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Sahih al-Bukhari 7477

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “None of you should say: ‘O Allah! Forgive me if You wish,’ or ‘Bestow Your Mercy on me if You wish,’ or ‘Provide me with means of subsistence if You…

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا يَقُلْ أَحَدُكُمُ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي إِنْ شِئْتَ، ارْحَمْنِي إِنْ شِئْتَ، ارْزُقْنِي إِنْ شِئْتَ، وَلْيَعْزِمْ مَسْأَلَتَهُ، إِنَّهُ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ، لَا مُكْرِهَ لَهُ»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “None of you should say: ‘O Allah! Forgive me if You wish,’ or ‘Bestow Your Mercy on me if You wish,’ or ‘Provide me with means of subsistence if You wish,’ but he should be firm in his request, for Allah does what He will and nobody can force Him (to do anything).”

আবূ হুরাইরাহ (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত যে, নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেনঃ তোমাদের কেউ এভাবে দু‘আ করো না, হে আল্লাহ্! তুমি চাইলে আমাকে ক্ষমা করে দাও। তুমি চাইলে আমার প্রতি রহম কর। তুমি চাইলে আমাকে রিযক দাও। বরং দু‘আ প্রার্থী খুবই দৃঢ়তার সঙ্গে দু‘আ করবে কেননা, তিনি যা চান তাই করেন। তাকে বাধ্য করার কেউ নেই। [৬৩৩৯]

ہم سے یحییٰ نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے کہا ہم سے عبدالرزاق نے بیان کیا، ان سے معمر نے، ان سے ہمام نے اور انہوں نے ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ سے سنا کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا ”کوئی شخص اس طرح دعا نہ کرے کہ اے اللہ! اگر تو چاہے تو میری مغفرت کر، اگر تو چاہے تو مجھ پر رحم کر، اگر تو چاہے تو مجھے روزی دے، بلکہ پختگی کے ساتھ سوال کرنا چاہئیے کیونکہ اللہ جو چاہتا ہے کرتا ہے کوئی اس پر جبر کرنے والا نہیں۔“

Ebu Hureyre r.a.'in nakline göre Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem şöyle buyurmuştur: "Herhangi biriniz duasında 'Allah'ım dilersen beni mağfiret eyle! Dilersen bana merhamet eyle! Dilersen bana nzık ver!' ,demesin. Azim ve kesinlikle dua etsin. Çünkü Allah dileyeceği her şeyi yapar, onu zorlayacak hiçbir kuvvet yoktur

Sahih al-Bukhari 7477, Book 97, Oneness, Uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed), Hadith 103. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade making one's supplication conditional on something, even if it is Allah's will, as it is a well-known certainty that He does not forgive unless He wills. There is no point in conditioning one's supplication on His will, as this condition is only relevant for someone who may do something against his will under compulsion, which is something that Allah is far exalted above.

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarified this at the end of the Hadīth by saying that, indeed, none can compel Him. Moreover, nothing is too great for Allah to give; He is not incapable of anything, nor is there anything too great for Him that one would say: if You will. Making supplication conditional on His will is a form of being self-sufficient regarding His forgiveness.

The statement: "If You will to give me such-and-such, then do so" is only used when addressing someone whom one does not need or someone incapable. However, when addressing the Able Whom one needs, then one should be determined in his request, asking for his needs and imploring Allah and resorting to Him, as He is the Self-Sufficient, the Perfect, and the One Capable of all things.

What it teaches

  • It is prohibited to make the supplication conditional on the divine will.
  • Exalting Allah far above anything that does not befit Him and showing His extensive grace, complete self-sufficiency, generosity, and bounty.
  • Affirming perfection for Allah Almighty.
  • Having great desire for what is with Allah and having good expectations of Him, may He be exalted.
  • Some people unconsciously make their supplications conditional on Allah's will, such as saying: May Allah reward you with good, if Allah wills, or May Allah have mercy on him, if Allah wills. This is not permissible due to the Hadīth in question.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2يَحْيَىTold us
  3. 3Abd ar-Razzaq ibn HammamTold us, Third generation, died 211 AH
  4. 4Mamar ibn RashidFrom, Third generation, died 150 AH
  5. 5Hammam ibn MunabbihFrom, Successor, died 131 AH
  6. 6Abu HurayrahHeard, Companion, died 57 AH

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