Part 10: The Fourth Supplication (Morning/Evening)- The Divine Protection

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The Fourth Supplication

“اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ أُشْهِدُكَ وَأُشْهِدُ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ،

وَمَلَائِكَتَكَ وَجَمِيعَ خَلْقِكَ، أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ

وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ”.

Allaahumma ‘innee ‘asbahtu ‘ush-hiduka wa ‘ush-hidu hamalata ‘arshika, wa malaa’ikataka wajamee’a khalqika, ‘annaka ‘Antallaahu laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa ‘Anta wahdaka laa shareeka laka, wa ‘anna Muhammadan ‘abduka wa Rasooluka.

O Allah , I have entered a new morning ¹ and call upon You and upon the bearers of Your Throne , upon Your angels and all creation to bear witness that surely You are Allah , there is none worthy of worship but You alone , You have no partners, and that Muhammad is Your slave and Your Messenger . (Recite four times in Arabic.) 

¹ When you say this in the evening you should say, Allaahumma ‘innee ‘amsaytu. . . .: “O Allah, I have ended another day…”

Status of this Supplication: Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said: ” “Allah will spare whoever says this four times in the morning or evening from the fire of Hell, “ Abu Dawud.

Meaning and Beauty: Who are the carriers of the throne?

The Carriers of the Throne in the Qur’an

“Those [angels] who carry the Throne and those around it exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who have believed, [saying], “Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire.” (Ghafir:7)

“And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].” (Al Haqqa:17)

The Carriers of the Throne in the Sunnah

Jabir Ibn Abdullah (RA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: “I have been given permission to speak about one of the angels of Allah who carry the Throne. The distance between his ear lobes and his shoulders is equivalent to a seven hundred year journey.” (Abu Dawood)

Huge Size

The Prophet (SAW) said about Jibreel: “I saw Jibreel descending from heaven, and his great size filled the space between the heaven and the earth.” (Muslim)

What is fascinating about this supplication?

• It calls on Allah and His angels to bear witness to His oneness.
• Invoking Allah as witness provides the most emphatic way of your belief in this statement.
• You do not call on Allah to witness in support of your own statement unless you are absolutely certain that what you say is true.

Read the next Part 11: The Fifth Supplication