Duaa for Distress

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم 

Al-Anbiya 21:87

وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 

And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."

Al-Anbiya 21:88

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْغَمِّۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُۨجِى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ 

So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.

Al-Anbiya 21:89

وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ 

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors."

Al-Anbiya 21:90

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُۥ زَوْجَهُۥٓۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًاۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا خَٰشِعِينَ 

So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.

Clear trial of Ibrahim عليه سلام and reward of good doer and his patient son

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم 

As-Saffat 37:99

وَقَالَ إِنِّى ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ 

And [then] he said, "Indeed, I will go to [where I am ordered by] my Lord; He will guide me.

As-Saffat 37:100

رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ 

My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous

As-Saffat 37:101

فَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٍ 

So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.

As-Saffat 37:102

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْىَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ 

And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think."  He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded.  You will find me, if Allah wills, of the steadfast."

As-Saffat 37:103

فَلَمَّآ أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلْجَبِينِ 

And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead,

As-Saffat 37:104

وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ 

We called to him, "O Abraham,

As-Saffat 37:105

قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ ٱلرُّءْيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ 

You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

As-Saffat 37:106

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْبَلَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْمُبِينُ 

Indeed, this was the clear trial.

Righteous Offspring

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم 

Al-Anbiya 21:72

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ‌وٓ إِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ نَافِلَةًۖ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا صَٰلِحِينَ 

And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous.

______from Tafsir ibn Katheer____

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ نَافِلَةً

And We bestowed upon him Ishaq, and Ya`qub Nafilatan.

Ata' and Mujahid said,

"Nafilatan means as a gift."

Ibn Abbas, Qatadah and Al-Hakam bin `]Uyaynah said,

"The gift of a son who has a son,"

meaning that Yaqub was the son of Ishaq, as Allah says:

فَبَشَّرْنَـهَا بِإِسْحَـقَ وَمِن وَرَاءِ إِسْحَـقَ يَعْقُوبَ

But We gave her glad tidings of Ishaq, and after Ishaq, of Yaqub. (11:71)

Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said,

"He asked for one (son), and said, 

رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ الصَّـلِحِينِ

"My Lord! Grant me from the righteous." (37:100) 

So Allah gave him Ishaq, and gave him Yaqub in addition. 

 

وَكُلًّ جَعَلْنَا صَالِحِينَ

 

 

Each one We made righteous.

means, both of them were good and righteous people.

Zakariyyah's way of calling his Lord

اعوذ بالله من الشيطن الرجيم

Surah 19. Maryam, Verse 3:

إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ نِدَاءً خَفِيًّا

Translation:

When he called out his Lord (Allah) a call in secret,

Surah 19. Maryam, Verse 4:

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّي وَاشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا وَلَمْ أَكُن بِدُعَائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا

Translation:

Saying: "My Lord! Indeed my bones have grown feeble, and grey hair has spread on my head, And I have never been unblest in my invocation to You, O my Lord!

Surah 19. Maryam, Verse 5:

وَإِنِّي خِفْتُ الْمَوَالِيَ مِن وَرَائِي وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتِي عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا

Translation:

"And Verily! I fear my relatives after me, since my wife is barren. So give me from Yourself an heir,

Surah 19. Maryam, Verse 6:

يَرِثُنِي وَيَرِثُ مِنْ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ وَاجْعَلْهُ رَبِّ رَضِيًّا

Translation:

"Who shall inherit me, and inherit (also) the posterity of Ya'qub (Jacob) (inheritance of the religious knowledge and Prophethood, not the wealth, etc.). And make him, my Lord, one with whom You are Well-pleased!".