Allahumma bi-'ilmika-l-ghayb: truth in anger and the beauty of faith
O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over creation, keep me alive as long as You know life is better for me, and take me when You know death is better for me. O Allah, I ask You for fear of You in private and in public. I ask You for the word of truth in contentment and in anger. I ask You for moderation in poverty and in wealth. I ask You for a bliss that never runs out and a delight of the eye that never ceases. I ask You for contentment after Your decree, and for a cool, pleasant life after death. I ask You for the joy of looking upon Your Face and a longing to meet You, without harmful adversity or a misleading trial. O Allah, adorn us with the beauty of faith, and make us guides who are rightly guided.
'Ammar ibn Yasir led a short prayer and explained that he had made du'a in it with words he heard from the Prophet ﷺ. Among them: truthful speech whether pleased or angry, contentment with Allah's decree, and faith that adorns the believer. Follow any timing or count stated in the cited narration; otherwise it may be used as a general personal du'a.
The Arabic and meaning are paired with Sunan an-Nasa'i 1305 (sahih). No special promise or count is added without a cited basis.
Allahumma bi-'ilmika-l-ghayba wa qudratika 'ala-l-khalqi ahyini ma 'alimta-l-hayata khayran li, wa tawaffani idha 'alimta-l-wafata khayran li. Allahumma wa as'aluka khashyataka fi-l-ghaybi wa-sh-shahadah, wa as'aluka kalimata-l-haqqi fi-r-rida wa-l-ghadab, wa as'aluka-l-qasda fi-l-faqri wa-l-ghina, wa as'aluka na'iman la yanfad, wa as'aluka qurrata 'aynin la tanqati', wa as'aluka-r-rida'a ba'da-l-qada', wa as'aluka barda-l-'ayshi ba'da-l-mawt, wa as'aluka ladhdhata-n-nadhari ila wajhik, wa-sh-shawqa ila liqa'ik, fi ghayri darra'a mudirrah, wa la fitnatin mudillah. Allahumma zayyinna bi-zinati-l-iman, waj'alna hudatan muhtadin.
O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over creation, keep me alive as long as You know life is better for me, and take me when You know death is better for me. O Allah, I ask You for fear of You in private and in public. I ask You for the word of truth in contentment and in anger. I ask You for moderation in poverty and in wealth. I ask You for a bliss that never runs out and a delight of the eye that never ceases. I ask You for contentment after Your decree, and for a cool, pleasant life after death. I ask You for the joy of looking upon Your Face and a longing to meet You, without harmful adversity or a misleading trial. O Allah, adorn us with the beauty of faith, and make us guides who are rightly guided.
'Ammar ibn Yasir led a short prayer and explained that he had made du'a in it with words he heard from the Prophet ﷺ. Among them: truthful speech whether pleased or angry, contentment with Allah's decree, and faith that adorns the believer.
What does Allahumma bi-'ilmika-l-ghayb: truth in anger and the beauty of faith mean?
O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over creation, keep me alive as long as You know life is better for me, and take me when You know death is better for me. O Allah, I ask You for fear of You in private and in public. I ask You for the word of truth in contentment and in anger. I ask You for moderation in poverty and in wealth. I ask You for a bliss that never runs out and a delight of the eye that never ceases. I ask You for contentment after Your decree, and for a cool, pleasant life after death. I ask You for the joy of looking upon Your Face and a longing to meet You, without harmful adversity or a misleading trial. O Allah, adorn us with the beauty of faith, and make us guides who are rightly guided.
When should I recite Allahumma bi-'ilmika-l-ghayb: truth in anger and the beauty of faith?
'Ammar ibn Yasir led a short prayer and explained that he had made du'a in it with words he heard from the Prophet ﷺ. Among them: truthful speech whether pleased or angry, contentment with Allah's decree, and faith that adorns the believer. Follow any timing or count stated in the cited narration; otherwise it may be used as a general personal du'a.
What is the source for Allahumma bi-'ilmika-l-ghayb: truth in anger and the beauty of faith?
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1305 (sahih).