Ask for guidance and freedom from want

What It Means: Reading in Context

This is the complete supplication reported in the narration. The translation keeps its older English forms and its wording for the four requests. The request concerning provision appears alongside guidance and moral care, rather than as a promise of wealth. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 2721a. The quoted wording is the English translation of the reported saying. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.