Fatwa #569226 May 2002United Kingdom
I am currently keeping a copy of dua e ganjul arsh with me. I have many worries also at the present. Can you please tell me the benefits of keeping this dua
Answer
We have not come across any authentic references of virtues of reciting Du'%0D%0Aaa Ganjul Arsh.%0D%0A%0D%0AOnce a pious person was on a journey to Makkah and walked through the desert%0D%0Afor three days. On the fourth day, owing to extreme thirst - as he saw%0D%0Adeath - he sat down facing the Qiblah.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs he sat there, sleep overtook him and in a dream he saw a man coming%0D%0Atowards him with his hands stretched out to him saying, 'Here take my hand.'%0D%0AThen he spoke, 'I have come to give you glad tidings; you shall perform Hajj%0D%0Aand return home safe and sound, and you shall also visit the grave of%0D%0ARasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam).'%0D%0A%0D%0AThe sheikh said, 'Who are you?' He replied, 'I am Khidhr.' The Shaykh said,%0D%0A'Pray for me.' Hadhrat Khidhr advised, 'Recite these words thrice, 'Yaa%0D%0Alateefan bi khalqihi. Yaa 'aleeman bikhaliqihi. Yaa khabeeran bikhalqihi.%0D%0AUltuf biy yaa lateef, yaa 'aleem yaa khabeer.'%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen the Shaykh heard this, he woke up and saw someone on a camel. Then he%0D%0Amade Hajj.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Shaykh says whenever he met any distress or difficulty, he recited the%0D%0ADu'aa taught by Hadhrat Khidhr (Alayhis salaam). It proved to be very%0D%0Abeneficial and for all this he is most grateful to Allah. (Virtues of Hajj;%0D%0AHadhrat Shaykh Zakariyyah, edited)%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMufti Ebrahim Desai