Is the supplication of the one in distress answered?
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The questioner : All right, may Allah bless you. The third question: Is it true that the supplication of the one in distress is answered, even if he is a sinner?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Even if he is in a state of disobedience.
The Shaykh : No, it is not answered for him; it is not answered for the sinner. But it is answered for him, even if he is a sinner, regarding another sin.
The questioner : A sin. I mean, for example, a person is supplicating to Allah while in distress, but he is standing in a state of one of the sins?
The Shaykh : But is he supplicating to Allah to make this sin easy for him? Yes. Huh?
The questioner : Yes, he is supplicating to Allah to heal him or to accept his repentance from this sin, for example.
The Shaykh : There is no harm.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Even if he is in a state of disobedience.
The Shaykh : No, it is not answered for him; it is not answered for the sinner. But it is answered for him, even if he is a sinner, regarding another sin.
The questioner : A sin. I mean, for example, a person is supplicating to Allah while in distress, but he is standing in a state of one of the sins?
The Shaykh : But is he supplicating to Allah to make this sin easy for him? Yes. Huh?
The questioner : Yes, he is supplicating to Allah to heal him or to accept his repentance from this sin, for example.
The Shaykh : There is no harm.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1720- هل دعاء المضطر مستجاب /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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