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“The supplication of every one of you will be granted if he does not get impatient.” [Bukhari and Muslim]
One of the most beautiful avenues of communication with our Creator is through the avenue of dua. We are all aware of the technicalities of dua but do we ever reflect over the concept itself? Dua is a mercy, a gift given to us by Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala; can you imagine anyone in a position of authority wanting to reward you for asking anything of them so that they can grant it?
It is indeed an undervalued possession and an underestimated weapon, and if ever we were to take the full advantage of this ni’mah we would realize its true essence, which is coming closer to our Rabb.
The dua below is one that pertains to our aakhirah; specifically asking for the greatest pleasure one can ever receive, the opportunity to see Allah azza wa jal.
The Prophet of Allah salallahu alayhi wa sallam narrated, “When those deserving of Paradise would enter Paradise, the Blessed and the Exalted would ask: Do you wish Me to give you anything more? They would say: Have You not brightened our faces? Have You not entered us into Paradise and saved us from Fire? He (the narrator) said: He (Allah) would lift the veil, and of things given to them nothing would be dearer to them than the sight of their Lord, the Mighty and the Glorious.” [Sahih Muslim]
The Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam narrated this dua in a hadith in Sunan an-Nisaa’i (authenticated by Shaykh Albaani):
[Allahumma Inni As’aluka Ladhdhata an-Nazari ila Wajhika wash Shawqa ila Liqa’ik]
O Allah, I ask You for the delight of gazing at Your Countenance and the eagerness of meeting You.
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