Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum Bi Rahmatika Astaghees Meaning & Arabic
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum Bi Rahmatika Astaghees is among the duas of morning and evening for seeking help through Allah’s mercy.
This dua is one of the greatest supplications that inspires the Muslim to be a true slave to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and to draw close to Allah by virtue of His names and attributes.
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum in Arabic Text
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyoom is written in Arabic as:
يَا حَىُّ يَا قَيُّومُ
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum Meaning in English
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum means O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining and All-Sustaining. Al Hayyu means the ever living one who always remains without any beginning nor any end, with perfect and ever-lasting life. He never dies nor passes away.
Allah says,
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَىُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُۚ
“Allah, there is no god but He, the Ever Living, the All-Sustainer…”
(surah al-Baqarah 255)
This name, Al Hayyu means the One who never dies. His life is perfect, which requires all perfect attributes and negates all their opposites in every sense. This perfect attribute requires that neither sleep nor slumber overtakes Him.
Al Qayyum means The Self Subsisting One Upon Whom Everything Depends, the one who sustains everything that exists, the one who has no need of anything but rather everything in existence has total need of Him.
Al-Qayyoom is the Self-Sufficient Master who is not in need of anyone, everything exists because of Him and everything other than Him needs Him and totally depends on Him.
Al-Qayyoom also means the Everlasting One who never dies. This name entails that He is so perfect that neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him.
The names AI-Hayyu Al-Qayyoom (the Ever-Living, the All-Sustainer) are so special that invoking Allah, Exalted be He, by them will help us have our prayer answered and distress removed.
Fearing Allah, Exalted be He, and being aware of His constant presence, for He watches every person and sees everything he does.
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Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum Dua
This du‘a ‘Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyoom…’ was narrated in a sahih hadith from Anas bin Malik (رضي الله عنه) who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to Fatima (رضى الله عنها):
‘What prevents you from listening to me with what I advise you with? That you should say in the morning and evening:
يَاحَيُّ، يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ، أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ أبدا
Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyoomu birahmatika astagheethu ‘aslih lee sha’nee kullahu wa laa takilnee ‘ilaa nafsee tarfata ‘aynin abada.
O the Ever-Lasting, O the Sustainer and Protector of all that exists. I seek aid through Your Mercy; correct for me all my matters and do not entrust me to my own self even for the blink of an eye, ever.
[Narrated by an-Nasai in as-Sunan al-Kubra (10330) and in ‘Amal al-Yawm wa’l-Laylah (no. 46); by al-Hakim in al-Mustadrak (2000); by al-Bayhaqi in al-Asma’ was-Sifaat (112), and others. Al-Mundhiri said in at-Targhib wa’t-Tarhib (1/313): Its isnad is sahih. Shaykh al-Albani said in as-Silsilah as-Sahihah (no. 227): its isnad is hasan]
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum Bi Rahmatika Astaghees In Arabic
يَاحَيُّ، يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ
Transliteration
Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyoom bi rahmatika astagheeth.
Meaning in English
The dua means O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, by Your mercy I seek Your help.
The Prophet (ﷺ) would invoke Allah (ﷻ) with this dua when in distress. Anas Ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه) said: “Whenever a matter would distress the Prophet (ﷺ) ,he (ﷺ) would the dua.
[Reported by at-Tirmidhi, no. (3524) and graded as “Hasan” by Shaykh al-Albani]
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyoom Full Dua in Arabic Text
The full dua is written in Arabic as:
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ
Transliteration
Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyoomu birahmatika astagheethu ‘aslih lee sha’nee kullahu wa laa takilnee ‘ilaa nafsee tarfata ‘aynin.
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum Bi Rahmatika Meaning in English
The full meaning of this Dua is O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining and All-Sustaining, by Your mercy I seek help; rectify all my affairs and do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for the blink of an eye.
In another narration:
From the hadeeth of Abu Bakra (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The supplications for anxiety and grief is,
اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْت
Transliteration
Allahumma Rahmataka Arjoo, falaa takilni ila nafsee tarfataa ayn aslih li lee sha’ni kullah, la illaaha ila anta.
Meaning in English
O Allah I hope for Your Mercy, do not entrust me to my own self even for the blink of an eye, correct for me all my matters, there is none worthy of worship except You.
[Narrated by Ahmad (27898) and Abu Dawud (5090). It was classed as hasan by al-Albani in Sahih al-Jami‘ (3388)]
Explanation of the Dua
His (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) statement: “Ya Hayyu! Ya Qayyoom!” (O Ever-Living! O Self-Subsisting!)
When the slave perceives the meaning of these two Names “The Ever-Living”, he resorts to Allah; The Ever – Living Who never dies, and he is certain that seeking protection is not achieved except from One Who is Ever-Living and never dies.
As for the living who will die, or the living who have already died, or the inanimate which is lifeless they are not resorted to, humility is not shown to them, nor is reliance placed upon them.
Showing need and humility should not be except to the One Who is Ever-Living; never dies.
Al-Qayyoom is: The Self-Subsisting; Rich, free of need from anyone, and He is the One disposing and managing the affairs of His Creation.
This indicates the neediness of all the creation to Him; there is no self which can stand by itself except by Allah. He takes charge of (guards, maintains, provides, etc.) every soul and it is He in Whose Hands are all matters.
His Statement “Birahmatika Astagheeth” (By Your Mercy I seek assistance). This is beseeching Allah with His Mercy, which implies the two Names Ar-Rahmaan and Ar-Raheem.
Mercy is an attribute which is affirmed to Allah – there is mercy which is particular to His Essence and mercy which is transitive to His creatures.
Istighaathah is seeking aid, and it indicates that in this worldly life, the slave is in great destruction, unless Allah aids and rescues him.
The Salaf used to say: “There is no wonder in the one who is destroyed, how he was destroyed; but the wonder is in the one who is rescued, how he was rescued!”
Why? Because in this worldly life, there are many tough trials, many distractions, various types of obstacles, and numerous occupations which afflict the human being and turn him away from what he is called to and created for.
So those who are saved are less in number than those who are destroyed. Therefore, the slave in this Dunya is in great danger unless Allah assists him by His Mercy.
He therefore implores Allah by His Mercy to save him from destruction and protect him from misguidance, to give him shelter from the Fitan (trials), and to maintain for him his religion in which there is no salvation except by it.
Then he (SAW) said: “Aslih Lee Sha’ni Kullahu” (Rectify for me all of my affairs) which includes the reformation of the religious affairs of the slave, the affairs of his worldly life, and his affairs in the Hereafter.
So when you call Allah by this prayer: “Rectify for me all my affairs”, you entail the rectification of that which crosses your mind (i.e. what you perceive) and of that which has not crossed your mind (i.e. which you do not perceive).
And the bounty of Allah is great. This shows the perfection of the supplications quoted by the Prophet (ﷺ), and that they combine all that is good; for they are comprised of all high requests and perfect noble goals, as well as being protected and kept free from containing mistakes.
He (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) ended his statement with, “Wa la takilnee ila nafsee tarfata ‘ayn” (And do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye).
This statement shows that the poorness (neediness) of the slave to Allah and that he is never self-sufficient in any moment or time of his life.
He cannot live without being in need of Allah for even a blink of an eye, which indicates that his neediness is an essential neediness as Allah’s Richness is an essential richness.
Allah is in no need of His creation in any aspect while His creation is in need of Him from every aspect.
He (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Do not leave me to myself even for a blink of an eye,” i.e. not even for a little moment or time.
This indicates that the slave is in need of Allah in every moment; in his standing, sitting, entering, existing, sleeping, waking, riding, descending; he is in need of Allah in all his affairs. He can never be self-sufficient from his Lord for even a blink of an eye.
What one may benefit from this statement is that trust and confidence should not be except in Allah, as Tawakkul (reliance) cannot be except in Allah.
This statement means that the slave does not trust himself, especially when he knows that trust and confidence is pure reliance (Tawakkul). Trust cannot be except in Allah as Tawakkul cannot be except in Allah.
Source: Explanation of the Hadeeth: “Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyum” by Shaikh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq al-Badr
[Excerpt taken from Al-Muhajiroon Magazine Issue: 21-4 Rajab – Shabaan 1439 A.H.]
Further Benefits
Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) said:
“Indeed a slave of Allah cannot do without Allah making him steadfast even for the blink of an eye. If Allah does not make him steadfast then the heavens and earth of his Eemaan will be removed.’ [I’laam al-Muwaqa’een 1/136]
Ibn Taymeeyah (رحمه الله) said:
‘When a slave of Allah confides in his Lord at the last part of the night and seeks aid from Him and says:
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ لَا إلَهَ إلَّا أَنْتَ بِرَحْمَتِك أَسْتَغِيثُ
O the Ever-Lasting O who protects all that exists. There is none worthy of worship except Allah.I seek aid with Your Mercy.’
Then Allah grants him power and strength the amount which only Allah knows.’ [Majmoo al-Fatawa 28/242]
This Du’aa should be said in the morning and evening (as mentioned in the Hadeeth of Fatimah), and during distress and hardship (as mentioned in the Hadeeth of Abu Bakrah).
There is no problem if one says it often, throughout the day, because a person needs Allah’s help at all times and in all situations.
Memorise the greatest name of Allah, and ensure you always call upon Allah with this name whenever you supplicate to Him.
Though very short, this supplication carries great meanings, and must never be said without contemplation as you are setting your frame of mind for the rest of the day when you say this supplication.
Whenever you say this supplication, always ensure you realise you will fail if you only depend on yourself, even if it is for a moment of your life, so you are always in need for Allah.
Once you say this supplication from the bottom of your heart, you will feel at great ease and comfort as you have entrusted all your affairs to Allah, therefore you know you will have a very successful morning or evening.
