Mushna Dua Library

Seeking Allah’s Love

Hadith/Dhikr

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ، وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ، وَالْعَمَلَ الَّذِي يُبَلِّغُنِي حُبَّكَ، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ حُبَّكَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ نَفْسِي وَأَهْلِي وَمِنَ الْمَاءِ الْبَارِدِ

Transliteration

Allāhumma innī as’aluka ḥubbak, wa ḥubba man yuḥibbuk, wal-ʿamala lladhī yuballighunī ḥubbak. Allāhummajʿal ḥubbaka aḥabba ilayya min nafsī wa ahli wa minal-mā’i l-bārid.

Translation

“O Allah, I ask You for Your love, and the love of those who love You, and for the deeds that will cause me to attain Your love. O Allah, make Your love more beloved to me than myself, my family, and cold water.”

Understand the dua

Background & benefit

Background

A supplication for Allah’s love and actions that lead to it.

Benefit

Good for spiritual aspiration, sincerity, and love-based worship.

When to recite

Recite when working on character, anger, jealousy, impatience, pride, relationships, or personal reform.

Virtue note

This supplication is reported in Jamiʿ at-Tirmidhi and asks Allah for His love, the love of those who love Him, and actions that bring a person closer to His love. The meaning is beautiful and should be understood together with its reported source.

Source & authenticity

Source: Hadith/Dhikr

Reference: Sahih Muslim 771

Authenticity: Hasan

Tirmidhī explicitly grades this report as ḥasan gharīb, and later hadith scholars agree that its chain is acceptable; it is widely cited in books of dua and spiritual purification. Caution: Some summaries truncate the dua to only “Allāhumma innī as’aluka ḥubbak …” and omit the second sentence; including the full wording keeps the balanced emphasis on love, righteous deeds, and preferring Allah over all else.

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