One of the things that was very striking
to me when I was looking through the du'aas for Jannah
is that when you actually read through the Qur'an
there are very few du'aas for Jannah.
In fact, almost all of the du'aas are protection
from the fire, or asking Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la
for forgiveness, or asking for mercy.
And the implication of that is that if you ask Allah
Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la for forgiveness, then you will go back
to your natural home, because the natural disposition
of the believer is towards Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la.
And the natural destination for the believer
is with Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la in Paradise.
(Silence)
Sometimes you hear du'aas and they
sound so fancy and it's like, I want to memorize
it exactly as it sounds,
and the reality is,
Allah wants you to be sincere.
Ask Allah for Jannah and be sincere.
And there's a beautiful hadith
where there was a man who came to the
Prophet SallAllahu ''Alaihi Wasallam, and he was frustrated
because he felt like his du'aas weren't
poetic enough.
And he said to the Prophet SallAllahu ''Alaihi Wasallam,
"I don't understand your humming, and the humming
of Mu'adh ibn Jabal radiAllahu ta'ala 'Anhu.
Like you and Mu'adh, you have such beautiful
du'aas and I don't understand
those du'aas, and I don't know how to
make du'aa like that.
The Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam said,
"Well what do you do?"
He said, "I just make shahaadah and then I say,
Allahumma innee as-alukal jannah
Wa A'udhu bika minan naar."
Allahumma innee as-alukal jannah
Wa A'udhu bika minan naar.
And the Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam said,
"Me and Mu'adh do the same."
Meaning, we basically take that and then we build on that.
And this idea here that, you know, the du'aas
are meant to be simple. We just ask Allah for Paradise
and we ask him to avoid hellfire.
And then we build on that.
Don't over-complicate things with your du'aa.
However, insha'Allah Ta'ala
we'll go through five du'aas
that we can make for al Jannah
that we can take from the Qur'an and the Sunnah.
So the very first one is this one:
Allahumma innee as-alukal jannah
Wa A'udhu bika minan naar.
'O Allah, I ask you for Paradise
and I seek refuge in You from the fire.'
The second du'aa is a du'aa
that is so comprehensive
that we are to say this du'aa
in so many functions of our 'ibaadaat.
And it is the du'aa
'Rabbanaa aatinaa fid dunyaa hasanah
wa fil Aakhirati hasanah
waqinaa 'adhaab annaar.'
'O Allah, grant us
the best of this life
and the best of the Hereafter,
and protect us from the fire.'
And the first part of that,
'fid dunyaa hasanah',
"the goodness of this world"
is what Hasan Al-Basri Rahimahullah said,
'Ilmun Naafi'aa,
Wa Rizzqun Tayyibaa,
Wa 'Amalum Mutaqabbalaa
That you're asking Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la
for beneficial knowledge.
You're asking Allah for pure sustenance,
and you're asking Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la
for accepted deeds.
And the goodness of the Hereafter is everything
of Jannah and the best part of it
which we have already asked Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la for,
which is to see His face
and be protected from the fire.
We don't want to enter the fire, even for a moment,
bi-idhnillahi Ta'ala.
The third du'aa is another one from the Qur'an.
"Rabbanaa wa aatinaa maa wa'adtanaa 'alaa rusulik
wa laa tukhzinaa yawmal qiyaamah
innaka la tukhliful mee'aad."
Where we are taught to say,
'Our Lord!
And grant us what You promised us through Your messengers,
and do not disgrace us on the Day of Judgment.
Indeed, You do not fail in Your promise.'
And so it's an affirmation
that Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la's
promise is indeed true,
and you're asking Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la
on that basis.
Now, the next one is a lengthy one.
And, in fact, these last two ones are lengthy du'aas
that we can use, bi-idhnillahi Ta'ala,
where the Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam taught
the companions to specifically ask for Jannah.
And this one is a du'aa that
Aisha radiAllahu ta'ala 'Anha says
that the Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam taught her.
'Allahumma innee as-aluka minal khayri kullih,
'Aajilihee wa Aajilihee,
Maa 'alimtu minhu wa maa lam a'lam.
Wa a'udhu bika minash sharri kullih,
'Aajilihi wa Aajilihi,
Maa 'alimtu minhu wa maa lam a'lam.
Allahumma innee as-aluka min khayri maa sa-alaka
'abduka wa nabiyyuka,
wa a'udhu bika min sharri ma 'aadha bihee
'abduka wa nabiyyuka.
Allahumma innee as-alukal jannata wa maa qarraba ilayhaa
min qawlin aw 'amal,
wa a'udhu bika minan naari wa maa qarraba ilayhaa
min qawlin aw 'amal,
wa as-aluka an taj'ala kulla qadaa-in
qadaytahoolee khayraa.'
"O Allah, I ask you for all that is good in this world and
in the Hereafter,
what I know and what I do not know.
O Allah, I seek refuge with you from all evil
in this world and in the Hereafter,
what I know and what I do not know.
O Allah, I ask you for the good
that your slave and Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
has asked you for, and I seek refuge with you from the evil
from which your slave and Prophet
SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
sought refuge from.
O Allah, I ask you for Jannah and
for that which brings one closer to it,
in word and in deed.
And I seek refuge in you from hellfire,
and that which brings one closer to it, in word and in deed.
And I ask you to make every decree that you
decree concerning me, good.
Now, this last du'aa comes
to us, and it's a lengthy one
where 'Ammar ibn Yasir radiAllahu ta'ala 'Anhu,
the beloved companion of the
Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam
made this du'aa in the Witr Salaah.
And he was followed by some of the taabi'een,
who asked him where he got it from
and asked him to repeat it and teach it.
And he said he got it
from the Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam.
And he said the Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam said,
'Allahumma bi 'ilmikal ghayb
wa qudratika 'alal khalq
Ahyinee maa 'alimtal hayaata khairan lee,
wa tawaffanee idhaa 'alimtal wafaata khairan li.
Allahumma innee as-aluka khashyataka fil ghaibi
wash shahaadah
wa as-aluka kalimatal haqqi firridaa wal ghadab,
wa as-alukal qasda fil ghinaa wal faqr,
wa as-aluka na'eeman laa yanfadh
wa as-aluka qurrata 'aynin laa tanqati'
wa as-alukar ridaa ba'dal qadaa
wa as-aluka bardal 'eeshi ba'dal mawt,
wa as-aluka ladhatan nadhari ilaa wajhika
wash shawqa ilaa liqaa-ik
fee ghayri darra-a mudirrah
walaa fitnatin mudillah.
Allahumma zayyinnaa bizeenatil eemaan
waja'alnaa hudaatan muhtadeen.'
So the Prophet SallAllahu 'Alaihi Wasallam taught
'Ammar ibn Yasir radiAllahu 'Anhu and all of us to
make this du'aa.
'O Allah! By Your knowledge of the unseen
and by Your power over all creation,
let me live if You know that life is good for me,
and let me die if You know that death is good for me.
O Allah! I ask You to grant me
fear of You, in private and in public.
And I ask You for the ability to speak a word
of truth in times of contentment and anger,
and I ask You for moderation in wealth and in poverty,
and I ask You for blessings that never cease,
and for the coolness of my eye,
meaning pleasure, that never ends,
and I ask You for Your pleasure after Your judgment,
and I ask You for a life of coolness after death,
and I ask You for the delight of gazing
upon Your noble face,
and the joy of meeting You
without any harm and misleading trials
befalling me before that.
O Allah, dress us with the beauty of faith,
and make us guides who are upon correct guidance.'
Yaaa ayyatuhan
Nafsul mutma-innah.
Irji'eee ilaa Rabbiki
raadiyatam mardiyyah
Fadkhulee fee 'ibaadee
Wadkhulee jannatee
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