وَلَمَّاAnd whenكَانَit wasسُؤَالُthe asking ofاللَّهِAllah
And when the asking of Allah
الهِدَايَةَfor guidanceإِلَىtoالصِّرَاطِthe straightالمُسْتَقِيمِpath
for guidance to the straight path
أَجَلَّthe most nobleالمَطَالِبِof requests
is the most noble of requests,
وَنَيْلِهِand attaining itأَشْرَفَthe most honorableالمَوَاهِبِof gifts
and attaining it is the most honorable of gifts,
عَلَّمَHe taughtعِبَادَهُHis servantsكَيْفِيَّةَthe manner ofسُؤَالِهِمْtheir asking
He taught His servants the manner of their asking,
وَأَمَرَهُمْand commanded themأَنْtoيُقَدِّمُواput forwardبَيْنَbeforeيَدَيْهِHim
and commanded them to put forward before Him
حَمْدَهُHis praiseوَالثَّنَاءَand praiseعَلَيْهِupon Himوَتَمْجِيدَهُand His glorification
His praise, praising Him, and His glorification,
ثُمَّthenذَكَرَHe mentionedعُبُودِيَّتَهُمْtheir servitudeوَتَوْحِيدَهُمْand their monotheism
then He mentioned their servitude and their monotheism.
فَهَاتَانِFor these twoوَسِيلَتَانِare two meansإِلَىtoمَطْلُوبِهِمْtheir objective
These two are means to their objective.
تَوَسَّلُواThey seek nearnessإِلَيْهِto Himبِأَسْمَائِهِby His namesوَصَفَاتِهِand His attributes
They seek nearness to Him by His names and attributes,
وَهَاتَانِand these twoالْوَسِيلَتَانِmeansلَاhardlyيَكَادُeverيَرُدُّrejectمَعَهُمَاwith themالدُّعَاءَthe supplication
and these two means are such that supplication with them is hardly ever rejected.
وَيُؤَيِّدُهُمَاThis is supported byالْوَسِيلَتَانِthe two meansالْمَذْكُورَتَانِmentionedفِيinحَدِيثَيْthe two narrations ofالِاسْمِthe nameالأَعْظَمِthe Greatest
This is supported by the two means mentioned in the two narrations of the Greatest Name,
اللتَيْنِwhichرَوَاهُمَاnarrated themابْنُIbnحِبَّانَHibbanفِيinصَحِيحِهِhis Sahihوَالْإِمَامُand ImamأَحْمَدُAhmadوَالتِّرْمِذِيُّand al-Tirmidhi
which were narrated by Ibn Hibban in his Sahih, Imam Ahmad, and al-Tirmidhi.
أَحَدُهُمَاOne of themحَدِيثُis the narration ofعَبْدِAbdullahاللَّهِbinبْنِBuraidahبُرَيْدَةَfromعَنْhisأَبِيهِfather
One of them is the narration of Abdullah bin Buraidah from his father,
قَالَwho said:«سَمِعْتُ"I heardالنَّبِيَّthe Prophetصَلَّىmay Allahاللَّهُexalt himعَلَيْهِand grant himوَسَلَّمَpeace
who said: 'I heard the Prophet, may Allah exalt him and grant him peace,
يَرَىseeingرَجُلًاa manيَدْعُوsupplicatingوَيَقُولُand saying:
while seeing a man supplicating and saying:
اللَّهُمَّ"O Allah,إِنِّيindeedأَسْأَلُكَI ask Youبِأَنِّيby virtue of the fact thatأَشْهَدُI bear witness
O Allah, indeed I ask You by virtue of the fact that I bear witness
أَنَّكَthat Youاللَّهُare Allah,الَّذِيthe Oneلَاthere is noإِلَٰهَdeityإِلَّاexceptأَنْتَYou
that You are Allah, there is no deity except You,
الْأَحَدُthe Oneالصَّمَدُthe Eternal Refugeالَّذِيwhoلَمْdoes notيَلِدْbegetوَلَمْand was notيُولَدْborn
the One, the Eternal Refuge, who neither begets nor is born,
وَلَمْand there hasيَكُنْneverلَهُbeen to Himكُفُوًاanyأَحَدٌequivalent."
and nor is there to Him any equivalent."