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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Narrations of the Supplication: You are the First and You are the Last

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The questioner:
Our dear brothers, a woman asks.

The Shaykh:
May Allah forgive and I praise Him. Allah is the Greatest.

The questioner:
What Allah willed, may it be upon you, O Shaykh.

Another questioner:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)

The questioner:
In the prayer, the supplication from me is
and what You know better than I do. You are the Advancer, the Delayer, there is no god but You.أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
Sunan Abi Dawud 1509Sahih (Al-Albani)
like this, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
There is no god but You, and none brings it about, and You are over all things competent.

The Shaykh:
You are the First and You are the Last; this is one narration. It is also well known as "You are over all things"; this is a narration. And this is a narration. They are all authentic, they are all authentic.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تتمة باب الذكر والدعاء — islamhouse.com (8:35)

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