Dua for Musa (AS) — Quran 7:155-156 (Al-A'raf) | Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning

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This dua was made by Musa (AS) After selecting seventy men to seek Allah's forgiveness for the calf incident, Musa witnessed them struck by a violent earthquake at Mount Sinai (as a trial from Allah), and pleaded to Allah not to destroy his people for the foolishness of a few among them.

Dua for Musa (AS)

رَبِّ لَوۡ شِئۡتَ أَهۡلَكۡتَهُم مِّن قَبۡلُ وَإِيَّٰيَۖ أَتُهۡلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ مِنَّآۖ إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا فِتۡنَتُكَ تُضِلُّ بِهَا مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَهۡدِي مَن تَشَآءُۖ أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَاۖ وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡغَٰفِرِينَ ۞ وَٱكۡتُبۡ لَنَا فِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةٗ وَفِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ إِنَّا هُدۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَۚ

Rabbi law shi'ta ahlaktahum min qablu wa iyyaay; 'a tuhlikuna bimaa fa'alas sufahaaa'u minaa in hiya illaa fitnatuka tudillu bihaa man tashaaa'u wa tahdee man tashaaa; Anta waliyyunaa faghfir lanaa warhamnaa wa Anta khairul ghaafireen Waktub lanaa fee haazi hid dunyaa hasanatanw wa fil Aakhirati innaa hudnaaa ilaik;

“"O my Lord! if it had been Thy will Thou couldst have destroyed, long before, both them and me: wouldst Thou destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us? this is no more than Thy trial: by it Thou causest whom Thou wilt to stray, and Thou leadest whom Thou wilt into the right path. Thou art our Protector: so forgive us and give us Thy mercy; for Thou art the best of those who forgive. "And ordain for us that which is good, in this life and in the Hereafter: for we have turned unto Thee."”

Quran — Al-A'raf 7:155-156

Who made this dua: Musa (AS)

When: After selecting seventy men to seek Allah's forgiveness for the calf incident, Musa witnessed them struck by a violent earthquake at Mount Sinai (as a trial from Allah), and pleaded to Allah not to destroy his people for the foolishness of a few among them

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