The Delay of the Response to Supplication
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Question:
Shaykh, he also inquires about the hadithJami` at-Tirmidhi 3479Da’if (Darussalam). I supplicate often, but the fulfillment of my request is delayed.
Answer:
Yes, there may be benefit for you in the delay of the response. Allah the Exalted knows best what is best for His servants. The benefit may lie in hastening the response, or it may lie in delaying it. Yes. So one should not say, "I supplicated and supplicated, but I did not see my request answered," and then abandon supplication. He should not persist in supplication. Allah is near and responsive. The delay in response may be either because the supplication is not valid, or because Allah wants good for you through the delay. Yes.
Shaykh, he also inquires about the hadith
Call upon Allah while being certain of being answered
ادعوا الله وأنتم موقنون بالإجابةAnswer:
Yes, there may be benefit for you in the delay of the response. Allah the Exalted knows best what is best for His servants. The benefit may lie in hastening the response, or it may lie in delaying it. Yes. So one should not say, "I supplicated and supplicated, but I did not see my request answered," and then abandon supplication. He should not persist in supplication. Allah is near and responsive. The delay in response may be either because the supplication is not valid, or because Allah wants good for you through the delay. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (176) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-04-20] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (9:55)
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