In a world brimming with ideas, one fears for their heart and recalls this supplication

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to say in a supplication of the night prayer – after Takbeer and before recitation:

اللّهُـمَّ رَبَّ جِـبْرائيل ، وَميكـائيل ، وَإِسْـرافيل، فاطِـرَ السَّمواتِ وَالأَرْض ، عالـِمَ الغَيْـبِ وَالشَّهـادَةِ أَنْـتَ تَحْـكمُ بَيْـنَ عِبـادِكَ فيـما كانوا فيهِ يَخْتَلِفـون. اهدِنـي لِمـا اخْتُـلِفَ فيـهِ مِنَ الْحَـقِّ بِإِذْنِك ، إِنَّـكَ تَهْـدي مَنْ تَشـاءُ إِلى صِراطٍ مُسْتَقـيم

O Allah! Lord of Jibraa’eel, Meekaa’eel, and Israafeel, Creator of the heavens and the Earth, The Knower of the seen and the unseen. You judge between Your slaves regarding in that which they differ. Guide me to the truth regarding that in which there is differing, by Your Will. Verily, You guide whomever you will to the straight path. [1]

According to the scholars, even though Allah is the Creator of all things, these magnificent creations [Jibraa’eel, Meekaa’eel, Israafeel, the heavens, and the earth] have been explicitly mentioned as is the case in the Qur’an and authentic Sunnah regarding the specific mention of every created thing that has a great status, such as the statements, “Lord of the Heavens and the Earth”, “Lord of the Supreme Throne”, “Lord of the Angels and Jibreel”, “The Lord of the two Easts (places of sunrise during early summer and early winter) and the Lord of the two Wests (places of sunset during early summer and early winter)”, “The Lord of Humankind”, “The King of Humankind”, “The Only True God of Humankind”, “The Lord of all Created Things”, “The Lord of the Prophets”, “The Creator of the Heavens and the Earth”, “The Originator of the Heavens and the Earth” etc. All these things and what is similar to them show Allah’s greatness, All-Encompassing Power, and absolute Sovereignty. [2]

In this supplication, one employs the means to seek Allah’s (Love, Assistance, and Pleasure) by acknowledging and affirming that He is the Lord – in general and specific – of these three Angels who have been given the means to give life. Jibreel is responsible for conveying revelations to the Prophets, which bring life to the hearts and souls through sound belief. Meekaa’eel brings rain, which gives life to the earth, vegetation, and animals. Israafeel blows the trumpet for the resurrection of the creation after death.

Also employing the means to seek Allah’s (Love, Assistance, and Pleasure) by acknowledging and affirming that He alone is the Originator of the heavens and earth- their Creator and the One Who brought them into existence when they never existed, and that He is the Knower of the unseen and seen- knower of the hidden and apparent, and He is the (perfect) Judge between His servants regarding that which they differ so that He guides you to the truth in that which they differ. Regarding guidance, it is to possess knowledge of the truth together with the intent to follow it, while giving it precedence over everything else. A (rightly) guided person is someone who acts upon the truth and yearns for it. This is Allah’s greatest blessing that is bestowed on (His) servants. [3]

[1] Saheeh Muslim 770.

[2] Sharh Saheeh Muslim 5/50.

[3] An Excerpt from Fiqh Al-Ad’iyah Wal Ad’kaar 3/139-140.