Is the hadith "Indeed, Allah loves for His servant to say, 'O Allah'" authentic? And what is the answer to those who cite it as evidence for the recommendation of beginning with it in all supplications?
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The questioner : The hadith is what I am asking about. The phrase is that he says, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, he says "Indeed, Allah loves for His servant to say, 'O Allah'". Is this hadith authentic, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : And he says, "O Allah."
The questioner : In any supplication, meaning any supplication. It may mean that the form "O Allah" came in the supplications of the Messenger of Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So he wants to apply it, to place this phrase in every supplication, any supplication from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, and he cites this hadith as evidence that it is "Indeed, Allah loves for His servant to say, 'O Allah'".
The Shaykh : The first answer is that every text should be applied in its proper place. Second, is this text that he is asking about permissible to generalize, or not? What is its wording?
The questioner : My Shaykh, it is "Indeed, Allah loves for His servant to say, 'O Allah'".
The Shaykh : His servant, "O Allah."
Another questioner: I am asking about its authenticity, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, no.
The questioner : Of course, my Shaykh, initially we need to know the authenticity of the hadith.
The Shaykh : Who is asking about its authenticity, him or me?
The questioner : No, I am asking. Initially, we need to know the authenticity of...
The Shaykh : You did not ask about its authenticity.
The questioner : I understood...
Another questioner: ... my Shaykh, perhaps.
Another questioner: I understood, my Shaykh, like this.
The Shaykh : You understood like this, but did he mention the authenticity?
The questioner : I mentioned, my Shaykh, I said we would like to know the authenticity of the hadith.
The Shaykh : My brother, you quoted from the brother that whether it is permissible to generalize the use of "O Allah" in other supplications, that is what you mentioned about the man.
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh
The Shaykh : So did you mention it about him or about yourself first?
The questioner : No, about him, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Did he say he is asking about the authenticity?
The questioner : Yes, he is asking about the authenticity.
The Shaykh : Allah knows best.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I do not know.
The questioner : I don’t know, my Shaykh, well now...
The Shaykh : The answer I was going to say, what is the meaning of this hadith if we assume it is authentic?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : I mean, the meaning of the hadith is that a person should supplicate to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, not just say "O Allah", clear?
The questioner : Clear, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Fine.
The questioner : But he did not understand from this that the servant says "O Allah."
The Shaykh : What does it have to do with me or him, my brother?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What does it have to do with me or him, ... he is the questioner and I am the answerer.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The answer is from two aspects, as we said. First, that every text should be placed in its proper place.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : Second, what is the meaning of "O Allah"? The meaning of this hadith is not that the Muslim says "O Allah" and that’s it, but rather it is an allusion to increasing supplication to Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So he says, "O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being, O Allah, provide me with lawful and good sustenance, O Allah, etc..." Therefore, in terms of meaning, the question is not valid from the start, and all this is on the assumption that the hadith is authentic.
The Shaykh : And he says, "O Allah."
The questioner : In any supplication, meaning any supplication. It may mean that the form "O Allah" came in the supplications of the Messenger of Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So he wants to apply it, to place this phrase in every supplication, any supplication from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, and he cites this hadith as evidence that it is "Indeed, Allah loves for His servant to say, 'O Allah'".
The Shaykh : The first answer is that every text should be applied in its proper place. Second, is this text that he is asking about permissible to generalize, or not? What is its wording?
The questioner : My Shaykh, it is "Indeed, Allah loves for His servant to say, 'O Allah'".
The Shaykh : His servant, "O Allah."
Another questioner: I am asking about its authenticity, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, no.
The questioner : Of course, my Shaykh, initially we need to know the authenticity of the hadith.
The Shaykh : Who is asking about its authenticity, him or me?
The questioner : No, I am asking. Initially, we need to know the authenticity of...
The Shaykh : You did not ask about its authenticity.
The questioner : I understood...
Another questioner: ... my Shaykh, perhaps.
Another questioner: I understood, my Shaykh, like this.
The Shaykh : You understood like this, but did he mention the authenticity?
The questioner : I mentioned, my Shaykh, I said we would like to know the authenticity of the hadith.
The Shaykh : My brother, you quoted from the brother that whether it is permissible to generalize the use of "O Allah" in other supplications, that is what you mentioned about the man.
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh
The Shaykh : So did you mention it about him or about yourself first?
The questioner : No, about him, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Did he say he is asking about the authenticity?
The questioner : Yes, he is asking about the authenticity.
The Shaykh : Allah knows best.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I do not know.
The questioner : I don’t know, my Shaykh, well now...
The Shaykh : The answer I was going to say, what is the meaning of this hadith if we assume it is authentic?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : I mean, the meaning of the hadith is that a person should supplicate to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, not just say "O Allah", clear?
The questioner : Clear, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Fine.
The questioner : But he did not understand from this that the servant says "O Allah."
The Shaykh : What does it have to do with me or him, my brother?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What does it have to do with me or him, ... he is the questioner and I am the answerer.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The answer is from two aspects, as we said. First, that every text should be placed in its proper place.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : Second, what is the meaning of "O Allah"? The meaning of this hadith is not that the Muslim says "O Allah" and that’s it, but rather it is an allusion to increasing supplication to Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So he says, "O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being, O Allah, provide me with lawful and good sustenance, O Allah, etc..." Therefore, in terms of meaning, the question is not valid from the start, and all this is on the assumption that the hadith is authentic.