Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 2484

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Mishkat al-Masabih 2484
Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالْعَفَافَ وَالْغِنَى» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم

Translation

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‘Abd Allah ibn Mas‘ud reported that the Prophet ﷺ would say: “O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and self-sufficiency.” Reported by Muslim. Graded Sahih by al-Albani.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • الغنى can denote wealth or freedom from need; “self-sufficiency” conveys the supplication’s sense without restricting it to material riches.