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3951. It was narrated that Mu’adh bin Jabal said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ prayed one day, and made the prayer lengthy. When he finished we said (or they said): ‘O Messenger of Allāh, you made the prayer lengthy today.’ He said: ‘I offered a prayer of hope and fear. I asked Allāh for three things for my nation, and He granted me two and refused one. I asked Him not to let my nation be destroyed by enemies from without, and He granted me that. And I asked Him not to let them be destroyed by drowning, and He granted me that. And I asked Him not to let
them be destroyed by fighting among themselves, but He refused that.”” (Sahih).يَجْعَلُ بِأَسْمِهِ يَبْتَهُمُ، فَرَدَّهَا عَلَيَّ”.
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a. The acceptance of this supplication is evident in the fact that from the era of the Prophet ﷺ, till this time, there was no period free from an independent Muslim government in this world. Moreover, if sometimes non-Muslims gained power over some territories of Muslims, then Allāh made among them who embraced Islam and defended it.
b. The torment of drowning means any common calamity that destroys an entire Muslim nation such as flood, earthquake, storm, etc. These punishments, in this nation, do not take place as they did with the previous nations, so that all those who used to deny the truth would totally perish.
