Comprehensive Goodness in Both Worlds
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً، وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ.
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
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“Our Lord, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.”
Form: the verbs “atina” (آتِنَا) and “qina” (قِنَا). The most frequently uttered supplication in Islam. It comprises the absolute fullness of well-being in the worldly life and eternal salvation in the Hereafter.
Tafsir of Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Saadi
Sheikh as-Saadi explains: “Good in this world includes lawful provision, a righteous spouse, pious children, health, and beneficial knowledge. Good in the Hereafter includes deliverance from the horrors of the Day of Judgement and entry into Paradise”.
Tafsir of Imam Ibn Kathir
Ibn Kathir stresses: “This supplication has gathered within itself all the good of the worldly and the eternal life and has turned away all evil. That is precisely why the Prophet Muhammad most often uttered it”.
Tafsir al-Baghawi
«…And among them is (one) who says: “(O) our Lord! Grant us good in (this) world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire” …» That is, this verse speaks of the believers. The scholars differed regarding the meaning of these two blessings.
Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Good in this world is a righteous wife, and good in the Hereafter is Paradise and the houris of Paradise.
As-Suddi and Ibn Hayyan said: Good in this world is lawful provision and righteous deeds, while good in the Hereafter is forgiveness and reward.
Qatadah said: Good in this world is being spared all that is bad, and good in the Hereafter is likewise being spared all that is bad.
‘Awf said concerning this verse: Whoever Allah has granted Islam, the Qur’an, a family, and wealth has been granted good in this world and good in the Hereafter.
In “Sahih al-Bukhari” (No. 4522) and “Sahih Muslim” (No. 2688) it is reported from Anas ibn Malik that the most frequent supplication of the Prophet was precisely these words.