How are supplication as worship and supplication as a request related?
2026-09-20
T07 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Original Q&A · Selected source passage(s) — fully translated
Selected answer excerpt from an original Q&A discussing Qur’anic usage of duʿāʾ. The English translates every displayed Arabic paragraph; this selection is not the complete surrounding work. Square brackets identify translator-supplied clarification.
النص العربي
الجواب
لفظ الدعاء والدعوة في القرآن يتناول شيئين: دعاء العبادة، ودعاء المسألة.
وكل واحد من دعاء العبادة ودعاء المسألة مستلزم للآخر.
English translation
English translation reviewed against the displayed Arabic by SalafAlSalih editorial preparation (AI-assisted); explanatory additions appear in square brackets or separate notes.
Answer
The expressions duʿāʾ and daʿwah in the Qur’an encompass two things: supplication as worship and supplication as asking.
Each of supplication as worship and supplication as asking entails the other.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 10/237–240
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic passage checked against the cited edition and location. English reviewed against every displayed Arabic paragraph on 14 October 2026.