What is your opinion of the one who says that this supplication is not appropriate, namely “O Allah, free our necks from the Fire,” because it is as if he is ruling that he is among the people of the Fire?
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The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O honorable Shaykh. There is a supplication that some people make, which is: “O Allah, free our necks from the Fire.” One of the students of knowledge said that this supplication is not appropriate, or something to that effect.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : He says: Because it is as if he is ruling that he is among the people of the Fire, so he says: “O Allah, free our necks from the Fire.”
The Shaykh : No, that is not correct. If a person says, “O Allah, save me from the Fire,” does that mean he has entered it? The answer is: No. But I thought he was asking: Why does he ask for freedom (release) instead of salvation? We say: There is no harm in asking for freedom instead of salvation, as came in the hadith in the chapter on fasting, the fasting of Ramadan:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 682Hasan (Darussalam) And it came regarding the one who frees a slave: Is that clear?
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : He says: Because it is as if he is ruling that he is among the people of the Fire, so he says: “O Allah, free our necks from the Fire.”
The Shaykh : No, that is not correct. If a person says, “O Allah, save me from the Fire,” does that mean he has entered it? The answer is: No. But I thought he was asking: Why does he ask for freedom (release) instead of salvation? We say: There is no harm in asking for freedom instead of salvation, as came in the hadith in the chapter on fasting, the fasting of Ramadan: