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tirmidhi:3522Abū Mūsá al-Anṣārī > Muʿādh b. Muʿādh > Abū Kaʿb Ṣāḥib al-Ḥarīr > Shahr b. Ḥawshab

“I said to Umm Salamah: ‘O Mother of the Believers! What was the supplication that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said most frequently when he was with you?” She said: ‘The supplication he said most frequently was: “O Changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion (Yā Muqallibal-qulūb, thabbit qalbī ʿalā dīnik).’” She said: ‘So I said: “O Messenger of Allah, why do you supplicate so frequently: ‘O Changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.’ He said: ‘O Umm Salamah! Verily, there is no human being except that his heart is between Two Fingers of the Fingers of Allah, so whomsoever He wills He makes steadfast, and whomever He wills He causes to deviate.’”  

الترمذي:٣٥٢٢حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ أَبِي كَعْبٍ صَاحِبِ الْحَرِيرِ حَدَّثَنِي شَهْرُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُ دُعَاءِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَكِ قَالَتْ كَانَ أَكْثَرُ دُعَائِهِ يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لأَكْثَرِ دُعَائِكَ يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ قَالَ يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ آدَمِيٌّ إِلاَّ وَقَلْبُهُ بَيْنَ أُصْبُعَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَقَامَ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَزَاغَ فَتَلاَ مُعَاذٌ ( ربَّنَا لاَ تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا ) قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَالنَّوَّاسِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ وَأَنَسٍ وَجَابِرٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَنُعَيْمِ بْنِ هَمَّارٍ قَالَ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ  


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ahmad:26679Muʿādh b. Muʿādh > Abū Kaʿb Ṣāḥib al-Ḥarīr > Shahr b. Ḥawshab

“I said to Umm Salamah: ‘O Mother of the Believers! What was the supplication that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said most frequently when he was with you?” She said: ‘The supplication he said most frequently was: “O Changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion (Yā Muqallibal-qulūb, thabbit qalbī ʿalā dīnik).’” She said: ‘So I said: “O Messenger of Allah, why do you supplicate so frequently: ‘O Changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.’ He said: ‘O Umm Salamah! Verily, there is no human being except that his heart is between Two Fingers of the Fingers of Allah, so whomsoever He wills He makes steadfast, and whomever He wills He causes to deviate.’” (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3522)   

أحمد:٢٦٦٧٩حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَعْبٍ صَاحِبُ الْحَرِيرِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شَهْرُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لِأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا كَانَ أَكْثَرَ دُعَاءِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَكِ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ أَكْثَرُ دُعَائِهِ يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا أَكْثَرَ دُعَاءَكَ يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ؟ قَالَ يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ آدَمِيٍّ إِلَّا وَقَلْبُهُ بَيْنَ أُصْبُعَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِ اللهِ ﷻ مَا شَاءَ أَقَامَ وَمَا شَاءَ أَزَاغَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ سَأَلْتُ أَبِي عَنْ أَبِي كَعْبٍ؟ فَقَالَ ثِقَةٌ وَاسْمُهُ عَبْدُ رَبِّهِابْنُ عُبَيْدٍ  

tabarani:20182ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Ḥajjāj b. Minhāl > ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd b. Bahrām > Shahr b. Ḥawshab > Um Salamah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to frequently say, "O Turner of hearts, keep my heart steadfast on your religion." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, indeed hearts are prone to fluctuation." He replied, "Yes, every son of Adam that Allah has created has a heart between two fingers of the fingers of Allah, and He can turn it as He wishes. We ask Allah, our Lord, not to cause our hearts to deviate after He has guided us, and we ask Him to bestow upon us mercy from Him for He is the Bestower." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, teach me a supplication that I can make for myself." He said, "Say: 'O Allah, forgive my sins and remove the anger in my heart, and protect me from the misguidance of tribulations.'"  

الطبراني:٢٠١٨٢حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ بَهْرَامَ ثنا شَهْرُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُكْثِرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ «يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ» قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَإِنَّ الْقُلُوبَ لَتَتَقَلَّبُ قَالَ «نَعَمْ مَا خَلَقَ اللهُ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ مِنْ بَشَرٍ إِلَّا وَقَلْبُهُ بَيْنَ أُصْبُعَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِ اللهِ إِنْ شَاءَ أَقَامَهُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ أَزَاغَهُ فَنَسْأَلُ اللهَ رَبَّنَا أَنْ لَا يُزِيغَ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَانَا وَنَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَهَبَ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْهُ رَحْمَةً إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْوَهَّابُ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَعَلِّمْنِي دُعَاءً أَدْعُو بِهِ لِنَفْسِي قَالَ «قُولِي اللهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي وَأَذْهِبْ غَيْظَ قَلْبِي وَأَجِرْنِي مِنْ مُضِلَّاتِ الْفِتَنِ»  

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"عن شهر بن حوشب قال: قلت لأم سلمة: يا أم المؤمنين ما كان أكثر دعاء رسول الله ﷺ إذا كان عندك؟ قالت: كان أكثر دعائِه: يا مقلب القلوب ثبت قلبي على دينك، ثم قال: يا أم سلمة! إنه ليس من آدمي إلا وقلبه بين أصبعين من أصابع الله - تعالى- ما شاء منها أقام وما شاء أزاغ".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة