Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

Episode 19: Make Me Better Than What They Think | Prayers of the Pious

This reminder especially applies to those in the public eye. Sh. Omar Suleiman discusses the dangers of destructive praise and the prayer Abu Bakr made to avoid it.

[ Day 19 Du’a ]

ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุงุฌู’ุนูŽู„ู’ู†ูู‰ ุฎูŽูŠู’ุฑู‹ุง ู…ูู…ูŽู‘ุง ูŠูŽุธูู†ูู‘ูˆู†ูŽ ูˆูŽุงุบู’ููุฑู’ ู„ูู‰ ู…ูŽุง ู„ูŽุง ูŠูŽุนู’ู„ูŽู…ููˆู†ูŽ ูˆูŽู„ูŽุง ุชูุคูŽุงุฎูุฐู’ู†ูู‰ ุจูู…ูŽุง ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ููˆู†

โ€œO Allah, make me better than what they think of me, and forgive me for what they do not know about me, and do not take me to account for what they say about me.โ€

Dr. Omar Suleiman

Dr. Omar Suleiman

President | Imam Dr. Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, and an Adjunct Professor of Islamic Studies in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Southern Methodist University.