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([[51]]) [[O]] [[Allah]], [[I]] [[beg]] You [[for]] [[guidance]], [[piety]], [[chastity]], [[and]] [[content]][[contentment|ment]] | ([[51]]) [[O]] [[Allah]], [[I]] [[beg]] You [[for]] [[guidance]], [[piety]], [[chastity]], [[and]] [[content]][[contentment|ment]] | ||
[[making|Making]] [[this]] du‘a’ [[often]], [[with]] [[full]] [[understanding]], [[may]] [[also]] [[be]] [[a]] [[strong]] [[antidote]] [[to]] [[the]] [[hedonistic]] [[pop]] [[culture]], [[which]] [[promotes]] [[the]] [[exactly]] [[opposite]] [[values]]. [[This]] du‘a’ [[implies]] [[that]] [[piety]] [[and]] [[chastity]] [[are]] [[linked]] [[with]] [[contentment]] [[and]] [[that]] [[all]] [[three]] [[require]] [[divine|Divine]] [[guidance]]. | [[making|Making]] [[this]] du‘a’ [[often]], [[with]] [[full]] [[understanding]], [[may]] [[also]] [[be]] [[a]] [[strong]] [[antidote]] [[to]] [[the]] [[hedonistic]][https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hedonism] [[pop]] [[culture]], [[which]] [[promotes]] [[the]] [[exactly]] [[opposite]] [[values]]. [[This]] du‘a’ [[implies]] [[that]] [[piety]] [[and]] [[chastity]][https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chastity] [[are]] [[linked]] [[with]] [[contentment]] [[and]] [[that]] [[all]] [[three]] [[require]] [[divine|Divine]] [[guidance]]. | ||
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The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to say,
“O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, dignified restraint, and freedom from need.
(Allahumma inni as’aluka’l huda wa’t tuqa wa’l `afafa wa’l ghina)” [[[Sahih]] Muslim] (See also: Prophetic Supplication for Guidance, Piety, Restraint, and Freedom from Need Prophetic Example in Our Daily Relations) [1]
(51) O Allah, I beg You for guidance, piety, chastity, and contentment
Making this du‘a’ often, with full understanding, may also be a strong antidote to the hedonistic[3] pop culture, which promotes the exactly opposite values. This du‘a’ implies that piety and chastity[4] are linked with contentment and that all three require Divine guidance.