Whenever we are taught to seek refuge in Allah from something, then we should realise this is a very bad thing that we should avoid | True kingdom belongs to Allah alone |
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To Allah belongs the dominion, and to Him is the praise and He is Able to do all things | The knowledge of this increases the veneration we have for Allah• In this supplication, we seek refuge in Allah from laziness, so we must avoid this destructive trait, and not be from those who seek refuge in Allah from it with their tongue only, but they are always lazy• My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell-fire, and from the punishment of the grave |
and more importantly, the good with regards to the hereafter e.
All the leaders and kings in this life all fall within the kingdom and dominion of Allah, so always realise you have the greatest King by your side• To be recited once Brief Commentary• Since the dominion and the praise belongs exclusively to Him, we remind ourselves of a great reason for this, which is that He is able to do all things• This includes the good with regards to this life e | The first half of this supplication consists wholly of the praise of Allah so that we increase our veneration of Him, and come closer to Him with good deeds before asking Him our need, which is what the second part of the supplication consists of• As we seek refuge in Allah from it, and we try to avoid it, we must ensure we seek refuge in Allah and try to avoid all things that prevent us from doing good e |
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Hadith, reported in Sahih Muslim, hadith number 2723 | We begin the supplication by affirming that the kingdom belongs to Allah, therefore He is the true King who has ownership over everything |
Finally, we seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of Hellfire, as it is the most severe form of punishment, and from the punishment of the grave, as it is the first type of punishment we could face after we leave this world.
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