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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-394: LARANGAN KETIKA BERDOA
Did the Prophet SAW prohibit anything when making supplication to Allah?
Short answer
A hadith reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim forbids making supplication with a conditional phrase, such as asking for forgiveness or mercy if Allah wills.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- 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
A hadith reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim forbids making supplication with a conditional phrase, such as asking for forgiveness or mercy if Allah wills. It indicates a prohibition against supplicating without conviction. Imam al-Nawawi ruled it makruh tanzih, while Ibn Abd al-Bar held that such wording is not permitted in matters of religion and worldly affairs. A person should supplicate earnestly, with certainty, and without despairing of Allah's mercy.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hadith ini jelas menunjukkan kepada kita larangan berdoa dalam keadaan tidak yakin.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-394: LARANGAN KETIKA BERDOA”, 18 July 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3583-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-394-larangan-ketika-berdoa. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/prophet-prohibition-when-making-supplication/