An Introduction to the Hanbali Madhhab

So, the book of Allah, the mighty and majestic, begins with the du’a and ends with it. The du’a, which is within Al-Fatihah, is the greatest of supplications hands down. (It contains) asking Allah, the blessed and high, for guidance to the straight path and that the servant avoids the paths of those who are astray and those upon whom is the anger of Allah. The last of the book of Allah, the mighty and majestic, contains the du’a of seeking refuge with him, glorified and exalted be he, from the evil of the one who whispers and withdraws; the one who whispers into the hearts of mankind; from the jinn as well as men, in order to make them deviate from the straight path of Allah and upright way.