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Our mother, Aisha | Episode (2) | O Aisha, you must recite the most comprehensive and comprehensive supplications
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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her.
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“O ‘Aishah, you must use the comprehensive and all-encompassing supplications.”
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O ‘Aishah, this gentle address,
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with which the Prophet, peace be upon him, would address his wife when teaching her,
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demonstrates the Prophetic etiquette in dealing with one’s spouse,
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and the etiquette of calling one’s wife by her name or her kunya (patronymic).
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It also indicates the depth of love between the spouses.
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Indeed, calling one’s wife by the names she loves most
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is something that describes the affection between her and her husband,
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and makes her receptive to the guidance he offers her.
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‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, says:
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“The Prophet, peace be upon him, entered upon me while I was praying,
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and he had a need, but I was slow to respond to him.”
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He said, “O ‘Aishah, you must use the comprehensive and all-encompassing supplications.”
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When I finished, I said, “O Messenger of Allah,
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what are the comprehensive and all-encompassing supplications?”
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He said, “Say: O Allah, I ask You for all that is good,
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both its immediate and delayed [effects], what I know of it and what I do not know.
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And I seek refuge in You from all that is evil,
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both its immediate and delayed [effects], what I know of it and what I do not know.
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And I ask You for Paradise and whatever brings one closer to it, in word or deed.
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And I seek refuge in You from the Fire and whatever brings one closer to it, in word or deed.
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And I ask You for what Muhammad asked You for,
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and I seek refuge in You from what Muhammad sought refuge from, and whatever decree You have ordained for me, make its outcome righteous.”
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Narrated by Al-Bukhari in Al-Adab al-Mufrad.
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‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, had prolonged her supplication while praying,
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and the Prophet, peace be upon him, wanted her for a certain matter,
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but she was delayed because she was occupied in her prayer with a long supplication.
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So what did he, peace be upon him, do?
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He simply taught her how to supplicate during her prayer.
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He said:
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“O ‘Aishah,
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you must use the comprehensive and all-encompassing supplications.”
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These are supplications that are concise in wording but vast in meaning,
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which gather righteous objectives and correct intentions,
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or those that combine praise of Allah the Exalted
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with the etiquette of asking.
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One benefits from this
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that it is the duty of the husband
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to strive to teach his wife when he sees from her something that contradicts the Prophetic guidance,
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and that this should be done with gentleness and the most beautiful expression.
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This situation also highlights
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the forbearance of the Prophet, peace be upon him;
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he was in need of her for a matter,
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and she had been slow to respond to him,
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yet he did not become angry with her nor did he rebuke her.
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Rather, he addressed the cause of her delay,
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so he guided her and taught her.
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However, ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her,
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did not understand the Prophet’s intent
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while she was in prayer,
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so she inquired of him after her prayer, saying:
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“O Messenger of Allah,
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what are the comprehensive and all-encompassing supplications?”
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This is the quality of the wise woman
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who wishes to gather knowledge and obey her husband.
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She inquired of the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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directly in order to learn
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when she did not understand the intent,
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and she did not act arrogantly.
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That is why ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, became one of the most knowledgeable of the Companions,
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and many of the Companions would return to her regarding matters of knowledge.
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This teaching was manifested in this issue
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when ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, was asked about supplication,
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and she said:
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“The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, used to prefer the comprehensive supplications,
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and leave aside anything other than that.”
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Narrated by Abu Dawud.
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In this blessed month,
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the month of Ramadan,
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supplications authored by people spread among the masses on social media.
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They hope for reward and merit by spreading them,
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yet many of them contain legal errors,
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and the least that can be said is that it is disliked to use them for supplication.
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The reason for this is turning away from the transmitted supplications
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that have been recorded in the Book of Allah,
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or in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
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If we were to reflect upon this supplication that the Prophet, peace be upon him, taught
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to ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her,
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we would find that it encompasses all meanings of goodness:
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“O Allah, I ask You for all that is good,
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both its immediate and delayed [effects],
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what I know of it and what I do not know.
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And I seek refuge in You from all that is evil,
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both its immediate and delayed [effects],
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what I know of it and what I do not know.
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And I ask You for Paradise and whatever brings one closer to it, in word or deed.
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And I seek refuge in You from the Fire and whatever brings one closer to it, in word or deed.
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And I ask You for what Muhammad asked You for,
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and I seek refuge in You from what Muhammad sought refuge from,
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and whatever decree You have ordained for me,
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make its outcome righteous.”
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There is no good that a Muslim seeks but it is included therein,
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and there is no evil that a Muslim seeks refuge from but it is included therein.
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It is the best formula for seeking Paradise and refuge from the Fire.
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Then, it is a request for Allah to grant us everything the Prophet, peace be upon him, asked for in his supplication,
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and to protect us from everything the Prophet, peace be upon him, sought refuge from in his supplication,
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and that the outcome of all matters that Allah has decreed for us be for the best.
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Therefore, scholars consider this supplication to be among the most comprehensive of supplications.
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The point is not in the length of the supplication, its rhyming, or its elaboration,
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rather, the point is in the great meanings it contains.
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‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, benefited from the Prophet’s teaching,
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and she wanted to learn the best supplication to say during Ramadan on the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr).
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She said, “O Messenger of Allah, what if I know which night is the Night of Decree, what should I say in it?”
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He said, “Say: O Allah, You are the Pardoner, You love to pardon, so pardon me.” Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi.
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This was the choice of the Prophet, peace be upon him, for the person most beloved to him,
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that she should say this supplication on this blessed night.
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So, shall we choose what the Messenger of Allah chose for us?
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And shall we be content with the transmitted supplications, memorizing them and calling upon Allah with them?
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We shall continue in the next episode, if Allah wills.
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And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
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Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her.