Remembrance 31 from Chapter 337

Allāhumma innī as’aluka ḥubbaka wa ḥubba man yuḥibbuk, wa-l-‘amala-lladhī yuballighunī ḥubbak. Allāhumma-j‘al ḥubbaka aḥabba ilayya min nafsī wa ahlī wa mina-l-mā’il-bārid.

We relate in [the same source] that Abū ad-Dardā’ reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “The du‘ā’ of Dāwūd was: ‘O Allah, I ask You for Your love, the love of those who love You, and deeds that make me attain Your love. O Allah, make Your love more beloved to me than my own self, my family, or cool water.” ^[40].At-Tirmidhī states that this is a ḥasan hadith.

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