Is it permissible for a person to ask his Lord in prostration for matters of this world?
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The questioner : ... In one instance, someone asked us a question, saying: "Is it permissible for a person to make du'a' in his prostration for matters of this world, such as a spacious house and a righteous wife, and so on?" I said to him: We askThe Shaykh .
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that du'a' in prostration is either a request for something prescribed or for something not prescribed, or, to put it more clearly, for something permissible or for something not permissible. So, if a person calls upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and asks Him for something permissible, that is permissible. This is because du'a', mere du'a' and turning to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) with a request, no matter how trivial the requested thing may be, is great in relation to what it revealsThe student : of his Lord; for it affirms his servitude to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and his need for His grace and mercy. Therefore, in some hadiths, he (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the Muslim to ask his Lord, even if it were to mend the strap of his sandal. What is a sandal strap?! It is nothing worth mentioning. On this basis, if a Muslim prostrates and asks his Lord in his prostration for something from his worldly needs, let alone his hereafter needs, it is something that brings him closer to Allah; for that reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
But it must be noted here that this supplicant is either praying alone or praying behind an imam who prolongs the prostration. In that case, he seizes the opportunity to make du'a' and ask whatever Allah wills, within the limits we have detailed. If he is an imam, he should not prolong the prostration so as not to burden those behind him; that is another matter. As for his right to ask, he may ask whatever he wishes, contrary to some schools of jurisprudence which say that he has no right to ask, not only in prostration, but also at the end of the prayer, before the taslim. They say he has no right to ask Allah for anything from the matters of this world, such as saying, for example, "Marry me to so-and-so." They said that if he says this, it is speech of this world and his prayer is invalid. The other schools see absolutely nothing wrong with it. This is what we see, based on what we mentioned earlier, that a request permissible by the Shari'ah is worship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : This is what I have regarding that question as well.
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that du'a' in prostration is either a request for something prescribed or for something not prescribed, or, to put it more clearly, for something permissible or for something not permissible. So, if a person calls upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and asks Him for something permissible, that is permissible. This is because du'a', mere du'a' and turning to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) with a request, no matter how trivial the requested thing may be, is great in relation to what it revealsThe student : of his Lord; for it affirms his servitude to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and his need for His grace and mercy. Therefore, in some hadiths, he (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the Muslim to ask his Lord, even if it were to mend the strap of his sandal. What is a sandal strap?! It is nothing worth mentioning. On this basis, if a Muslim prostrates and asks his Lord in his prostration for something from his worldly needs, let alone his hereafter needs, it is something that brings him closer to Allah; for that reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The closest a servant is to his Lord is when he is prostrating; so make much du'a' in it, for it is likely that it will be answered for you.
أقرب ما يكون العبد من ربِّه وهو ساجد ؛ فأكثروا فيه من الدعاء ؛ فإنه قَمِنٌ أن يُستجاب لكمBut it must be noted here that this supplicant is either praying alone or praying behind an imam who prolongs the prostration. In that case, he seizes the opportunity to make du'a' and ask whatever Allah wills, within the limits we have detailed. If he is an imam, he should not prolong the prostration so as not to burden those behind him; that is another matter. As for his right to ask, he may ask whatever he wishes, contrary to some schools of jurisprudence which say that he has no right to ask, not only in prostration, but also at the end of the prayer, before the taslim. They say he has no right to ask Allah for anything from the matters of this world, such as saying, for example, "Marry me to so-and-so." They said that if he says this, it is speech of this world and his prayer is invalid. The other schools see absolutely nothing wrong with it. This is what we see, based on what we mentioned earlier, that a request permissible by the Shari'ah is worship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : This is what I have regarding that question as well.
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