A discussion on the importance of supplication and that it is from the Sunnah of the messengers.
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The Shaykh : ... and the supplication of Noah (peace be upon him), the supplication of Ya'qub; meaning, a person can gather the supplications of the prophets and messengers in a message, and find them numerous and very numerous. And Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Anbya 21:90]; whose description is this? It is the description of His chosen, righteous servants. Therefore, it is a great error to turn away from supplicating to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) on the pretext that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) knows the secret and what is even more hidden, and knows the need that any one of us wants.
We say: Yes, but He also wants us to humble ourselves before Him, to submit to Him, and to ask Him. Therefore, there is encouragement in some hadiths from the Messenger (peace be upon him) for any one of us to ask his Lord, even for the lace of his sandal. What do you think? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged the Muslims to ask Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for the most trivial thing, which is the strap of the "qabaqib" or the "sharukh" of the sandal. If it breaks, he asks his Lord to make a person available to patch it for him or to sew it for him. To this extent, the matter of the sandal lace is trivial, but your turning to Allah by asking Him to deal with this trivial matter is an affirmation of your need and your servitude to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So how can you not ask Him for Paradise, or not ask Him for protection from the Fire? And not ask Him as the Messenger (peace be upon him) asked:Sunan Ibn Majah 3846Sahih (Darussalam)?
We stop here now, considering that the time allotted for the lesson has passed, and we now turn to answering the questions, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
supplicate Us in hope and fear
وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًاWe say: Yes, but He also wants us to humble ourselves before Him, to submit to Him, and to ask Him. Therefore, there is encouragement in some hadiths from the Messenger (peace be upon him) for any one of us to ask his Lord, even for the lace of his sandal. What do you think? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged the Muslims to ask Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for the most trivial thing, which is the strap of the "qabaqib" or the "sharukh" of the sandal. If it breaks, he asks his Lord to make a person available to patch it for him or to sew it for him. To this extent, the matter of the sandal lace is trivial, but your turning to Allah by asking Him to deal with this trivial matter is an affirmation of your need and your servitude to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So how can you not ask Him for Paradise, or not ask Him for protection from the Fire? And not ask Him as the Messenger (peace be upon him) asked:
O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and for that which brings one closer to it, in word and deed, and I seek refuge in You from Hell and from that which brings one closer to it, in word and deed.
اللهم إني أسألك الجنة وما قرَّب إليها من قولٍ أو عملٍ ، وأعوذ بك من النار وما قرَّب إليها من قولٍ أو عملٍWe stop here now, considering that the time allotted for the lesson has passed, and we now turn to answering the questions, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
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