Umar on Dua: I am harsh, so make me gentle

By Abu Amina Elias / July 19, 2017 / Adab (Manners) الادب, Dua' (Supplication) الدعاء, Generosity الكرم, Gentleness الرفق, Greed الشح, Harshness العنف, Humility التواضع, Miserliness البخل, Strength القوة, Umar ibn al-Khattab عمر بن الخطاب, Weakness الضعف

Shaddad ibn Aws reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “O Allah, I am weak, so make me strong. I am harsh, so make me gentle. I am miserly, so make me generous.”

Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 5179

عن شداد بن أوس قال عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي ضَعِيفٌ فَقَوِّنِي وَإِنِّي شَدِيدٌ فَلَيِّنِي وَإِنِّي بَخِيلٌ فَسَخِّنِي

5179 مصنف ابن أبي شيبة

Abu Amina Elias

Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.

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