The validity of the supplication: O Allah, keep us occupied with Your obedience
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is this supplication valid, namely, “O Allah, keep us occupied with Your obedience”? He asks: Is it a valid supplication?
Answer:
No, to my knowledge, no supplication has been transmitted with this wording. “O Allah, employ us in Your obedience.” Yes, “employ us” instead of “keep us occupied.”
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is this supplication valid, namely, “O Allah, keep us occupied with Your obedience”? He asks: Is it a valid supplication?
Answer:
No, to my knowledge, no supplication has been transmitted with this wording. “O Allah, employ us in Your obedience.” Yes, “employ us” instead of “keep us occupied.”
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما تسميته بالصوت الأحمق والصوت الفاجر — islamhouse.com (1:02:47)
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