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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-204: DOA MALAM AL-QADAR
What supplication did the Prophet SAW teach Aisha RA to recite when she encounters Laylat al-Qadr?
Short answer
The Prophet SAW taught Aisha RA to say "Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul 'afwa fa'fu 'anni", asking Allah for pardon.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Prophet SAW taught Aisha RA to say "Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul 'afwa fa'fu 'anni", asking Allah for pardon. The hadith is reported by al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Ahmad, and al-Tirmidhi graded it hasan sahih. Shafi'i scholars hold that it is recommended to recite this supplication often on Laylat al-Qadr. The added word "karim" is not found in the hadith sources and al-Albani considered it baseless, though a person may make other supplications whose meaning does not contradict the Qur'an and hadith, and using wording from the Qur'an or hadith is better.
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Imam al-Nawawi berkata bahawa ashab kami (ulama' Syafieyyah) mengatakan disunatkan memperbanyakkan membaca doa ini pada malam al-Qadar.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-204: DOA MALAM AL-QADAR”, 15 June 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/795-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-204-doa-malam-al-qadar. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/laylat-al-qadr-dua-taught-to-aisha/