Conditions for the Acceptance of Supplication
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Question:
This questioner asks: Does supplication have conditions for Allah the Mighty and Majestic to accept it from a Muslim?
Answer:
Yes, it has conditions. First, the supplication must not go beyond what is prescribed; that is, it must not contain transgression or something worse, such as supplicating to other than Allah, which involves shirk (associating partners with Allah) and calling for aid from the dead, or seeking nearness to Allah through the dead. This invalidates the supplication and other acts of worship because it is shirk. It must also be in the prescribed words or what corresponds to them, and not in words that are innovations.
Third, the one making the supplication must be sincere to Allah the Mighty and Majestic in his supplication, sincere in his intention to Allah, and sincere in his creed to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, so that he is sincere to Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Fourth, his food must be halal, his drink must be halal, his clothing must be halal, and his other sustenance must be halal. If any of that is forbidden, his supplication will not be accepted, as evidenced by the hadith of the man travelingSahih Muslim 1015? Yes.
This questioner asks: Does supplication have conditions for Allah the Mighty and Majestic to accept it from a Muslim?
Answer:
Yes, it has conditions. First, the supplication must not go beyond what is prescribed; that is, it must not contain transgression or something worse, such as supplicating to other than Allah, which involves shirk (associating partners with Allah) and calling for aid from the dead, or seeking nearness to Allah through the dead. This invalidates the supplication and other acts of worship because it is shirk. It must also be in the prescribed words or what corresponds to them, and not in words that are innovations.
Third, the one making the supplication must be sincere to Allah the Mighty and Majestic in his supplication, sincere in his intention to Allah, and sincere in his creed to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, so that he is sincere to Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Fourth, his food must be halal, his drink must be halal, his clothing must be halal, and his other sustenance must be halal. If any of that is forbidden, his supplication will not be accepted, as evidenced by the hadith of the man traveling
who travels widely, his hair disheveled and covered with dust. He lifts his hand towards the sky (and thus makes the supplication): "O Lord, O Lord," whereas his diet is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, and his clothes are unlawful and his nourishment is unlawful. How can then his supplication be accepted?
يطيل السفر أشعث أغبر يمد يديه إلى السماء يا رب يا رب ومطعمه حرام ومشربه حرام وملبسه حرام وغذي بالحرام فأنه يستجاب لذلك
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/268 — archive.org (9:02)
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