16. Dua For Steadfast In Religion (Masnun Dua)
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
Dua For Steadfast In Religion English Transliteration
Ya Muqallibal-qulubi, thabbit qalbi 'ala dinik
Dua For Steadfast In Religion English Translation
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.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُكْثِرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ " يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ " . فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ آمَنَّا بِكَ وَبِمَا جِئْتَ بِهِ فَهَلْ تَخَافُ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ " نَعَمِ إِنَّ الْقُلُوبَ بَيْنَ أَصْبُعَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِ اللَّهِ يُقَلِّبُهَا كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ " .
Anas narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to often say: "O Changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion." So I said, "O Messenger of Allah, we believe in you and what you have come with. Do you fear for us?" He said, "Yes. Indeed, the hearts are between two fingers of Allah’s fingers; He turns them as He wills." (Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3522, graded Sahih by Al-Albani)