The Khatib’s Supplication: O Allah, prepare for this Ummah a sound matter in which the people of Your obedience are honored and the people of Your disobedience are spared!
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some preachers on Friday say, “O Allah, prepare for this Ummah a sound matter in which the people of Your obedience are honored and the people of Your disobedience are spared.” Is this contrary to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 10:131, which contradicts my command?
Answer:
He is supplicating for their repentance, but what is reported in the athar is that in it the people of His disobedience are humiliated, and the people of His obedience are honored. This is what is reported in the athar. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some preachers on Friday say, “O Allah, prepare for this Ummah a sound matter in which the people of Your obedience are honored and the people of Your disobedience are spared.” Is this contrary to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
And He placed humiliation and degradation upon those
وجعل الذل والصغار على منAnswer:
He is supplicating for their repentance, but what is reported in the athar is that in it the people of His disobedience are humiliated, and the people of His obedience are honored. This is what is reported in the athar. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [127 /1350] دعا الخطيب: اللهم هيئ لهذه الأمة أمرا رشدا يعز فيه أهل طاعتك، ويعافى فيه أهل معصيتك!!..؟ — youtube.com
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