((اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ جِبْرَائِيلَ، وَمِيْكَائِيلَ، وَإِسْرَافِيلَ، فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ، عَالِمَ الغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ. اهْدِنِي لِمَا اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِكَ إِنَّكَ تَهْدِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقيمٍ)).
(Allahumma rabba jibra-eel, wameeka-eel, wa-israfeel fatiras-samawati walard, AAalimal-ghaybi washshahadah, anta tahkumu bayna AAibadika feema kanoo feehi yakhtalifoon. ihdinee limakh-tulifa feehi minal-haqqi bi-ithnik, innaka tahdee man tasha-o ila siratin mustaqeem.)
(O Allah, Lord of Jibra-eel, Meeka-eel and Israfeel (great angles), Creator of the heavens and the Earth, Knower of the seen and the unseen. You are the arbitrator between Your servants in that which they have disputed. Guide me to the truth by Your leave, in that which they have differed, for verily You guide whom You will to a straight path.)
Hisn al-Muslim 16 · Hisn al-Muslim
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 16
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Context & meaning
A long address comes before any request. He is named Lord of three by name — Jibra-eel, Meeka-eel and Israfeel — then Creator of the heavens and the Earth, then Knower of the seen and the unseen. A statement follows rather than a request: You are the arbitrator between Your servants in that which they have disputed. Only then does the request arrive, and it is shaped by that statement — guide me to the truth in that which they have differed, by Your leave.
When & how to recite
The chapter places these words at the beginning of the prayer.
Reflection
Disagreement is named twice, first as something He arbitrates and then as the exact place guidance is asked for. The request is not that the dispute be settled, but that the speaker be guided within it.
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Common questions
What does this supplication actually say?
Rendered in English: “O Allah, Lord of Jibra-eel, Meeka-eel and Israfeel (great angles), Creator of the heavens and the Earth, Knower of the seen and the unseen. You are the arbitrator between Your servants in that which they have disputed. Guide me to the truth by Your leave, in that which they have differed, for verily You guide whom You will to a straight path.” A long address comes before any request.
Is there a transliteration?
Read without Arabic letters it is: “Allahumma rabba jibra-eel, wameeka-eel, wa-israfeel fatiras-samawati walard, AAalimal-ghaybi washshahadah, anta tahkumu bayna AAibadika feema kanoo feehi yakhtalifoon. ihdinee limakh-tulifa feehi minal-haqqi bi-ithnik, innaka tahdee man tasha-o ila siratin mustaqeem.”
What is the source for this?
The entry is filed at Sahih Muslim 1703.
When should you say it?
The chapter places these words at the beginning of the prayer. Disagreement is named twice, first as something He arbitrates and then as the exact place guidance is asked for.