to leave
Ask with determination, not 'if You wish'
- The practice
- Ask firmly; never say 'O Allah, if You wish, give me'.
- When
- Each du'a
- In daily life
- Catch the 'if You wish' before it slips into your du'a. Ask plainly and wholeheartedly: 'O Allah, give me this job', 'O Allah, heal my mother', 'O Allah, put peace in our home.'
The source
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا دَعَا أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَعْزِمِ الْمَسْأَلَةَ، وَلاَ يَقُولَنَّ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَأَعْطِنِي. فَإِنَّهُ لاَ مُسْتَكْرِهَ لَهُ ".
“Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "When anyone of you appeal to Allah for something, he should ask with determination and should not say, 'O Allah, if You wish, give me.', for nobody can force Allah to do something against His Will”Narrated by AnasSahih al-Bukhari 6338
The full hadith, with its chain and grading →Arabic: ara-bukhari · Translation: Muhsin Khan (eng-bukhari), from the eng-bukhari edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.
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Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.