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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to make this supplication: O Allah, hasten my punishment in this world if You do not forgive me?

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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible for a person to say, "O Allah, hasten my punishment in this world if You do not forgive me"?

Answer:
No, this is not permissible. One should say, "O Allah, forgive me," not "O Allah, hasten my punishment." One should say, "O Allah, forgive me, accept my repentance, and protect me from Your punishment." One cannot bear punishment, and one cannot endure punishment, may Allah protect us from it. In the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there was a man who used to say, "O Allah, whatever punishment You have allotted for me, or hasten it for me in this world through illness or otherwise." The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) rebuked him and said, "Glory be to Allah! You cannot bear it." A person asks Allah for pardon and well-being, and asks Him for forgiveness, but does not ask Him to hasten the punishment. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3865- 4717] هل يجوز الدعاء بهذا: اللهم عجل لي عذابي في الدنيا إن لم تغفر لي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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