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Guidance, Piety, Chastity, and Sufficiency

Guidance, Piety, Chastity, and Sufficiency

Hadith
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالْعَفَافَ وَالْغِنَى

Transliteration

Allahumma inni as’alukal-huda wat-tuqa wal-‘afafa wal-ghina

Translation

O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and sufficiency.

Understand the dua

Background & benefit

Background

ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd narrates that the Prophet ﷺ frequently asked Allah for guidance, piety, chastity, and self‑sufficiency with this short supplication. The dua gathers four essentials of a healthy believer’s life: knowing the right path, fearing Allah, staying pure, and being content rather than greedy It is concise yet covers most of what people chase in more complicated ways.

Benefit

Regular use can shape a person’s ambitions, turning their focus away from mere material gain towards inner guidance, God‑consciousness, moral restraint, and satisfaction with what Allah gives

When to recite

general

Source & authenticity

Source: Hadith

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 3832

Authenticity: Sahih

Reported in Sunan Ibn Mājah (3832) and other collections; graded sahih/hasan. Caution: Be careful not to interpret “ghinā” as only lots of money; scholars explain it as contentment of the heart, whether one has little or much

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