Is the Dua اللهم حبب إلينا الإيمان… Authentically Reported from the Prophet?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Question

Is the dua اللهم حبب إلينا الإيمان… from the Sunna or authentically reported from the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) or his Companions?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.

This portion is part of a long dua and supplication reported in various books of hadith:

It has been reported by Rifa’a Zurqin (Allah be pleased with him) that during the Battle of Uhud, when the polytheists had retreated, the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Line up so I can praise my Lord, the Almighty.” So they lined up behind him in rows. He said:

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ كُلُّهُ، اللَّهُمَّ لَا قابِضَ لِما بَسَطْتَ، وَلَا باسِطَ لِما قَبَضْتَ، وَلَا هادِيَ لِمَنْ أَضْلَلْتَ، وَلَا مُضِلَّ لِمَنْ هَدَيْتَ، وَلَا مُعْطِيَ لِما مَنَعْتَ، وَلَا مانِعَ لِما أَعْطَيْتَ، لَا مُقَرِّبَ لِما باعَدْتَ، وَلَا مُبَعِّدَ لِما قَرَّبْتَ.
اللَّهُمَّ ابْسُطْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ بَرَكاتِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ وَفَضْلِكَ وَرِزْقِكَ.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ النَّعِيمَ الْمُقِيمَ الَّذِي لَا يَحُولُ وَلَا يَزُولُ.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ النَّعِيمَ يَوْمَ الْعَيْلَةِ وَالْأَمْنَ يَوْمَ الْخَوْفِ.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَائِذٌ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَعْطَيْتَنَا وَشَرِّ مَا مَنَعْتَنَا.
اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيْنَا الْإِيمَانَ وَزَيِّنْهُ فِي قُلُوبِنَا، وَكَرِّهْ إِلَيْنَا الْكُفْرَ وَالْفُسُوقَ وَالْعِصْيَانَ، وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنَ الرَّاشِدِينَ.
اللَّهُمَّ تَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ، وَأَحْيِنَا مُسْلِمِينَ، وَأَلْحِقْنَا بِالصَّالِحِينَ غَيْرَ خَزَايَا وَلَا مَفْتُونِينَ.
اللَّهُمَّ قاتِلِ الْكُفَّارَ الَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ رُسُلَكَ، وَيَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَبِيلِكَ، وَاجْعَلْ عَلَيْهِمْ رِجْزَكَ وَعَذَابَكَ.
اللَّهُمَّ قاتِلِ الْكُفَّارَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ، إِلَهَ الْحَقِّ.

“O Allah, all praise belongs to You. O Allah, You do not withdraw what You have bestowed, nor do You bestow what You have withdrawn; You do not guide whom You have led astray, nor do You mislead whom You have guided; You do not give to those whom You have withheld from, nor do You withhold from those whom You have given; You do not bring near what You have distanced, nor do You distance what You have brought near.

O Allah, spread Your blessings, mercy, grace, and provisions upon us. O Allah, I ask You for the everlasting bliss that does not change or cease. O Allah, I ask You for comfort on the Day of need and security on the Day of fear. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of what You have given us and the evil of what You have withheld from us.

O Allah, make faith beloved to us, make it beautiful in our hearts, and make us hate disbelief, wickedness, and disobedience, and include us among the righteous. O Allah, let us die as Muslims, keep us alive as Muslims, and unite us with the good people without disgrace or trials.

O Allah, fight against the disbelievers who deny your messengers and hinder your path and bring upon them your wrath and punishment. O Allah, fight against the disbelievers who were given the scripture, O God of truth.”

[al-Adab al-Mufrad; Bukhari; Nasa’i; Baghawi; Hakim; Bayhaqi]

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Wassalam,
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

أخرج الإِمام أحمد عن رِفاعة الزُّرَقين قال: لما كان يوم أُحد وانكفأ المشركون قال رسول الله ﷺ «إستووا حتى أُثني على ربي عز وجل»: فصاروا خلفه صفوفًا. فقال: «اللهم لك الحمد كلُّه، اللهم لا قبضت لما بسطت، ولا باسط لما قبضت، ولا هادي لمن أضللت، ولا مضلّ لمن هديت، ولا معطي لما منعت، ولا مانع لما أعطيت، لا مقرّب لما باعدت، ولا مبعِّد لما قرَّبت. اللهمَّ إبسط علينا من بركاتك ورحمتك وفضلك ورزقك. اللهمَّ إنِّي أسألك النعيم المقيم الذي لا يحول ولا يزول. اللهمَّ إني أسألك النعيم يوم العَيْلة والأمن يوم الخوف. اللهمَّ إني عائذ بك من شرّ ما أعطيتنا وشر ما منعتنا. اللهمَّ حبِّبْ إلينا الإِيمان وزيِّنه في قلوبنا، وكرّه إلينا الكفر والفسوق والعصيان، واجعلنا من الراشدين. اللهمَّ توفنا مسلمين، وأحينا مسلمين، وألحقنا بالصالحين غير خزايا ولا مفتونين. اللهمَّ قاتل الكفرة الذين يكذّبون رسلك، ويصدّون عن سبيلك، واجعل عليهم رِجْزك وعذابك. اللهمَّ قاتل الكفرة الذين أُوتوا الكتاب، إله الحق» .

ورواه النسائي في «اليوم والليلة» . كذا في البداية.وأخرجه أيضًا البخاري في «الأدب»، والطبراني، والبغوي، والباوَرْدي، وأبو نُعيم في «الحلية»، الحاكم، والبيهقي. قال الذهبي: الحديث مع نظافة إسناده منكر أخاف أن يكون موضوعًا. كذا في كنز العمال. وقال الهيثمي بعدما ذكر الحديث: رواه الإِمام أحمد،والبزار؛ ورجال أحمد رجال الصحيح. انتهى. وقد تقدم (ص ٢٧٧) دعاؤه ﷺ بعد فراغه من عرض الدعوة على أهل الطائف في «تحمُّل النبي ﷺ الشدائد والأذى في الدعوة إلى اا»

الكتاب: حياة الصحابة
المؤلف: محمد يوسف بن محمد إلياس بن محمد إسماعيل الكاندهلوي (ت ١٣٨٤هـ)

Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete the hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled in an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and ‘Aalimiyya sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan. He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Quran, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to children and adults onsite and online extensively in the UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences. He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His interest is a love of books and gardening.