What is the authenticity of this supplication attributed to the Companion Abu Ma'la: "I ask You by Your Majesty that cannot be matched, and by Your Sovereignty that cannot be diminished, etc."?
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The questioner:
What is the authenticity of this supplication attributed to the Companion Abu Ma'la?
The Shaykh:
Ma'la, Ma'la, yes.
The questioner:
Is this supplication authentic?
The Shaykh:
What is the supplication?
The questioner:
It says: "I ask You by Your Majesty that cannot be matched, and by Your Sovereignty that cannot be diminished, and by Your Light that has filled the pillars of Your Throne, O Rescuer, rescue me."
The Shaykh:
The apparent story is that thieves came to him intending to kill him and take his mount, so he said, "Let me pray," and they let him pray two rak'ahs. Then he raised his hand and made this supplication, so an angel from the angels came and killed the thieves. And the man was saved from them. I think Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned this in one of his books, I believe. Yes.
What is the authenticity of this supplication attributed to the Companion Abu Ma'la?
The Shaykh:
Ma'la, Ma'la, yes.
The questioner:
Is this supplication authentic?
The Shaykh:
What is the supplication?
The questioner:
It says: "I ask You by Your Majesty that cannot be matched, and by Your Sovereignty that cannot be diminished, and by Your Light that has filled the pillars of Your Throne, O Rescuer, rescue me."
The Shaykh:
The apparent story is that thieves came to him intending to kill him and take his mount, so he said, "Let me pray," and they let him pray two rak'ahs. Then he raised his hand and made this supplication, so an angel from the angels came and killed the thieves. And the man was saved from them. I think Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned this in one of his books, I believe. Yes.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة هذا الدعاء الذي يُنسب للصحابي أبي مُعلى أسألكَ بعزك الذي لا يرام وبملكك الذي لا يُضام إلخ.؟ — youtube.com
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