Guide us to the straight path
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
"Guide us to the straight path."
Context
The central petition of the prayer the Muslim recites at least seventeen times a day. The classical scholars treated this verse as the plea on which every act of worship depends.
Virtue
Ibn Taymiyyah wrote that the believer's deepest need — greater than food or air — is guidance in every moment.
What the classical scholars said.
Passages from our audiobook library that reference this verse, its theme, or its vocabulary.
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"He is not called mature no matter his guidance, for his guidance lacks the motivation to act."
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"efficiently. Guidance alone does not suffice. There must be a motivating guidance, which is"
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"The best speech is the speech of Allah the Exalted, and the best guidance is the guidance"
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"What is the meaning of saying, Guide us to the straight path, if the heart is heedless,"
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"Seek only your most important needs, saying, Guide us on the straight path, which leads"
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"Whoever remains steadfast in this world on the straight path will find the Sirat in the"
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"only with guidance and teaching, and those for whom teaching and guidance are useless."
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"learning and guidance without guidance. There will come after you a people whose"
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"Upon awakening, he said, by your might, I will never cease striving to obey you, so help me with your guidance in serving you."
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"he said the example of what Allah has sent me with of guidance and knowledge is like abundant rain that falls on the earth a"
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"Moses replied, Yes, I have come to you so that you may teach me from what you have been taught of guidance."
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"Then he said drawing his father's attention to the guidance and beneficial knowledge given to him by Allah"
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"perhaps you will find guidance by the fire. Upon opening his eyes, the divine pen was revealed to him, as"
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"Listen with the secret of your heart to what is revealed, and you might find guidance by the fire, and"
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"However, if their true aim were the righteousness of people, they would rejoice in others' guidance,"
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"boasts of its cleverness and guidance. Its pride grows when attributed to foolishness. So say to it,"
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"being enemies to one another. And if there should come to you guidance from me, then whoever follows"
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"comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance will not fear, nor will they grieve. And those who"
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