A person makes supplication in prostration, saying, “O Lord, make my grave a light,” and “O Lord, make my grave a garden from the gardens of Paradise,” and after the tashahhud, I say, “O Allah, I seek refuge in You
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The questioner : In prostration, I make this supplication: “O Lord, make my grave a light. O Lord, make my grave a garden from the gardens of Paradise.” And after the tashahhud, when I am about to conclude the prayer, I say: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, the trial of life and death, and the trial of the Dajjal.” Is this correct?
The Shaykh : As for the supplication he mentioned after the tashahhud and before the taslim, this is a supplication reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:Sahih Muslim 588a.
And as for what he supplicates with in his prostration: “O Allah, make my grave a light. O Allah, make it a garden from the gardens of Paradise. O Allah, expand it for me,” and similar words, there is nothing wrong with this. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) generalized supplication and did not restrict it to a specific matter. Therefore, it is permissible to supplicate for matters related to the Hereafter or matters related to this world. Even if you supplicate to Allah in your prostration for Him to make easy for you a spacious, clean house, or a comfortable car, or similar things, there is nothing wrong with it. This is because supplication is worship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), whether you supplicate for something from the matters of this world or something from the matters of the Hereafter. Indeed, the mere act of supplicating to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is worship that brings you closer to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Allah the Exalted said: [Ghafir 40:60].
As for those among the scholars who said that a person should not supplicate in his prayer for matters related to this world, their statement is weak. This is because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the tashahhud, when a person has finished it:Sahih Ibn Hibban 10:238. Furthermore, the mere act of supplication is worship, even in matters of this world. Therefore, we say: Supplicate to Allah the Exalted with whatever you wish in your prostration and after the tashahhud. However, do not supplicate to Allah the Exalted for sin or for severing family ties, due to His saying (the Exalted): [Al-A'raf 7:55]. So do not transgress in your supplication by sinning, such as cursing a person with what he does not deserve, or by severing family ties.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : As for the supplication he mentioned after the tashahhud and before the taslim, this is a supplication reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
When any one of you utters tashahhud (in prayer) he must seek refuge with Allah from four (trials) and should thus say:" O Allah! I seek refuge with Thee from the torment of the Hell, from the torment of the grave, from the trial of life and death and from the evil of the trial of Masih al-Dajjal" (Antichrist).
إذا فرغ أحدكم من التشهد الآخرة فليقل : اللهم إني أعوذ بك من عذاب جهنم، ومن عذاب القبر، ومن فتنة المحيا والممات، ومن فتنة المسيح الدجالAnd as for what he supplicates with in his prostration: “O Allah, make my grave a light. O Allah, make it a garden from the gardens of Paradise. O Allah, expand it for me,” and similar words, there is nothing wrong with this. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
As for prostration, increase in it your supplication, for it is likely that it will be answered for you.
أما السجود فأكثروا فيه من الدعاء، فقمن أن يستجاب لكمAnd your Lord says, "Call upon Me; I will respond to you." Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell [rendered] contemptible.
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَAs for those among the scholars who said that a person should not supplicate in his prayer for matters related to this world, their statement is weak. This is because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the tashahhud, when a person has finished it:
Then let him choose whatever he wishes from supplication.
ثم ليتخير من الدعاء ما شاءCall upon your Lord in humility and privately; indeed, He does not like transgressors.
ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً إِنَّهُ لا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينThe questioner : May Allah bless you, O honorable Shaykh.