The Meaning of Du'a' of Worship and Du'a' of Request
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is the meaning of du'a' of worship the du'a' of praising Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. O the Merciful, O the Compassionate, O the Ever-Living, O the Sustainer, O the Possessor of Majesty, this is a supplication of worship, praise of Allah; it is all a supplication of worship. Read al-Fatihah and see:[Al-Fatihah 1:2] This is praise of Allah. [Al-Fatihah 1:3-5] This is a supplication of worship; it is all praise of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Then He said: [Al-Fatihah 1:6] to the end of it. This is a supplication of request. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is the meaning of du'a' of worship the du'a' of praising Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. O the Merciful, O the Compassionate, O the Ever-Living, O the Sustainer, O the Possessor of Majesty, this is a supplication of worship, praise of Allah; it is all a supplication of worship. Read al-Fatihah and see:
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ(3) The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, (4) Sovereign of the Day of Recompense. (5) It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُGuide us to the straight path -
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب : من الشرك : الاستعاذة بغير الله — islamhouse.com (1:07:59)
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