Supplication: I do not ask You to reverse the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is it permissible to say, “O Allah, I do not ask You to reverse the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it”?
Answer:
I do not know; I am not aware of any basis for it. One should say, “O Allah, I ask You for gentleness in the decree,” and there is no need to say, “I do not ask You for such and such.” Yes. “O Allah, make the outcome of whatever You have decreed good for me in all matters.” This is the supplication. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is it permissible to say, “O Allah, I do not ask You to reverse the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it”?
Answer:
I do not know; I am not aware of any basis for it. One should say, “O Allah, I ask You for gentleness in the decree,” and there is no need to say, “I do not ask You for such and such.” Yes. “O Allah, make the outcome of whatever You have decreed good for me in all matters.” This is the supplication. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب تعاهد الماقين وغيرهما من غضون الوجه — islamhouse.com (1:05:42)
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