Fatwa #4679425 December 2020South Africa
Dua Al Jalalah
Question
The following is a dua from Al Ghawth Al Azam Sultan Al Awliya Shaykh Sayyid Abdul Qadir Al Gilani QSA RA
His du’a entitled Du’a al Jalalah (The Majestic Supplication) is so rich and rewarding
Bismillah i’r Rahman i’r Rahim�Allahumma inni as’aluka�bi-Sirri-dh-Dhaati wa bi-Dhaat-is-Sirri�Huwa Anta wa Anta Huwa�ihtajabtu bi-Nurillah�wa bi-Nuri ‘Arshillah�wa bi-kulli Ismillah�min ‘aduwwee wa ‘aduwwillah�bi maa’ati alfi�Laa hawla walaa quwwata illaa Billah�khatamtu ‘alaa nafsi wa ‘alaa ahli�wa ‘alaa kulli shay-in A’taaneehi Rabbi bi-Khaatamillahi’l manee’illadhi�khatama bihi aqtaar-as-samaawaati wa’l ard, wa Hasbunallahu wa Ni’mal Wakil�Ni’mal Mawlaa wa Ni’man Naseer�Wa laa hawla walaa quwwata illaa Billahi’l ‘Aliyyi’l ‘Azim�wa Sallallahu ‘alaa Sayyaduna Muhammad-in�wa ‘alaa aalihi wa sahbihi wa sallama ajma’een. Aameen
English translation.
�In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. (1:1)�O Allah! I ask of You�for the sake of the Mystery of the Essence and for the sake of the Essence of the Mystery,both the Essence and the Mystery being Yours, that may I be protected by the Sacred Light of Allah, by the Light of the Throne of Allah and by all the Names of Allah from my enemies and from all the devils (enemies of Allah),(I supplicate to You O Allah)with a hundred thousand times recitation of (this glorification of Yours): “There is no strength nor power except with Allah”.�I have sealed myself and my family�and all the things that my Lord has given me, with the impregnable seal of Allah with which He has sealed all the regions of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is sufficient for us and what an excellent Trustee is He. (3:173) What an Excellent Patron and what an Excellent Helper. (8:40) “And there is no strength nor power except with Allah, the Exalted, the Almighty”. And may Allah bestow blessings and peace on our master Sayyaduna Muhammad, on his family and all his companions, Aameen.
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Mufti Sahib can we read this dua?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh
It is permissible to read this dua. However, we advise reading duas that are in the Quraan and Sunnah of Rasullullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).
The dua in reference should not be read out of love for Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jaylani (Rahimahullah). Furthermore, if Bidah is common in any place and strongly associated to Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jaylani (Rahimahullah), we advise against reading the dua.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best
M. Akhtar
Student Darul Iftaa
South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.