Have you ever felt the power and greatness of supplication? {And your Lord said, 'Call upon Me; I will respond to you.'} With this magnificent verse, Allah opens a door of mercy to His servants, making supplication a direct means of communication with the Creator. Supplication is not just a request for a need; it is an act of worship that brings you closer to Allah and increases your faith and trust in His mercy. In this verse, Allah promises to respond to all who raise their hands with humility and submission and invoke Him. What a great opportunity Allah has granted His servants to respond to them and to warn against arrogance and disdain that leads to loss in this world and the Hereafter.
Explanation of Allah’s saying: {And your Lord said, 'Call upon Me, I will respond to you.'}
Allah, the Exalted, says in His Noble Book: {And your Lord said, 'Call upon Me; I will respond to you.' Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell, condemned.} (Ghafir: 60).
In the interpretation by Al-Sa’di, it is mentioned: “This is from His kindness towards His servants and His great blessing; He has called them to what will rectify their religion and their worldly affairs, and has commanded them to supplicate to Him in supplication and request, promising them that He will respond to them, and warning those who disdain it. He said: {Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell, condemned;} meaning: humiliated, abased, they will be gathered into punishment and humiliation as a compensation for their disdain.”
Below are some selected supplications found in the Sunnah.
50 of the supplications from the Sunnah.
“O Allah, to You I have submitted, and in You I have believed, and upon You I have relied, and to You I have turned, and with You I have argued. Forgive me what I have brought forth and what I have delayed, what I have concealed and what I have revealed, and what You know better than me, there is no deity except You.” Agreed upon.
O Allah, our Lord, to You is due all praise, filling the heavens and filling the earth, and filling whatever You wish beyond that. You are the Lord of praise and glory; there is no one who prevents what You give, nor is there anyone who gives what You prevent, and the one who strives will not benefit from You.” Narrated by Muslim.
“Glory be to You, O Allah, our Lord, and praise be to You. O Allah, forgive me.” Agreed upon.
“O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Majestic. O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Majestic.” Agreed upon.
“O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly, and no one forgives sins except You, so forgive me a forgiveness from Yourself, and have mercy on me. Indeed, You are the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.” Agreed upon.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and old age, and from miserliness. I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave and from the trials of life and death.” Agreed upon.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and sadness, from inability and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from the burden of debt, and from the oppression of men.” Narrated by Al-Bukhari.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from old age and the punishment of the grave. O Allah, grant my soul its piety, and purify it; You are the best of those who purify it. You are its Guardian and Master. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowledge that does not benefit, from a heart that does not fear, from a soul that is never satisfied, and from a supplication that is not heard.” Narrated by Muslim.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from laziness and old age, from debts and sins. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the Fire and the trial of the Fire, and the trial of the grave and the punishment of the grave, and the evil of the trial of wealth, and the evil of the trial of poverty, and from the evil of the trial of the false messiah. O Allah, wash away my sins with the water of snow and ice, and purify my heart from sins as a white garment is purified from dirt, and keep me far from my sins as You have kept the East far from the West.” Agreed upon.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from cowardice, and I seek refuge in You from miserliness, and I seek refuge in You from being returned to the lowest age, and I seek refuge in You from the trial of this world and the punishment of the grave.” Narrated by Al-Bukhari.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done, and from the evil of what I have not done.” Narrated by Muslim.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the trial of the Fire and from the punishment of the Fire, and I seek refuge in You from the trial of the grave, and I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave, and I seek refuge in You from the trial of wealth, and I seek refuge in You from the trial of poverty, and I seek refuge in You from the trial of the false messiah.” Agreed upon.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the removal of Your blessings, the change of Your health, the suddenness of Your wrath, and all of Your displeasure.” Narrated by Muslim.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from leprosy, insanity, and skin diseases, and from the evil of diseases.” Narrated by Abu Dawood and Al-Nasa’i.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of immoral character, actions, and desires.” Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of my hearing, and the evil of my sight, and the evil of my tongue, and the evil of my heart, and the evil of my desires.” Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi and Al-Nasa’i.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from poverty, scarcity, and humiliation, and I seek refuge in You from being unjustly treated or treating others unjustly.” Narrated by Abu Dawood and Al-Nasa’i.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in Your greatness from being seized from beneath me.” Narrated by Abu Dawood and Al-Nasa’i.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in You from destruction, and I seek refuge in You from falling, and I seek refuge in You from drowning, and being burned, and old age, and I seek refuge in You from being confused by Satan at the time of death, and I seek refuge in You from dying in Your cause fleeing, and I seek refuge in You from dying as a scorpion sting.” Narrated by Abu Dawood and Al-Nasa’i.
“O Allah, I ask You for all the good, both immediate and delayed, what I know of it and what I do not know. I seek refuge in You from all evil, both immediate and delayed, what I know of it and what I do not know. O Allah, I ask You for the best of what Your servant and Prophet asked You for, and I seek refuge in You from the worst of what Your servant and Prophet sought refuge from. O Allah, I ask You for Paradise and what brings me closer to it of speech or deed, and I seek refuge in You from the Fire and what brings me closer to it of speech or deed. And I ask You to make every decree You have decreed for me good.” Narrated by Ahmad and Ibn Majah.
“O Allah, I ask You, O Allah, that You are the One, the Eternal, who did not beget and was not begotten, and there is none comparable to Him, to forgive me my sins. Indeed, You are the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.” Narrated by Abu Dawood and Al-Nasa’i.
“O Allah, I ask You by virtue of Your praise, there is no deity except You, the Bestower, Creator of the heavens and the earth, O Possessor of glory and honor, O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, I ask You.” Narrated by Abu Dawood and Al-Nasa’i.
“O Allah, I ask You by bearing witness that there is no deity except You, the One, the Eternal, who did not beget and was not begotten, and there is none comparable to Him.” Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah.
“O Allah, I ask You to do good deeds, to avoid evil deeds, to love the poor, and if You intend to test Your servants, then take me to You without being tested.” Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi.
“O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and wealth.” Narrated by Muslim.
“O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You in the best manner.” Narrated by Al-Bukhari and Abu Dawood.
“O Allah, place in my heart light, in my sight light, in my hearing light, on my right light, on my left light, above me light, below me light, in front of me light, behind me light, and increase my light.” Narrated by Muslim.
“O Allah, rectify for me my religion which is the safeguard of my affairs, and rectify for me my worldly life in which is my livelihood, and rectify for me my Hereafter in which is my return. And make life for me an increase in every good, and make death a relief for me from every evil.” Narrated by Muslim.
“O Allah, forgive me my sins, my ignorance, and my excesses in my affairs, and what You know better than me. O Allah, forgive me my seriousness and my jest, my mistakes and my intentional errors, and all of that is with me. O Allah, forgive me what I have brought forth and what I have delayed, and what I have concealed and what I have revealed, and what You know better than me. You are the One who brings forth and You are the One who delays, and You are capable of all things.” Agreed upon.
O Allah, make faith beloved to us, and adorn it in our hearts, and make disbelief, disobedience, and sin hateful to us, and make us among the rightly guided. O Allah, cause us to die as Muslims, and keep us alive as Muslims, and join us with the righteous, without shame or trial.” Narrated by Ahmad and Al-Bukhari.
“O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, and provide for me.” Narrated by Muslim.
“O Allah, forgive me all my sins, the minor and the major, the first and the last, the public and the private.” Narrated by Muslim.
“O Allah, forgive me what I have brought forth and what I have delayed, what I have concealed and what I have revealed, and what I have transgressed, and what You know better than me. You are the One who brings forth and You are the One who delays; there is no deity except You.” Narrated by Muslim.
“O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no deity except You. You created me, and I am Your servant, and I am on Your covenant and promise as much as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I acknowledge my sin. So forgive me, for indeed none forgives sins except You.” Narrated by Al-Bukhari.
“O Allah, guide me among those You have guided, and grant me health among those You have granted health, and take me as a protector among those You have protected, and bless me in what You have given me, and protect me from the evil of what You have decreed. Indeed, You decree and none can decree against You, and he is not humiliated whom You support, nor is he honored whom You oppose. Blessed are You, our Lord, and Exalted.” Narrated by Abu Dawood and Al-Tirmidhi.
“O Allah, guide me and make me steadfast.” Narrated by Muslim.
“O Allah, to You I have submitted, and in You I have believed, and upon You I have relied, and to You I have turned, and with You I have argued. O Allah, I seek refuge in Your might, there is no deity except You, lest You lead me astray. You are the Ever-Living who does not die, while the jinn and mankind die.” Agreed upon.
“O Allah, our Lord, grant us in this world goodness, and in the Hereafter goodness, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” Agreed upon.
“O Allah, Director of hearts, direct our hearts to Your obedience.” Narrated by Muslim.
“O Turner of hearts, keep my heart firm on Your religion.” Narrated by Ahmad and Al-Tirmidhi.
“O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maid. My forelock is in Your hand, Your command is carried out upon me, Your decree is just concerning me. I ask You by every name that You have called Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to one of Your creation, or kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen with You, to make the Quran the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the removal of my sorrow, and the departure of my worry.” Narrated by Ahmad.
“O Allah, with Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over creation, give me life as long as You know that life is good for me, and take my soul when You know that death is good for me. O Allah, I ask You for fear of You in secret and in public, and I ask You for the word of truth in pleasure and anger, and I ask You for moderation in poverty and wealth, and I ask You for a blessing that does not end, and I ask You for the pleasure of the eye that does not cease, and I ask You for contentment after Your decree, and I ask You for a comfortable life after death, and I ask You for the delight of looking at Your face and longing for meeting You without any harmful affliction or misleading trial. O Allah, adorn us with the adornment of faith and make us guides who are rightly guided.” Narrated by Al-Nasa’i.
“O Allah, indeed You are Forgiving and generous, You love forgiveness, so forgive me.” Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah.
O Allah, Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Israfil, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. You judge between Your servants in that wherein they used to differ. Guide me to what they differed in of truth by Your permission. Indeed, You guide whom You will to a straight path.” Narrated by Muslim.
“O Allah, You have perfected my creation; so make my character better.” Narrated by Ahmad.
“My Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance, indeed You are the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.” Narrated by Ahmad and Al-Tirmidhi.
“O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, and in Your pardon from Your punishment, and I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot enumerate Your praises; You are as You have praised Yourself.” Narrated by Muslim.
“The supplication of Dhun-Nun, when he called out from the belly of the whale: There is no deity except You, Glory be to You, indeed I have been of the wrongdoers: No one has ever called upon it except that they were answered.” Narrated by Ahmad.
“O Allah, place in our land its blessings, its beauty, and its tranquility.” Narrated by Al-Tabarani in Al-Awsat.
“My Lord, help me, and do not help against me, support me, and do not support against me, devise for me and do not devise against me, guide me and make guidance easy for me, and support me against those who have wronged me. My Lord, make me grateful to You, remembering You, fearful of You, obedient to You, tender-hearted towards You, returning to You, repenting to You, my Lord, accept my repentance, wash away my sins, answer my supplications, support my proof, direct my tongue, guide my heart, and remove the displeasure from my chest.” Narrated by Abu Dawood.
The supplications of the Sunnah cannot be dispensed with.
Times of answered supplication.
A believer should frequently supplicate to Allah, striving hard to avoid the reasons that prevent the response to supplications, such as consuming the unlawful and nourishing oneself with it, and supplicating with a heedless heart. If the supplicant avoids the barriers to acceptance, they should supplicate with certainty of Allah’s response to their supplication; the Prophet ﷺ said: “Invoke Allah while being certain of the response.” Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Indeed, your Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, is shy and generous. He is shy from His servant when he raises his hands to Him to return them empty.” Narrated by Abu Dawood and others.
But there are times when the hope for a response increases, and a believer should seek them out, such as the last third of the night, at the call to prayer, between the call to prayer and the establishment, after the prayers, and at the hour that is on Friday. Scholars have differed in determining it due to differing hadiths on this matter; in some narrations, it is from the time the imam ascends until the prayer is completed, while in others it is the last hour after Asr. Therefore, one should strive in both times.
Among the times when supplication is hoped to be answered: at the time of rain, when the two armies meet for battle, during prostration, and at the breaking of the fast.
What is the supplication that the Prophet used to say?
The Prophet ﷺ used to say: “O Allah, our Lord, grant us in this world goodness, and in the Hereafter goodness, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” (Sahih Al-Bukhari). The supplication of the Prophet ﷺ was comprehensive of all types of goodness in this world that benefit therein, and goodness in the Hereafter; for therein is the return.
In this hadith, Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, informs us that the Prophet ﷺ would say: “O Allah, our Lord, grant us in this world goodness,” meaning: Bestow upon us in this world the bounty of forgiveness, health, righteous knowledge, and acceptable deeds, among other things that are included in the meaning of goodness. “And in the Hereafter goodness,” meaning: And give us Paradise in the Hereafter and what is in it of eternal bliss. “And protect us from the punishment of the Fire,” meaning: And safeguard us from the punishment of the Fire and what brings us closer to it of desires and deeds. The hadith is a request from Allah for the goodness of this world and the Hereafter. And it contains the supplication for all-encompassing prayers.
The virtue of supplication from the Sunnah.
There are several verses and hadiths about the virtue of supplication. Among the hadiths about the virtue of supplication: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Supplication is worship.” Then he recited: {And your Lord said, 'Call upon Me; I will respond to you.'} (Narrated by Al-Bukhari). And he ﷺ said: “Nothing can avert destiny except supplication, and nothing increases life except righteousness.” (Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi and it is a good hadith).
The Messenger ﷺ encouraged us to pray, saying: “There is no Muslim who supplicates to Allah with a supplication that does not contain sin or severing of kinship except that Allah will grant him one of three: Either He will hasten for him his supplication, or He will reserve it for him in the Hereafter, or He will divert from him an evil equivalent to it.” They said: “Then we will increase in supplication.” He said: “Allah is more abundant.” (Authentic hadith narrated by Ahmad). Abu Huraira said: “Indeed, the most miserly of people is the one who is miserly in greeting, and the most incapable of people is the one who is incapable of supplication” (a reliable report and has also been narrated elevated).
The comprehensive prayers from the two Sahihs.
The scholars have differed in its meaning on two opinions: One is that it gathers good intentions and correct objectives, or it gathers praise of Allah - the Exalted - and the etiquette of supplication. The other is that it is what has few words but much meaning. Here are some of the supplications:
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Quranic supplications.
Supplications for relieving distress.
The supplications said during ablution.
Supplications for the deceased.
O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and wealth.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardship of trials, the oppression of misfortune, the bad destiny, and the gloating of enemies (three times).
O Allah, I ask You for the beginnings of goodness, its conclusions, its comprehensive parts, its first and last, its apparent and its hidden, and the highest ranks of Paradise. Ameen.
O Allah, I ask You for the best of what I have received, and the best of what I do, and the best of what I perform, and the best of what I conceal, and the best of what I manifest, and the highest ranks of Paradise. Ameen.
O Allah, I ask You to raise my remembrance, to remove my burden, to rectify my affairs, to cleanse my heart, to protect my chastity, to illuminate my heart, and to forgive my sin. I ask You for the highest ranks of Paradise. Ameen.
O Turner of hearts, keep my heart firm on Your religion.
O Allah, Director of hearts, direct our hearts to Your obedience.
O Allah, I ask You to bless me in myself, in my hearing, in my sight, in my spirit, in my creation, in my character, in my family, in my life, in my death, and in my work. Accept my good deeds, and I ask You for the highest ranks of Paradise. Ameen.
8 of the established supplications that it is recommended to invoke.
What are the recommended supplications that a Muslim should invoke?
In truth, a Muslim should invoke what Allah facilitates for them of good supplications at dawn and at the end of prayers, at the end of salutations in any prayer, in all prayers, during prostration as well, at the end of the night, and between the call to prayer and the establishment. They should invoke what Allah facilitates for them, and if they memorize the supplications of the Prophet ﷺ, they are better than others, such as:
O Allah, indeed You are Forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me. This is among the most comprehensive supplications that the Prophet ﷺ guided to.
For example, one might say in prostration: O Allah, forgive me all my sins, the minor and the major, the first and the last, the public and the private. This is from the supplication of the Prophet ﷺ, which a person can invoke.
Also from the supplication of the Prophet ﷺ: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the burden of debt and the dominance of the enemy. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardship of trials and from the oppression of misfortune, from bad destiny and from the gloating of enemies. O Allah, rectify for me my religion which is the safeguard of my affairs, and rectify for me my worldly life in which is my livelihood, and rectify for me my Hereafter in which is my return. And make life for me an increase in every good, and make death a relief for me from every evil. This is from the supplication of the Prophet ﷺ.
The Prophet’s supplications are numerous, but this is among the most comprehensive: O Allah, rectify for me my religion which is the safeguard of my affairs, and rectify for me my worldly life in which is my livelihood, and rectify for me my Hereafter in which is my return. And make life for me an increase in every good, and make death a relief for me from every evil. This was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih from Abu Huraira as a supplication of the Prophet ﷺ.
Among his supplications: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the burden of debt, and the dominance of the enemy, and the gloating of enemies. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardship of trials, from the oppression of misfortune, from bad destiny, and from the gloating of enemies. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and sadness, from incapacity and laziness, from leprosy, cowardice, and miserliness, from sins and debts, and from the dominance of debt and the oppression of men.
O Allah, grant us in this world goodness and in the Hereafter goodness, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire; this is from the supplication of the Prophet ﷺ.
From the supplication of the Prophet ﷺ: O Allah, forgive my mistakes and my ignorance, and my excesses in my matters, and what You know better than me. O Allah, forgive my seriousness and my jest, my mistakes and my intentional errors, and all of that is with me. O Allah, forgive me what I have brought forth and what I have delayed, what I have concealed and what I have revealed, and what You know better than me. You are the One who brings forth and You are the One who delays, and You are capable of all things.
Whoever reviews the books of hadith will find numerous great prayers.
What are the most common supplications that the Prophet used to invoke?
These are a collection of the established supplications from the Prophet ﷺ and those narrated by the righteous predecessors.
Supplication for seeing the crescent of Ramadan.
From Talha ibn Ubaid Allah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet ﷺ used to say when he saw the new moon: “O Allah, let it appear upon us with goodness and faith, safety, and Islam. My Lord and your Lord is Allah.” Narrated by Ahmad and Al-Tirmidhi.
The supplication of the fasting person upon breaking their fast.
The supplication at the time of breaking the fast is among the times of answering supplications, as narrated by Ibn Majah in his “Sunan” from Abdullah ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Prophet ﷺ said: “Indeed, the fasting person has a supplication at the time of breaking their fast that is not rejected.” And in its chain, there is weakness.
Supplication of someone who breaks their fast with people.
From Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say when he broke his fast with a household: “The fasting ones break their fast with you, and mercy envelops you, and the righteous eat your food, and the angels descend upon you.” Narrated by Ahmad.
The supplication of the Night of Decree.
From the Mother of the Believers, Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, who asked the Prophet ﷺ: O Messenger of Allah! If I know which night is the Night of Decree, what should I say in it? He said: Say: (O Allah, indeed You are Forgiving and generous, You love forgiveness, so forgive me.) Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi, who said: The hadith is good and authentic.
The scholars said: The meaning of (forgiveness) is to leave off, and it can mean covering and concealing. So the meaning of (O Allah, indeed You are Forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me) is: Leave off holding me accountable for my sin, cover my sin, remove Your punishment from me, and avert Your punishment from me.
The supplication of the standing prayer.
From Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with both of them, who said: Whenever the Prophet ﷺ would pray at night, he would say: “O Allah, our Lord, to You is due all praise, You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth, and to You is due all praise, You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and those who are in them. And to You is due all praise, You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and those who are in them. You are the Truth, and Your saying is the truth, and Your promise is the truth, and meeting You is the truth, and Paradise is the truth, and the Fire is the truth, and the Hour is the truth. O Allah, to You I have submitted, and in You I have believed, and upon You I have relied, and to You I have turned, and with You I have argued. So forgive me what I have brought forth and what I have delayed, what I have concealed and what I have revealed, and what You know better than me. There is no deity except You.” Narrated by Al-Bukhari.
Comprehensive supplications.
1. From Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Prophet ﷺ used to say: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and old age, and from miserliness. I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave and from the trial of life and death.” Narrated by Muslim.
2. From Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Prophet ﷺ used to seek refuge from bad destiny, from the hardship of trials, from the gloating of enemies, and from the overwhelming calamity. Narrated by Muslim.
3. From Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, and in Your pardon from Your punishment, and I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot enumerate Your praises. You are as You have praised Yourself.” Narrated by Al-Bukhari.
4. From Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet ﷺ used to invoke these supplications: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowledge that does not benefit, from a heart that does not fear, from a supplication that is not heard, and from a soul that is never satisfied.” Then he would say: “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from these four.” Narrated by Al-Nasa’i, authenticated by Al-Albani.
6. From Abu Bakrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The supplications of the distressed: O Allah, I hope for Your mercy, so do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye, and rectify all my affairs. There is no deity except You.” Narrated by Abu Dawood.
7. From Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Prophet ﷺ used to say: “O Allah, {our Lord, grant us in this world goodness and in the Hereafter goodness, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire} (Al-Baqarah: 201).” Narrated by Al-Bukhari.
Summary.
In explaining Allah’s saying: {And your Lord said, 'Call upon Me; I will respond to you.'}, it shows Allah’s kindness and mercy towards His servants. He has called them to what will rectify their religion and worldly affairs and commanded them to supplicate to Him in supplication and request, promising them that He will respond. As for those who disdain to do so, Allah has promised them punishment in the Hereafter. In the Sunnah, there are many supplications that teach us how to call upon Allah with humility and submission, taking advantage of the virtuous times when the opportunity for supplications to be answered increases.
