Allahumma Bi Ilmika Al Ghaib wa Qudratika Meaning & Arabic

Allahumma bi ilmika al ghaib is an amazing dua seeking the face of Allah. The Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) prayer involves seeking Allah’s guidance and control over life and death, acknowledging Allah’s knowledge and power. It emphasizes entrusting one’s affairs to Allah, recognizing His ability to determine what is best.

It also highlights the need for seeking nearness to Allah through acknowledging His knowledge and power.

Allaahumma Bi Ilmika Al Ghaib wa Qudratika Full Dua in Arabic

اللَّهُمَّ بِعِلْمِكَ الْغَيْبَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ أَحْيِنِي مَا عَلِمْتَ الْحَيَاةَ خَيْراً لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا عَلِمْتَ الْوَفَاةَ خَيْراً لِي، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَشْيَتَكَ فِي الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ فِي الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْقَصْدَ فِي الْغِنَى وَالْفَقْرِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ نَعِيماً لَا يَنْفَدُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لَا تَنْقَطِعْ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الرِّضَا بَعْدَ القَضَاءِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ بَرْدَ الْعَيْشِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْت، وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ وَالشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ، وَلا فِتْنَةٍ مُضلَّةٍ، اللَّهُمَّ زَيِّنَّا بِزِينَةِ الِإيـمَانِ وَاجْعَلْنَا هُدَاةً مُهْتَدِينَ

Transliteration

The Dua is transliterated as Allahumma bi ‘ilmikal-ghaiba wa qudratika ‘alal-khalqi ahini ma a’limtal-hayata khairan li, wa tawaffani idha a’limtal-wafata khairan li. Allahumma inni as’aluka khashyataka fil-ghaibi wash-shahadati wa as’aluka kalimatal-haqqi fir-rida’i wal ghadab, wa as’alukal-qasda fil ghina wal-faqr, wa as’aluka na’iman la yanfadu wa as’aluka qurrata ainin la tanqati’a wa as’alukar-rida’i ba’dal-qada’i wa as’aluka bardal ‘aishi ba’dal-mawti, wa as’aluka ladhatan-nadhari ila wajhika wash-shawqa ila liqa’ika fi ghayri darra’a mudirrah wala fitnatin mudillah, Allahumma zayyina bizinatil-imani waj’alna hudatan muhtadin.

Allahumma Bi Ilmika Al Ghaib Full Dua Meaning in English

Allaahumma bi ilmika al ghaib means O Allah, by Your Knowledge of the unseen and by Your Power over creation, keep me alive as long as You know that living is good for me and cause me to die when You know that death is better for me.

O Allah, I ask You to cause me to have fear of You in private and in public; and I ask You to make me truthful in speech in times of pleasure and anger; and I ask You for moderation in times of poverty and affluence; and I ask you for a state of felicity that will never cease (nor decrease) (i.e. Jannah); and I ask you for the delight of my eye (e.g. Dhikr, Salah & obedience to You) that will not be cut off; and I ask you to make me pleased with the Divine Decree after its execution,

and I ask You for the coolness of life (unspoiled by the imperfections of the Dunya) after death; and I ask you for the sweetness of looking upon Your Face and a longing to meet You in a manner that does not entail a condition of hardship that harms (my worldly life), nor a trial that causes deviation (in my religious practice). O Allah, beautify us with the adornment of Eman (Faith) and make us guides who are rightly guided.

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Text of the Hadeeth

It was narrated that Qais bin ‘Ubad said: “Ammar bin Yasir led the people in prayer and he made the prayer short. It was as if they disliked that, so he said: ‘Did I not do bowing and prostration properly?’ They said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘And I said a supplication that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to say the Dua above.

Narrated by an-Nasa’i 1305 (Read the full text of the hadeeth)

This is a magnificent Hadeeth which has been confirmed from the Noble Prophet (ﷺ), – which he used to recite in his Salah – encompassing tremendous benefits, noble objectives and blessed goals.

It is a Hadeeth containing splendid meanings and beneficial indications related to al-‘Aqeedah (creed), al-‘Ibadah (worship) and al-Akhlaq (character).

However, the benefit which a Muslim receives from the likes of these blessed supplications [of the Prophet (ﷺ)] will only be magnified by getting to know their meanings, understanding their indications and objectives, and striving against his lower self to realize these meanings (i.e. implement these matters in one’s life).

Here, We will discuss some of the points indicated in this Hadeeth and its splendid meanings, so that it will help us by the permission of Allah to give due care and attention to it and to be consistent in reciting it.

Benefits

1. The prayer expresses reliance on Allah’s knowledge and power in determining the duration of life and the timing of death.
2. It emphasizes acknowledging Allah’s comprehensive knowledge, encompassing hidden and visible aspects of all affairs.
3. The dua seeks nearness to Allah by recognizing His power over creation and the inability of anyone to question His decisions.
4. Humans, unaware of future outcomes, depend on Allah’s guidance for success and protection from harm.
5. Prohibition of wishing for death due to uncertainty about its consequences is emphasized.
6. Requesting fear of Allah in private and public, truthfulness in speech, and moderation in poverty and affluence are part of the prayer.
7. Seeking a state of perpetual felicity in the Hereafter, delight in worship, and contentment with Allah’s decrees after execution are included.
8. Life’s true goodness and coolness are expected after death, with a focus on the sweetness of looking upon Allah’s face and longing to meet Him.
9. Believers seeing Allah in the Hereafter is highlighted as the highest reward and delight for the People of Paradise.
10. The concluding prayer seeks the adornment of faith in the heart, tongue, and limbs, and guidance to be rightly guided and guide others.