The Prophet ﷺ visited a man who was so emaciated that he had become like a baby bird. He ﷺ said to him: “And did you not used to supplicate? Did you not used to ask Your Lord for sound health?” He said: “I used to say: “O Allah, whatever You are going to punish me with in the Hereafter, then hasten it for me in this world.” So the Prophet ﷺ said: “Glory is to Allah, you are not capable of that” – or – “you are not able to stand that. Would you not say: ‘O Allah, give us good in this world, and good in the Hereafter, and spare us the punishment of the Fire (Allāhumma ātinā fid-dunyā ḥasanatan wa fil ākhirati ḥasanatan wa qinā ʿadhāban-nār).’”  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَادَ رَجُلاً قَدْ جُهِدَ حَتَّى صَارَ مِثْلَ الْفَرْخِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمَا كُنْتَ تَدْعُو أَمَا كُنْتَ تَسْأَلُ رَبَّكَ الْعَافِيَةَ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ مَا كُنْتَ مُعَاقِبِي بِهِ فِي الآخِرَةِ فَعَجِّلْهُ لِي فِي الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ لاَ تُطِيقُهُ أَوْ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُهُ أَفَلاَ كُنْتَ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered upon one of his companions who was bedridden and had become paralyzed. He asked him, "Have you asked Allah?" The companion replied, "O Allah, do not punish me for my sins in the Hereafter, hasten it in this worldly life." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "You have no power over the punishment of Allah, why don't you say, 'O Allah, grant us goodness in this worldly life, and goodness in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Hellfire."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ يَعُودُهُ وَقَدْ صَارَ كَالْفَرْخِ فَقَالَ لَهُ هَلْ سَأَلْتَ اللهَ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ اللهُمَّ مَا كُنْتَ مُعَاقِبِي بِهِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَعَجِّلْهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا طَاقَةَ لَكَ بِعَذَابِ اللهِ هَلَّا قُلْتَ اللهُمَّ آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ  

Did you supplicate for anything or beg of Him about that? He said: Yes. I used to utter (these words): Impose punishment upon me earlier in this world, what Thou art going to impose upon me in the Hereafter. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Hallowed be Allah, you have neither the power nor forbearance to take upon yourself (the burden of His Punishment). Why did you not say this: O Allah, grant us good in the world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of Fire. He (the Holy Prophet) made this supplication (for him) and he was all right. (Using translation from Muslim 2688a)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَادَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَدْ صَارَ مِثْلَ الْفَرْخِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَلْ كُنْتَ تَدْعُو بِشَيْءٍ أَوْ تَسْأَلُهُ إِيَّاهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ كُنْتُ أَقُولُ اللهُمَّ مَا كُنْتَ مُعَاقِبِي بِهِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَعَجِّلْهُ لِي فِي الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ لَا تُطِيقُهُ وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعُهُ فَهَلَّا قُلْتَ اللهُمَّ آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ قَالَ فَدَعَا اللهَ ﷻ فَشَفَاهُ اللهُ ﷻ  

Did you supplicate for anything or beg of Him about that? He said: Yes. I used to utter (these words): Impose punishment upon me earlier in this world, what Thou art going to impose upon me in the Hereafter. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Hallowed be Allah, you have neither the power nor forbearance to take upon yourself (the burden of His Punishment). Why did you not say this: O Allah, grant us good in the world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of Fire. He (the Holy Prophet) made this supplication (for him) and he was all right. (Using translation from Muslim 2688a)   

عَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا قَدْ صَارَ مِثْلَ الْفَرْخِ فَقَالَ «مَا كُنْتَ تَدْعُو بِشَيْءٍ أَوْ تَسْأَلُ؟ » قَالَ كُنْتُ أَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ مَا كُنْتَ مُعَاقِبَنِي بِهِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَعَجِّلْهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ «سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُهُ أَوْ لَا تُطِيقُهُ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ»  

Did you supplicate for anything or beg of Him about that? He said: Yes. I used to utter (these words): Impose punishment upon me earlier in this world, what Thou art going to impose upon me in the Hereafter. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Hallowed be Allah, you have neither the power nor forbearance to take upon yourself (the burden of His Punishment). Why did you not say this: O Allah, grant us good in the world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of Fire. He (the Holy Prophet) made this supplication (for him) and he was all right. (Using translation from Muslim 2688a)   

عَادَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَجُلًا قَدْ جَهِدَ حَتَّى صَارَ مِثْلَ الْفَرْخِ فَقَالَ ﷺ «هَلْ كُنْتَ دَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ بِشَيْءٍ؟ » قَالَ نَعَمْ كُنْتُ أَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ مَا كُنْتَ مُعَاقِبِي بِهِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَعَجِّلْهُ لِي فِي الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ ﷺ «لَا تَسْتَطِيعُهُ أَوْ لَا تُطِيقُهُ فَهَلَّا قُلْتَ اللَّهُمَّ آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ؟ » قَالَ فَدَعَا اللَّهُ فَشَفَاهُ  

Did you supplicate for anything or beg of Him about that? He said: Yes. I used to utter (these words): Impose punishment upon me earlier in this world, what Thou art going to impose upon me in the Hereafter. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Hallowed be Allah, you have neither the power nor forbearance to take upon yourself (the burden of His Punishment). Why did you not say this: O Allah, grant us good in the world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of Fire. He (the Holy Prophet) made this supplication (for him) and he was all right. (Using translation from Muslim 2688a)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَادَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَدْ صَارَ كَالْفَرْخِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا كُنْتَ تَدْعُو بِشَيْءٍ أَوْ تَسْأَلُهُ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ كُنْتُ أَقُولُ اللهُمَّ مَا كُنْتَ مُعَاقِبِي بِهِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَعَجِّلْهُ لِي فِي الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَفَلَا قُلْتَ اللهُمَّ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ» قَالَ فَدَعَا اللهَ فَشَفَاهُ اللهُ  

Did you supplicate for anything or beg of Him about that? He said: Yes. I used to utter (these words): Impose punishment upon me earlier in this world, what Thou art going to impose upon me in the Hereafter. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Hallowed be Allah, you have neither the power nor forbearance to take upon yourself (the burden of His Punishment). Why did you not say this: O Allah, grant us good in the world and good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of Fire. He (the Holy Prophet) made this supplication (for him) and he was all right. (Using translation from Muslim 2688a)   

عَادَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا قَدْ صَارَ مِثْلَ الْفَرْخِ فَقَالَ لَهُ «هَلْ كُنْتَ تَدْعُو بِشَيْءٍ أَوْ تَسْأَلُهُ إِيَّاهُ؟» قَالَ كُنْتُ أَقُولُ اللهُمَّ مَا كُنْتَ مُعَاقِبِي بِهِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَعَجِّلْهُ لِي فِي الدُّنْيَا قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُهُ أَوْ لَا تُطِيقُهُ أَلَا قُلْتَ {رَبَّنَا آتِنَا} [البقرة 201] فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ فِي حَدِيثِ قُتَيْبَةَ قَالَ فَدَعَا اللهَ فَشَفَاهُ اللَّفْظُ لِابْنِ الْمُثَنَّى  

[Machine] The prophet entered upon a man who was sick. The man appeared to be disheveled, so the prophet asked him, "Have you asked your Lord for anything?" The man replied, "Yes, I asked Allah not to punish me in the Hereafter and to give me my reward in this world." The prophet said, "Glory be to Allah! Did you not say: 'Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter'?" The man then repeated the supplication, and he was granted his request.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ يَعُودُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ كَأَنَّهُ هَامَةٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «هَلْ سَأَلْتَ رَبَّكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ اللهُمَّ مَا أَنْتَ مُعَاقِبِي بِهِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَعَجِّلْهُ لِي فِي الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ أَلَا قُلْتَ {رَبَّنَا آتِنَا} [البقرة 201] فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً فَقَالَهَا الرَّجُلُ فَعُوفِيَ  

"عَنْ أنسٍ أنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَأنَّهُ هَامَّةٌ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: هَلْ سَألتَ رَبَّكَ شَيْئًا؟ قَالَ: كنتُ أقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ مَا كنتَ مُعَاقِبِي بِه في الآخِرَةِ فَاجْعَلهُ لِى في الدُّنْيَا، قَال: إِنَّكَ لَنْ تَسْتَطِيعَ ذَلِكَ، أفَلاَ قُلتَ: اللَّهُمَّ آتِنَا في الدنيا حَسَنَةً وَفِى الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ، فَقَالَهَا الرَّجُلُ فَذَهَبَ عَنْهُ".  

"دَخَل رَسُولُ الله ﷺ عَلَى رَجُلٍ كَأَنَّهُ فَرْخٌ مَنْتُوفٌ مِنَ الجَهْدِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ هَلْ كُنتَ تَدْعُو اللهَ بِشَىْء؟ قَالَ: كنتُ أَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَ مَا كنتَ مُعَاقِبِى بِهِ فِى الآخِرَةِ فَعَجِّلهُ لِى فِى الدُّنْيَا، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِي ﷺ ألاَ قُلتَ: اللهُمَّ آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّار، فَدَعا اللهَ فَشَفَاهُ".