Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn, Allāhumma-‘jurnī fī muṣībatī, wa akhlif lī khayram-minha.
To Allah we belong and unto Him is our return. O Allah, recompense me for my affliction and replace it for me with something better.
Umm Salamah (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, “There is no Muslim who is afflicted with a calamity,
and then says what Allah has commanded him [the above supplication], except that Allah will recompense him with something better than it.” She says: “When Abū Salamah (her first husband) passed away, I said, ‘Which Muslim is better than Abū Salamah –
#QurānicDuās
This is the du‘ā’ of our father Ādam (‘alayhis-salām) & mother Ḥawwā’ (‘alayhas-salām) after they had been lured by Shayṭān to eat from the tree.
What we can learn from this du‘ā’: 1. We should acknowledge our sins and shortcomings before asking for forgiveness...
2. This du‘ā’ contains fear (we will surely be amongst the losers) and hope (mercy and forgive). We too, should combine fear and hope in our du‘ās.
3. We should show our remorse and turn to Allah in humility, like our parents did...
4. We see the difference in attitude between Ādam (‘alayhis-salām) and Shayṭān: Adam (‘alayhis-salām) acknowledged his mistake, felt remorse over it, blamed himself for it, hastened to repent and didn’t lose hope from the mercy of Allah...