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Does the Almighty’s saying: (And among the people is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world," and he will have no share in the Hereafter) mean that everyone who supplicates to God to relieve his distress in this world will have his good deeds diminished in return for the fulfillment of his supplication?

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The verse mentioned is part of the context of the discourse on Hajj and its rituals, and it corrects the erroneous concepts of the people of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic ignorance). The verse mentions two groups of people: - The first group: Their concern is the worldly life, and they have no share in the Hereafter, like the Bedouins who used to ask Allah only for worldly things. This is a condemnation of anyone who is preoccupied with the worldly life to the exclusion of the Hereafter. - The second group: They are nobler in spirit and deeper in thought, praying for good in this world and the Hereafter, as stated in His Almighty saying: "Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."

Whoever asks Allah to relieve him in this world without neglecting the Hereafter, there is no blame upon him, as in the supplication of the servants of the Most Merciful.

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