Question

What is the source, authenticity and meaning of the following du’a?

اللهم يا ولي نعمتي وملاذي عند كربتي اجعل ما أخافه وأحذره بردا وسلاما علي كما جعلت النار بردا وسلاما على إبراهيم

 

Answer

I have not come across this du’a in any primary Hadith source. I have seen this du’a attributed to Hasan al Basri (rahimahullah) in the writings of some contemporaries.

The meaning of the du’a is good and can be recited without deeming it a Sunnah du’a.

Transliteration: Allahumma ya waliyya ni’mati wa maladhi ‘inda kurbati ij’al ma akhafuhu wa ahdharuhu bardaw wa salaman ‘alayya kama ja’altan nara bardaw wa salaman ‘ala Ibrahim.

Translation: O Allah, O Guardian of my blessings and my refuge in times of distress, make that which I fear and am weary about a source of coolness and peace for me, just as You made the fire coolness and peace for Ibrahim (‘alayhis salam).

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar