Ruling on saying: "I do not ask You to reverse the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it"
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Question:
Regarding the supplication: "O Allah, I do not ask You to reverse the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it"?
Answer:
This has no basis. One supplicates: "O Allah, I ask You for all good, and I seek refuge in You from all evil." One asks his Lord for good and seeks refuge in Allah from evil. This is what is prescribed.
Q: Is it forbidden to supplicate with that?
The Shaykh: ... "I do not ask You to reverse the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it." This has no basis. "O Allah, I ask You for all good, and I seek refuge in You from all evil."
Regarding the supplication: "O Allah, I do not ask You to reverse the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it"?
Answer:
This has no basis. One supplicates: "O Allah, I ask You for all good, and I seek refuge in You from all evil." One asks his Lord for good and seeks refuge in Allah from evil. This is what is prescribed.
Q: Is it forbidden to supplicate with that?
The Shaykh: ... "I do not ask You to reverse the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it." This has no basis. "O Allah, I ask You for all good, and I seek refuge in You from all evil."
Source
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