﷽ Al-Asmaa ul-Husna : Benefits of reciting Ya Khafidh (يا خافض)

Name

الخافض
Al-Khafidh

Meaning

The Humbler
The One who Softens
The Abaser
The Downgrader
The Reducer
The Humiliator

Explanation

The One who chooses the ones to be humbled, softened, made gentle. The One who decides which ones to weaken or diminish. The One who humbles the proud, haughty or insolent, to awaken them from their sleep.

Quran

خَافِضَةٌ رَّافِعَةٌ

It will bring down [some] and raise up [others]. (56:3)

وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

And lower your wing to those who follow you of the believers. (26:215)

لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of the disbelievers, and do not grieve over them. And lower your wing to the believers. (15:88)

وَاخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ الذُّلِّ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا

And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small." (17:24)

ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَاهُ أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِينَ

Then We return him to the lowest of the low. (95:5)

Hadith

1. Hasan bin Ali (رضي الله عنه) while describing the noble features of Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said that

،إِذَا مَشَى كَأَنَّمَا يَنْحَطُّ مِنْ صَبَبٍ، وَإِذَا الْتَفَتَ الْتَفَتَ جَمِيعًا، خَافِضُ الطَّرْفِ، نَظَرُهُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ، أَطْوَلُ مِنْ نَظَرِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، جُلُّ نَظَرِهِ الْمُلاحَظَةُ، يَسُوقُ أَصْحَابَهُ، وَيَبْدَأُ مَنْ لَقِيَ بِالسَّلامِ

...When he walked it seemed as if he was descending to a lower place. When he looked at something he turned his whole body towards it. He always looked down. His sight was focused more to the ground than towards the sky. His modest habit was to look at something with a light eye (i.e. he looked at a thing, with modesty and bashfulness, hence he did not stare at anything). While walking he asked the Sahabah (رضی اللہ عنهم) to walk in front (and he himself walked behind). He made salaam to whomsoever he met."

(Shama'il Muhammadiyah Book 1, Hadith 7)

2. Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) reported: Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said,

ما نقصت صدقة من مال، وما زاد الله عبداً بعفو إلا عزاً، وما تواضع أحد لله إلا رفعه الله عز وجل

"Wealth is not diminished by giving (in charity). Allah augments the honour of one who forgives; and one who displays humbleness towards another seeking the pleasure of Allah, Allah exalts him in ranks."

(Riyad as-Salihin Book 1, Hadith 556)

3. It was narrated that Nafi' bin 'Abdul-Harith met 'Umar bin Khattab (رضی اللہ عنهم) in 'Usfan, when 'Umar had appointed him as his governer in Makkah.:

'Umar asked: "Whom have you appointed as your deputy over the people of the valley?" He said: "I have appointed Ibn Abza (رضي الله عنه) over them." 'Umar said: "Who is Ibn Abza?" Nafi' said: "One of our freed slaves." 'Umar said: "Have you appointed a freed slave over them?" Nafi' said: "He has great knowledge of the Book of Allah, is well versed in the rules of inheritance (Fara'id) and is a (good) judge." 'Umar said: "Did not your Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) say:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَرْفَعُ بِهَذَا الْكِتَابِ أَقْوَامًا وَيَضَعُ بِهِ آخَرِينَ

'Allah raises some people (in status) because of this Book and brings others low because of it?'"

(Sunan Ibn Majah Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 218)

Duas

‏اللهم إني أعوذ بك من زوال نعمتك، وتحول عافيتك، وفجاءة نقمتك، وجميع سخطك

O Allah! I seek refuge in You against the declining of Your Favors, passing of safety, the suddenness of Your punishment and all that which displeases You.

(Riyad as-Salihin 1478)

اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَقْتُلْنَا بِغَضَبِكَ وَلاَ تُهْلِكْنَا بِعَذَابِكَ وَعَافِنَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ

O Allah, do not kill us with Your wrath, and do not destroy us with Your punishment, and pardon us before that.

(Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3450)

اللهم لا تنزع مني صالح ما أعطيتني أبدا

O Allah, do not stop the blessings that you have bestowed upon us.

(Bihar Al-Anwar 92/352)

Benefits of invoking (Ya Allahu) Ya Khafidhu frequently