06/04/2024
RAMADHAN DAILY DUĀ: DAY 27
Abū Hurayrah reported that Allah's Messenger ﷺ used to invoke Allah with these words.
“Set right for me the affairs of my world” refers to many important things. This includes asking Allah to provide us with that which suffices so that we will not be at the mercy of others. It also includes asking Allah to bless us with righteous families, comfortable homes, safety, and security. Allah says, “Whoever does good, whether male or female, and is a believer, We will surely bless them with a good life, and We will certainly reward them according to the best of their deeds.”
The good life that we ask for includes contentment, peace of mind, halal provisions, and guidance to righteous deeds.
“Set right for me my hereafter to which is my return” is a supplication for guidance towards righteous deeds that will weigh heavy on the Last Day. This includes a good ending which leads to Paradise. This reminder about the rectification of the hereafter reminds us that we need to prepare for the afterlife today. Paradise is our real home and our lives are simply a journey towards that destination.
“Make life for me (a source) of abundance of every good.” In this part, we are asking Allah to make this life a means of attaining His pleasure. We ask Him to make each day one in which we increase in good deeds. The Prophet ﷺ was asked about the best people. He replied, “The one who lives a long life and whose actions are good.”
“Make my death a source of relief for me from every evil.” In this part, we are reminded that life has its trials, tribulations, and difficulties. Death is a relief for the believer. A funeral procession once passed by Allah’s Messenger ﷺ and he said, “He is relieved or others are relieved from him.” The people asked, “O Allah’s Messenger! Who is the one relieved and the one from whom others are relieved?” He said, “A believer is relieved (by death) from the troubles and suffering of this world and departs to the Mercy of Allah, while (the death of) a wicked person relieves the people, land, trees, and the animals from him.”