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Profound Du‘aa of Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam)
When Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) left his wife and infant child in the barren land of Makkah Mukarramah on the command of Allah Ta‘ala, he supplicated to Allah Ta‘ala in the following words:
رَّبَّنَا إِنِّي أَسْكَنتُ مِن ذُرِّيَّتِي بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِي زَرْعٍ عِندَ بَيْتِكَ الْمُحَرَّمِ رَبَّنَا لِيُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ فَاجْعَلْ أَفْئِدَةً مِّنَ النَّاسِ تَهْوِي إِلَيْهِمْ وَارْزُقْهُم مِّنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْكُرُونَ
“O Allah, I have settled my progeny in a barren land (Makkah Mukarramah) by your sacred house, …
Witness it Being Slaughtered
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said to his beloved daughter, Sayyidah Faatimah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), on the Day of ‘Eid, “O Faatimah! Stand and witness your sacrificial animal (being slaughtered), for verily you will receive forgiveness for every sin the moment the very first drop of its blood is spilt. Behold! Its flesh and blood will be brought (on the Day of Qiyaamah) and placed on your scale, (multiplied) 70 times (in weight).” Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘eed (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) asked, “O Rasul of Allah …
Bring my Son Back to Life
Sayyiduna Anas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) recounts the following amazing incident:
We once visited a Sahaabi (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) who was extremely sick. While seated with him, his illness reached its final stages and he passed away before we could even leave his home. We then used a piece of cloth that belonged to him to cover his body.
One of us then turned to his aged mother, seated at his head side, and attempted to console her saying, “Be hopeful of Allah Ta‘ala’s …
