The Prescribed Supplications for a Servant in Times of Calamity
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Question:
What is the best thing a servant should say, O Shaykh, when he is struck by a calamity?
Answer:
As Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) made clear, He the Exalted said: Those who, when a calamity strikes them, say: "Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we return." For them are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is they who are the guided. [Surat al-Baqarah: 156-157].
And in the hadith, he says:Sahih Muslim 918b, adding to his saying: Sunan Abi Dawud 3119Sahih (Al-Albani), he says: Sahih Muslim 918a or Sahih Muslim 918a.
And if he supplicates beyond that: "O Allah, make my affair easy, O Allah, compensate me with such and such, O Allah, forgive my deceased, O Allah, such and such," adding good supplications is fine. But this supplication that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said is sufficient; he came with comprehensive words:Sahih Muslim 918a If Allah replaces it with something better for him, he will have obtained what he sought, and praise be to Allah.
What is the best thing a servant should say, O Shaykh, when he is struck by a calamity?
Answer:
As Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) made clear, He the Exalted said:
And give good tidings to the patient
وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ And in the hadith, he says:
If any servant (of Allah) who suffers a calamity says:" We belong to Allah and to Him shall we return; O Allah, reward me for my affliction and give me something better than it in exchange for it," ' Allah will give him reward for affliction, and would give him something better than it in exchange.
ما من عبد يصاب بمصيبة فيقول: إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون، اللهم آجرني في مصيبتي، وأخلف لي خيرًا منها؛ إلا آجره الله في مصيبته، وأخلف له خيرًا منهاWe belong to Allah, and to Him we do return.
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعونO Allah, reward me for my affliction
اللهم آجرني في مصيبتيO Allah, reward me for my affliction and give me something better than it in exchange for it
اللهم أجرني في مصيبتي، وأخلف لي خيرًا منهاAnd if he supplicates beyond that: "O Allah, make my affair easy, O Allah, compensate me with such and such, O Allah, forgive my deceased, O Allah, such and such," adding good supplications is fine. But this supplication that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said is sufficient; he came with comprehensive words:
O Allah, reward me for my affliction and give me something better than it in exchange for it
اللهم آجرني في مصيبتي، وأخلف لي خيرًا منها
Source
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