Meaning and benefit
For longing for closeness to Allah, Paradise, and choosing the Hereafter over worldly pressure.
Background
This is the du‘ā’ of Āsiyā (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā), the wife of Pharaoh. This du‘ā’ is a testament to her imān and yaqīn in Allah. Being the wife of the most powerful King on the earth, she could have enjoyed the best of what a woman could desire in the world. However, she gave this up, rejected the glitz and glamour of this world, and chose Allah over all of this. She resisted the pressures of her society, the palace, the throne and her own husband, and chose instead to submit to Allah. As a result, she suffered greatly for it. But it was worth it. It made her one of the most revered women across history, and more importantly in the sight of Allah. The scholars mention that by mentioning ‘near You’ before ‘a house’, she chose her neighbor before the house i.e. what was more important to her was that she enjoys the proximity and closeness to Allah than the house itself. This brief, yet powe
When to recite
General dua · Reflection · Quranic supplication
Source note
Classification: Quranic
Quranic supplication. The wording is from the Quran, so the Arabic should be recited as it appears in the mushaf.
