48/89. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3522 — Dua for a Firm Heart
The Supplication: “O Changer Of The Hearts”
Dua for a Firm Heart Upon Islam
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3522
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3522
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، عَنْ أَبِي كَعْبٍ، صَاحِبِ الْحَرِيرِ حَدَّثَنِي شَهْرُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لأُمِّ سَلَمَةَ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُ دُعَاءِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَكِ قَالَتْ كَانَ أَكْثَرُ دُعَائِهِ " يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ " . قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لأَكْثَرِ دُعَائِكَ يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ قَالَ " يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ آدَمِيٌّ إِلاَّ وَقَلْبُهُ بَيْنَ أُصْبُعَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ شَاءَ أَقَامَ وَمَنْ شَاءَ أَزَاغَ " . فَتَلاَ مُعَاذٌ : ( ربَّنَا لاَ تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا ) قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَالنَّوَّاسِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ وَأَنَسٍ وَجَابِرٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَنُعَيْمِ بْنِ هَمَّارٍ . قَالَ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Shahr bin Hawshab Narrated from:
I Said To Umm Salamah: ‘O Mother Of The Believers! What Was The Supplication That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said Most Frequently When He Was With You?” She Said: ‘The Supplication He Said Most Frequently Was: “O Changer Of The Hearts, Make My Heart Firm Upon Your Religion (Yā Muqallibal-Qulūb, Thabbit Qalbī `Alā Dīnik).’”She Said: ‘So I Said: “O Messenger Of Allah, Why Do You Supplicate So Frequently: ‘O Changer Of The Hearts, Make My Heart Firm Upon Your Religion.’ He Said: ‘O Umm Salamah! Verily, There Is No Human Being Except That His Heart Is Between Two Fingers Of The Fingers Of Allah, So Whomsoever He Wills He Makes Steadfast, And Whomever He Wills He Causes To Deviate.’”
[1] Āl 'Imrān 3: 8.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3522In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 153English translation : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3522
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3522
This Hadith focuses on the famous dua for a firm heart: Ya Muqallibal-Qulub, Thabbit Qalbi Ala Dinik. Umm Salamah asked what supplication the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said most often when he was with her. She reported that he often asked Allah, the Changer of hearts, to make his heart firm upon His religion. When she asked why, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم explained that every human heart is under Allah’s control. Allah makes firm whom He wills and causes to deviate whom He wills. The core message is humility. Even strong faith needs Allah’s help. This Hadith does not teach self-confidence without dependence on Allah. It teaches steady dua, awareness of the heart’s weakness, and hope that Allah keeps a believer firm.
What we learn from this hadith
- Faith should be protected through regular supplication.
- The heart can change, so a believer should ask Allah for firmness.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم himself often made this dua.
- Steadfastness is from Allah, not from human strength alone.
