the Companion RabīꜤa رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ, is that one should not feel shy or hesitant when asking from the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. In this worldly life, when approaching kings or wealthy individuals, a person may hesitate or feel fearful, wondering if their request will be fulfilled. He may fear asking for a particular thing perhaps will make them angry.

The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is the most generous of the generous. When it comes to him, there is no need for hesitation, no need for shyness, and no fear that a request will go unfulfilled. Look at RabīꜤa رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ; he asked without hesitation. And what did he ask for? He asked for the blessing of passing away with faith (for one without faith will never enter Paradise), he asked for the ability to perform good deeds (for while entrance to Paradise is granted by Allah’s mercy, higher ranks are awarded according to one’s good deeds), he asked for the acceptance of his deeds on the Day of Judgement (for one whose deeds are rejected cannot attain high stations in Paradise), and then, he requested a high rank in Paradise.

The final Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم granted all of this to his Companion.

From this, we understand that we too can ask our Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم for faith, wealth, children, honour, Paradise, and everything. Indeed, asking from him is the practice of the Companions.^[1]

The need for awareness in asking

Dear Islamic brothers! While we can ask for anything from the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and indeed, we know Allah granted him ability to give us what we ask for. Yet, there is one thing to remember. A person should know how to ask.

Certainly, we can ask our Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم for every goodness of this