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Hadith for · dua

Allah is shy to return empty hands

Monday, July 18, 2016

Transliteration

Inna Rabbakum hayiyyun karim, yastahyi min 'abdihi idha rafa'a yadayhi ilayhi an yaruddahuma sifra.

Translation

Your Lord is Shy and Generous — He is shy, when His servant raises his hands to Him, to return them empty.

Narrated by Salman al-Farisi·Sunan Abi Dawud 1488, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3556 (hasan)

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