5th Ramadhan 1431 Hijri

 Bismillah.

Allahu Allah. I was touched to have received a beautiful note from one brother in faith, from Africa. Viva Africa! May Allah bless all the children on your continent! Your message has inspired me to share one du'a I learned from one Indonesian murid of Abuya Shaykh as-Sayyid Muhammad bin Alawi al-Maliki rahimallahu ta'ala. Something for you to teach your children. I am not sure if I had shared this on Lisan al-Din before. It is one du'a I treasure and practice InshaAllah. According to the murid, the du'a is attributed to Prophet Adam a.s. and Abuya had given him the ijazah to spread the du'a to anyone and everyone bi-iznillah. Abuya said: "With this du'a, you need not tire yourself running after the world. The world will come to you!"

Allah humma anta taqlamu sirri

wa 'ala niyyati

faq bal maqzirati

wa taqlamu hajati

fa aqtini suqli

wa taqlamu ma fi nafsi

faq firli zanbi

wa as aluka imaanan yubasshiru qalbi

wa yaqinan sadiqan

hatta aqlama annahu la yusibani

illa ma katab tahu alaiya
wa ridhom bimaa qasamta li

"O Allah, you know my secrets

and that which is manifest in me

so accept my apologies.

You know my wishes,

so grant my petition.

You know what is within me,

so forgive my sins.

I ask you for a faith that will revive my heart

and a firm conviction

so I realize that nothing will befall me

save what You have prescribed for me.
And a feeling of satisfaction with what You have allotted to me."

As-Sayyid Muhammad bin Alawi al-Maliki wrote in his book Abwab al-Faraj: "From al-Tabrani in Ausat; it was narrated from A'isyah r.a. that Rasulullah s.a.w said: 'When Allah made Adam descend on earth, Adam stood and walked towards the Ka'bah to perform two rakaat of prayers. Allah then inspired this du'a and addressed Adam: 'O Adam, I acknowledge your repentance and pardon all your sins. Anyone who recites this du'a shall be forgiven. I shall make his work perfect, and chase Shaytan away from him; I shall grant profit to all his business endeavors and dunya would come to him [offering itself] disgraced, though he may not desire for it."

(Quoted and translated from a Malay version of  Abwab al-Faraj published by another murid of Abuya, Shaykh Muhammad Fuad bin Kamaludin al-Maliki. Credit: Brother Azrul)

p/s

Brother R: Please give me some time to go back to my hometown and scan the original du'a with ijazah so I could pass it to you InshaAllah. In the meantime please consult your imam. When I read that he is also a murid of Abuya, I got goosebumps! Please kindly ask the imam to make du'a for me. Please tell him that I am weak in many areas. Thank you and may your children grow up to be soleh and solehah. Ameen.