The Comprehensive Supplication

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُ وَعَائِشَةُ تُصَلِّي فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْكِ بِالْكَوَامِلِ أَوْ كَلِمَةً أُخْرَى فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَتْ عَائِشَةُ سَأَلَتْهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهَا قُولِي اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ الْخَيْرِ كُلِّهِ عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ الشَّرِّ كُلِّهِ عَاجِلِهِ وَآجِلِهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ أَوْ عَمَلٍ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ الْخَيْرِ مَا سَأَلَكَ عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَسْتَعِيذُكَ مِمَّا اسْتَعَاذَكَ مِنْهُ عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مَا قَضَيْتَ لِي مِنْ أَمْرٍ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ عَاقِبَتَهُ رَشَدًا 

It was narrated from Aishah r.a that Sayyidina Abu Bakr once met the Prophet Rasulullah sallallhu alaihi wasallam and they started a discussion while Aishah r.a was praying. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to Aishah: You should recite the Comprehensive Supplication. Once Aishah r.a. completed her prayers, she asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the supplication. 

The Prophet (ﷺ) answered: Recite, ‘O Allah! I ask You of all good of what I have done and what I have not done in this world and in the Hereafter. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done and what I have not done in this world and in the Hereafter. O Allah! I ask You for Paradise and what brings me nearer to it of deeds and sayings. I seek refuge in You from Hell-Fire and what brings me near to it of deeds and sayings. O Allah! I ask of You all good that your servant and Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) used to ask of You. I seek refuge in You from all evil that your servant and Prophet Muhammad used to seek refuge in You from and I ask of You to grant me guidance in your decree. 

Grade: Sahih (Imam Ahmad) 

Lessons: 

1.  Each and every one of us is encouraged to ask of Allah in every moment of our lives. 

2.  There are numerous supplications that can be practised in different circumstances and situations. 

3.  The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) taught Aishah r.a. a supplication which encompasses the entirety of our wishes: 

O Allah! I ask You of all good of what I have done and what I have not done in this world and in the Hereafter. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done and what I have not done in this world and in the Hereafter. O Allah! I ask You for Paradise and what brings me nearer to it of deeds and sayings. I seek refuge in You from Hell-Fire and what brings me near to it of deeds and sayings. O Allah! I ask of You all good that your servant and Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) used to ask of You. I seek refuge in You from all evil that your servant and Prophet Muhammad used to seek refuge in You from and I ask of You to grant me guidance in your decree.