FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
AL-KAFI #1308: BOLEHKAH BERDOA PERKARA REMEH KEPADA ALLAH SWT?
Is it permissible to make supplications to Allah for trivial matters, such as asking for a red traffic light to turn green quickly?
Short answer
Supplicating to Allah and asking Him for small and trivial matters is permissible, and it is in fact a practice encouraged by the Prophet SAW to his community.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Supplicating to Allah and asking Him for small and trivial matters is permissible, and it is in fact a practice encouraged by the Prophet SAW to his community. The ruling is supported by a hadith urging believers to ask for every need, even salt or a broken shoelace. Asking in minor matters also expresses the servant's dependence on Allah and warns against feeling self-sufficient and ceasing to supplicate.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tuntasnya, meminta dan berdoa perkara-perkara yang kecil dan remeh kepada Allah SWT bukan setakat dibolehkan, bahkan ia sebenarnya satu anjuran yang dipesan oleh Nabi SAW kepada umat Baginda.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1308: BOLEHKAH BERDOA PERKARA REMEH KEPADA ALLAH SWT?”, 27 June 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3523-al-kafi-1308-bolehkah-berdoa-perkara-remeh-kepada-allah-swt. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/supplicating-to-allah-for-trivial-matters/