Is this supplication permissible: “O Lord, do not decree upon me such and such”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a woman asking, and she says: Is it permissible for us to say, “O Lord, do not decree upon me such and such, and do not write upon me such and such”?
Answer:
So she says, “O Allah, do not decree.” Say, “O Allah, I ask You for gentleness.” We ask You for gentleness, mercy, and facilitation, and the like of that. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a woman asking, and she says: Is it permissible for us to say, “O Lord, do not decree upon me such and such, and do not write upon me such and such”?
Answer:
So she says, “O Allah, do not decree.” Say, “O Allah, I ask You for gentleness.” We ask You for gentleness, mercy, and facilitation, and the like of that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [196 -560] هل يجوز هذا الدعاء: يا رب لا تقدر عليَّ كذا وكذا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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