Steadfastness of Heart and Faith
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا، وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ. رَبَّنَا، إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ النَّاسِ لِيَوْمٍ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ.
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ النَّاسِ لِيَوْمٍ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ
Could not load the audio. Please try again later.
“Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself. Indeed, You are the Bestower. Our Lord, indeed You will gather the people for a Day about which there is no doubt. Indeed, Allah does not fail in His promise.”
Forms: The prohibitive construction “la tuzigh” (“do not let deviate”) and the petition “hab lana” (“grant us”). It is the supplication of the scholars firmly rooted in knowledge for the preservation of faith and for protection from doubts and heresy.
Tafsir of Sheikh Abd al-Rahman al-Saadi
Sheikh al-Saadi writes: “The people of knowledge realise that human hearts are subject to change, therefore they ask Allah to protect them from deviating from the truth after right guidance has been granted to them.”
Tafsir of Imam Ibn Kathir
Ibn Kathir notes that the Prophet Muhammad often turned to Allah with the supplication about the turning of hearts: “O Turner of hearts! Make my heart steadfast in Your religion!”
Tafsir al-Baghawi
The words of Allah, the Exalted: “... Our Lord! Do not cause our hearts to deviate...” That is, those firmly grounded in knowledge also say: “Our Lord! Do not cause our hearts to deviate”—that is, do not turn them away from the truth and guidance, as You turned away the hearts of those in whose hearts there is deviation,
“...after You have guided us...” —You enabled us to follow Your religion and to believe in the verses, both those with unambiguous meaning and those with multiple meanings, in Your Book.
“...and grant us from Yourself...” that is, bestow upon us from Yourself
“...mercy...” —support and firmness in the faith and guidance upon which we stand. Ad-Dahhak said: What is meant by “mercy” is forgiveness and forbearance. “...Indeed, You are the Bestower!...”
The words of Allah, the Exalted: “...Our Lord! Indeed, You will gather all people for a Day...” That is, for the advent of the Day (of Judgment). It is also said that the particle “lam” in the expression “li-yawmin” means “concerning.”
“...about which there is no doubt...” that is, there is no doubt concerning it; this is the Day of Resurrection.
“...Indeed, Allah does not fail in His promise!...” The word “mi‘ad” (meeting, appointed time) is formed according to the pattern “mif‘al” from the root “wa‘d”—“to promise.”
In “Sunan at-Tirmidhi” (No. 3522) it is reported from Umm Salamah that the most frequent supplication of the Prophet in her house was: “Yaa Muqalliba l-quloob, thabbit qalbee ‘alaa deenik!”