Al-Khalil's Supplication


Allah said that Ibrahim and Isma`il supplicated to Him,

﴿ÑóÈøóäóÇ æóÇÌúÚóáúäóÇ ãõÓúáöãóíúäö áóßó æóãöä ÐõÑøöíøóÊöäó ÃõãøóÉð ãøõÓúáöãóÉð áøóßó æóÃóÑöäóÇ ãóäóÇÓößóäóÇ æóÊõÈú Úóáóíúäó Åöäøóßó ÃóäÊó ÇáÊøóæøóÇÈõ ÇáÑøóÍöíãõ ﴾

(Our Lord! And make us submissive unto You and of our offspring a nation submissive unto You, and show us our Manasik, and accept our repentance. Truly, You are the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.)

Ibn Jarir said, "They meant by their supplication, `Make us submit to Your command and obedience and not associate anyone with You in obedience or worship.''Also, `Ikrimah commented on the Ayah,

﴿ÑóÈøóäóÇ æóÇÌúÚóáúäóÇ ãõÓúáöãóíúäö áóßó﴾

(Our Lord! And make us submissive unto You)

"Allah said, `I shall do that.'''

﴿æóãöä ÐõÑøöíøóÊöäóÂ ÃõãøóÉð ãøõÓúáöãóÉð áøóßó﴾

(And of our offspring a nation submissive unto You)

Allah said, `I shall do that.'"

This supplication by Ibrahim and Isma`il is similar to what Allah informed us of about His believing servants,

﴿æóÇáøóÐöíäó íóÞõæáõæäó ÑóÈøóäóÇ åóÈú áóäóÇ ãöäú ÃóÒúæóÌöäóÇ æóÐõÑøöíøóÜÊöäóÇ ÞõÑøóÉó ÃóÚúíõäò æóÇÌúÚóáúäóÇ áöáúãõÊøóÞöíäó ÅöãóÇãÇð ﴾

(And those who say: `Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our offspring the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders of the Muttaqin) (25:74).

This type of supplication is allowed, because loving to have offspring who worship Allah alone without partners is a sign of complete love of Allah. This is why when Allah said to Ibrahim,

﴿Åöäøöì ÌóÜÚöáõßó áöáäøóÇÓö ÅöãóÇãðÇ﴾

(Verily, I am going to make you an Imam (a leader) for mankind (to follow you)) Ibrahim said,

﴿æóãöä ÐõÑøöíøóÊöì ÞóÇáó áÇó íóäóÇáõ ÚóåúÏöí ÇáÙøóÜáöãöíäó﴾

("And of my offspring (to make leaders).'' (Allah) said, "My covenant (prophethood) includes not the Zalimin (polytheists and wrongdoers)'') which is explained by,

﴿æóÇÌúäõÈúäöì æóÈóäöìøó Ãóä äøóÚúÈõÏó ÇáÇøñÕúäóÇãó﴾

(And keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols)

Muslim narrated in his Sahih that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,

«ÅöÐóÇ ãóÇÊó ÇÈúäõ ÂÏóãó ÇäúÞóØóÚó Úóãóáõåõ ÅöáøóÇ ãöäú ËóáóÇËò: ÕóÏóÞóÉò ÌóÇÑöíóÉò Ãóæú Úöáúãò íõäúÊóÝóÚõ Èöåö Ãóæú æóáóÏò ÕóÇáöÍò íóÏúÚõæ áóå»

(When the son of Adam dies, his deeds end except for three deeds: an ongoing charity, a knowledge that is being benefited from and a righteous son who supplicates (to Allah) for him.)


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