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AL-KAFI #972: MAKSUD (الحزن) DAN CARA BACAANNYA DALAM DOA
How is the word al-hazn (الحزن) read and what does it mean in the Prophet's supplication "Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja'altahu sahla"?
Short answer
In this supplication, the word is al-hazn (الحَزْنُ), a noun, and the answer does not treat it as a verb form.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
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Summary
In this supplication, the word is al-hazn (الحَزْنُ), a noun, and the answer does not treat it as a verb form. Its original meaning is rough, elevated and hard ground, the opposite of al-sahl, which means easy or level. Judging from the context of the hadith, the meaning is shifted from the literal sense to a figurative one, namely difficulty in a matter. The supplication means that Allah makes difficult things easy whenever He wills.
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Berdasarkan kenyataan di atas, asal perkataan al-hazn (الحَزْنُ) adalah tempat tinggi, sukar dan payah.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #972: MAKSUD (الحزن) DAN CARA BACAANNYA DALAM DOA”, 22 December 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2904-al-kafi-972-maksud-dan-cara-bacaannya-dalam-doa. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/meaning-and-reading-of-al-hazn-in-supplication/