And this includes the supplication of asking and the supplication of worship.
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The Shaykh :"And this includes the supplication of asking and the supplication of worship. The supplication of asking is that you place before your request from the names of Allah the Exalted whatever is appropriate, such as saying: O Forgiver, forgive me, and O Merciful, have mercy on me, and O Preserver, protect me, and the like of that". And the supplication of worship. Good, this is the supplication of asking: you make it a means, you make the names of Allah a means, whether you place them before the request or after it. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him) to Abu Bakr in what he taught him: Sahih al-Bukhari 6326 Did he place this before the request or after it? Sahih al-Bukhari 6326 Did he place the name before the request or after it? Where is the request? Where is the name? Did he place it before or after? Did he place the name before the request or after it?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Here, it is after. Good. If I say, "O Forgiver, forgive me," which one did you place first?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The name. Good, it is clear, everyone. If you supplicate to Allah the Exalted with these for asking, either you place the names first and then come with the request, or you place the request first and then come with the names. This covers both.
Faghfirli maghfiratan min indika war-hamni, innaka antalGhafur-Rahim.
فاغفر لي مغفرة من عندك وارحمني إنك أنت الغفور الرحيمFaghfirli maghfiratan min indika war-hamni, innaka antalGhafur-Rahim.
فاغفر لي مغفرة من عندك وارحمني إنك أنت الغفور الرحيمThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : Here, it is after. Good. If I say, "O Forgiver, forgive me," which one did you place first?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The name. Good, it is clear, everyone. If you supplicate to Allah the Exalted with these for asking, either you place the names first and then come with the request, or you place the request first and then come with the names. This covers both.