Righteous Offspring
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ.
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
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“My Lord! Grant me from among the righteous!”
Form: the imperative “hab li” (هب لي — grant me). A brief, concise supplication of Ibrahim for a righteous son.
Tafsir of Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Saadi
Sheikh as-Saadi points out: “Ibrahim asked not simply for a child, but specifically for a righteous son who would help him in worship. And Allah gladdened him with the tidings of a forbearing son, Ismail.”
Tafsir of Imam Ibn Kathir
Ibn Kathir notes: “Allah granted him Ismail in his old age, and he became a model of obedience in the trial of the sacrifice.”
Tafsir al-Baghawi
«…(Then he called upon Allah in supplication): “My Lord! Grant me one of the righteous!”…» That is, grant me a righteous son who will be among the righteous.
In “Sahih al-Bukhari” (No. 3362) the story of Ismail and the blessing upon his descendants is narrated.