'Abbās (رضي الله عنه) - the uncle of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, came to the Prophet and said, “Ya Rasūlullāh, teach me a du'ā'.”
The Prophet صلى الله
عليه وسلم said: “O my uncle, say:
"Allāhumma inni asaluka al-'āfiyah.
(O Allāh, I ask you
for 'āfiyah).”
What is 'āfiyah?
'Āfiyah means:
*To save me from any afflictions;
*To be healthy, you are in 'āfiyah;
*To have enough money;
*To live, you are in 'āfiyah;
*To have your children protected, you are in
'āfiyah;
*And if you are forgiven and not punished,
you are in 'āfiyah.
'Āfiyah means:
“O Allāh, protect
me from any pain and suffering.”
**This includes the dunya & the
ākhirah.
'Abbās رضي
الله عنه thought about this for a while, and then he came back after a
few days and said: “Ya Rasūlullāh, this du'ā'
seems a little short. I want something Big.” (paraphrased)
The Prophet صلى الله
عليه وسلم said, “My dear uncle, ask Allāh for 'āfiyah for wallāhi, you cannot be given anything better than
'āfiyah.”
It is a simple du'ā'. Sincerely mean what
you say.
“O Allāh, I ask
You to be saved from any distress, grief, hardship, harm. Don't test me.”
All of this is included in:
“Allāhumma inni
asaluka al-'āfiyah”
(Riyadh As-Saliheen, Sunan
At-Tirmidhi)
