Question

What is the source of this du’a?

Allahummahdina wahdi bina wa yassiril huda lana, waj ‘alna mafatiha lil khayri wa maghalika lish sharr

O Allah! guide us and guide others through us, make guidance easy for us, and make us the source of good and a barrier/locks against evil.

 

Answer

I have not come across this as one du’a in a Hadith. Nonetheless, there is substantiation for this recital. See below for details:

1) The words “Allahummahdina wahdi bina” appear in a narration recorded in Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq. See here.

2) Imam Tirmidhi and other Muhaddithun have recorded a du’a of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), wherein Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would say, “Wahdini wa yassiril huda li” (Guide me and make guidance easy for me). (Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 3551)

3) The words “Waj ‘alna mafatiha lil khayri wa maghalika lish sharr” seem to be formed from the Hadith recorded in Sunan Ibn Majah. see the full Hadith here.

There is no harm in reciting the du’a in your question, as it is based on a few Hadiths.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar

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سنن الترمذي:
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 حدثنا محمود بن غيلان قال: حدثنا أبو داود الحفري، عن سفيان الثوري، عن عمرو بن مرة، عن عبد الله بن الحارث، عن طليق بن قيس، عن ابن عباس، قال: كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يدعو يقول: «رب أعني ولا تعن علي، وانصرني ولا تنصر علي، وامكر لي ولا تمكر علي، واهدني ويسر الهدى لي، وانصرني على من بغى علي، رب اجعلني لك شكارا، لك ذكارا، لك رهابا، لك مطواعا، لك مخبتا، إليك أواها منيبا، رب تقبل توبتي، واغسل حوبتي، وأجب دعوتي، وثبت حجتي، وسدد لساني، واهد قلبي، واسلل سخيمة صدري»: هذا حديث حسن صحيح قال: محمود بن غيلان، وحدثنا محمد بن بشر العبدي، عن سفيان، هذا الحديث نحوه.


Moulana Suhail Motala


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