1. Allah Subhanahuthala insisted every Muslim
to invoke this supplication several times a day. What is that supplication?
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاتة
بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِٱلرَّحِيمِ
Answer:
○ صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ
ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ○ ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ
ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ
Guide us to the straight path - The path of
those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have earned [Your]
anger or of those who are astray. [Al Fathiha, the last two ayaath].
When we recite this particular supplication,
Allah Subhanahuthala responds to it. He has told, this in a
hadheesae-Qudsi, ‘This (part of surah) is for My slave, and My slave will
have what he requests.’ (Muslim, 395).
There is only one path of truth and that is the
"path of Allah". Allah (Azza wa jall) says, “This is My path which is
straight, so follow it. Do not follow other ways, for they cause you to deviate
from His way. This is what He has instructed you to do, so that you will have
taqwā (piety)” (6:153).
There are three categories of people, who follow
this divine guidance:
1. The Blessed ones – [أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ]
2. Those who incurred anger [غَيْرِ
الْمَغْضُوْبِ].
3. The misguided [وَلَا الضَّآلِّيْنَ]
The blessed people stated in this ayah are
described in Surah al-Nisa. Allah (Azza wa jall) says, “Whoever obeys Allah and
the Messenger will be with those whom Allah has blessed: the Prophets and the
Ṣiddiqin, the martyrs and the righteous. What excellent company such people
are!” (4:69).
Those who incurred anger are those who had the
knowledge but did not act upon it, deliberately rejecting the truth and
inventing their own falsehood. And they also make others to follow their
path.
The misguided ones are those who lacked the
knowledge and yet willingly go astray themselves.
Narrated 'Adiyy bin Hatim: that the Prophet
(SAW) said: "The Jews are those who Allah is wrath with, and the
Christians have strayed." [Jami` at-Tirmidhi, 2954]
God’s wrath will also be upon:
● the hypocrites;
● the polytheists;
● those with evil assumption about God;
● those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah;
● those who killed the prophets;
● the people of the book who were hiding
the truth;
● those who turned away from struggling in the
path of Allah;
● the believers turning to disbelief and
● those accepting the friendship and leadership
of enemies of God.
We seek
this supplication specifically to Allah (Azza wa jall):
★
to avoid the constant whispering of accursed Shaithan who deviate us from the
straight path;
★
to safeguard the superior guidance and knowledge given to us;
★ to
prevent us following the fabricated guidance and transgression;
★
to place us in the company of His best creation;
★
to direct us to have lofty aspirations; and
★
to strive towards the best.
Hence we should always thank Allah (Azza wa
jall) for the blessings of iman, guidance and born as Muslims.
These two ayaath also remind us to be
optimistic, ambitious, extremely hopeful and always consistant while we are
making any dua.
الحمدلله
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