What is the authenticity of the reported supplication: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from a soul that is never satisfied, knowledge that does not benefit, and a supplication that is not answered”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He also do you good. Also, Shaykh Salih asks in the chapter on supplication: I have read, Honorable Shaykh, a supplication said to be one that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make, which is: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from a soul that is never satisfied, knowledge that does not benefit, and a supplication that is not answered.” Is this established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
This is a prescribed supplication; because it aligns with what has come in the Book and the Sunnah, and its meaning is correct. It is a humble plea to Allah to keep the Muslim away from these traits, which are hardness of heart, dullness of the eye, and the prevention of the acceptance of supplication. All of these are serious defects. So the Muslim asks his Lord to keep him away from these traits. Thus, the meaning of this hadith is correct, but as for its chain of narration, I do not know anything about it at the moment.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He also do you good. Also, Shaykh Salih asks in the chapter on supplication: I have read, Honorable Shaykh, a supplication said to be one that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make, which is: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from a soul that is never satisfied, knowledge that does not benefit, and a supplication that is not answered.” Is this established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
This is a prescribed supplication; because it aligns with what has come in the Book and the Sunnah, and its meaning is correct. It is a humble plea to Allah to keep the Muslim away from these traits, which are hardness of heart, dullness of the eye, and the prevention of the acceptance of supplication. All of these are serious defects. So the Muslim asks his Lord to keep him away from these traits. Thus, the meaning of this hadith is correct, but as for its chain of narration, I do not know anything about it at the moment.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4075- ما صحة ما ورد من دعاء: اللهم إني أعوذ بك من نفس لا تشبع وعلم لا ينفع ودعوة لا يستجاب لها؟ — youtube.com
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