Bismihi Ta'ala
SEVENTH VALUABLE
PRESCRIPTION
Hadhrat
Abu Bakr (RA) reported that Nabi (Sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) explained to
the Sahabah (RA) that ascribing partners
to
Allah Ta’ala (through seeking name,
fame, doing things for show, etc.) creeps into a person’s heart quieter and more secretly
and more unseen than a
black ant walking on a black rock in a black night (totally unnoticed).
Out of fear and
concern, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (RA) asked as to how one can be saved from it.
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
alaihi wa sallam) then directed him to the following Dua, and said that if
recited, a person will be freed from minor and major shirk.
Allahumma innie aauzu beka min an ushreka beka shai aw
wa
ana a’alamu wa astaghferuka lema la’alamu
“O Allah, I seek
protection in You from that I ascribe partners to You knowingly
and I seek forgiveness from You for those things which I do not know.”
and I seek forgiveness from You for those things which I do not know.”
Thus, whoever reads this will
be saved from all forms of show (shirk), the small and big of it, the hidden
and public of it. It is a means of developing Ikhlaas.
(Kanzul Ummaal P816)
Taken from Seven Valuable Prescriptions
By Hadhrat Moulana Abdul Hamid Is`haq Saheb (Daamat
Barakaatuhum)