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Wisdom

ALLAHUMMA INNI AS’ALUKA AL’AFIYAH. * ﺍﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ ﺇِﻧِّﻲ ﺃَﺳْﺄَﻟُﻚَ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺎﻓِﻴَﺔَ
Do you know?
Al-Abbas (R.A.), the Uncle of The Prophet Muhammed ﷺ , came to the Prophet Muhammed ﷺ and said:
“Ya Rasulullah, teach me a Dua.”
The Prophet Muhammed ﷺ said:
“O my Uncle, say:
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ ﺇِﻧِّﻲ ﺃَﺳْﺄَﻟُﻚَ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺎﻓِﻴَﺔَ
“ALLAHUMMA INNI AS’ ALUKA AL’AFIYAH”
Meaning: “O Allah, I ask you for Afiyah.”
Now what is Afiyah?
Afiyah means:
To be saved from any afflictions, you are in Afiyah.
To be healthy, you are in Afiyah.
To have enough money, you are in Afiyah.
To live, you are in Afiyah.
To have your children protected, you are in Afiyah.
And if you are forgiven and not punished, you are in Afiyah.
So basically, Afiyah means:
“O Allah, protect me from any Pains and Sufferings.”
This includes both Dunya and Akhirah.
Al-Abbas (R.A.) thought about this for a while, and then he came back after a few days and said (paraphrased):
“Ya Rasulullah ﷺ, this Dua seems a little short. I want something big.”
The Prophet Muhammed ﷺ said:
“My Dear Uncle, ask Allah for Afiyah for Wallahi, you cannot be given anything better than Afiyah.”
It is a simple Dua, Sincerely mean what you say while praying.
“O Allah, I ask You to be saved from any Distress, Grief, Hardship, Harm, and don’t test me, etc.”
All of above and much more is included in:
ﺍﻟﻠَّﻬُﻢَّ ﺇِﻧِّﻲ ﺃَﺳْﺄَﻟُﻚَ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺎﻓِﻴَﺔَ
“ALLAHUMMA INNI AS’ ALUKA AL’AFIYAH”
(Riyadh As Saliheen, Sunan At-Tirmidhi).

Ruhul Adab

1. Do not be pleased with yourself and do not hope in nor

                               Fear other than your Lord; rather disregard other than Him

• Do not be haughty, O my brother! And do not be envious

                               Nor show off; nay, seek only your God

• Arrogance is either because of knowledge, lineage

                                Partisanship, acts of obedience or wealth

• A sin which leads to humility is good

                                While obedience which leads to arrogance is evil

• You will never be free of blameworthy characteristics

                                Except by keeping company with a Gnostic Shaykh

• So, hold fast to the protection of the Shaykhs

                                If you wish to attain high honor

• The best Shaykh of all times without question

                                 Is our Imam al-Tijani possessor of excellent conduct