Section: Dua to remain steadfast on the religion
15. To get Stability in religion and good results in all deeds
اَللَّهُمَّ مُصَرِّفَ الْقُلُوبِ صَرِّفْ قُلُوبَنَا عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ
اَللّٰهُمَّ مُصَرِّفَ الْقُلُوْبِ صَرِّفْ قُلُوْبَنَا عَلٰى طَاعَتِكَ
Allaahumma musarrifal-qulubi, sarrif qulubana 'ala ta'atik
O Allah! Controller of the hearts, direct our hearts to Your obedience.
Abdullah bin Amr bin al-'As (RA) reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Verily, the hearts of all the sons of Adam are between the two fingers out of the fingers of the Compassionate Lord as one heart. He turns that to any (direction) He likes. Then Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: (Dua mentioned above)
16. Dua to remain steadfast on the religion
Shahr bin Hawshab (R) said: “I said to Umm Salamah (RA): ‘O Mother of the Believers! What was the supplication that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said most frequently when he was with you?” She said: ‘The supplication he said most frequently was -
يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِيْ عَلَى دِيْنِكَ
يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوْبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِيْ عَلٰى دِيْنِكَ
Ya Muqallibal-qulubi, thabbit qalbi 'ala dinik
O Changer of the Hearts! Strengthen my heart upon Your Religion.
So I said: O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), why do you supplicate so frequently. He said: ‘O Umm Salamah! Verily, there is no human being except that his heart is between Two Fingers of the Fingers of Allah, so whomsoever He wills He makes steadfast, and whomever He wills He causes to deviate.
922. Dua to remain steadfast on Islam
يَا وَلِيَّ الْإِسْلَامِ وَأَهْلِهُ ثَبِّتْنِيْ بِهِ حَتّٰى أَلْقَاكَ.
يَا وَلِيَّ الْاِسْلَامِ وَاَهْلِهُ ثَبِّتْنِيْ بِهِ حَتّٰى اَلْقَاكَ.
Yaa waliyyal islaami wa ahlihu thabbitni bihi hatta alqaaka.
O guardian of Islam and Muslims, keep me steadfast on Islam till the day when I will have the good fortune to meet you.