Obstacles to the Answering of Supplication

Question:
This questioner asks about the causes of obstacles to the answering of du'a' (supplication). He says: I turned to Allah the Exalted to ask for a matter concerning myself and my family, and I continued for several years. What is the obstacle to the answering of the du'a'? May you be rewarded.

Answer:
First, do not be impatient. Call upon your Lord and do not rush, saying, "I have called and called, yet I see no response to me," and then abandon the du'a'. Allah may delay the answer for your benefit, and He knows, Glorified and Exalted is He, what benefits you. You must persist in du'a', for du'a' is worship, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning it is the greatest of the types of worship. So increase in du'a', and you are rewarded for it, and you are in a state of worship. Do not consider the answer to be slow; Allah may delay it for your benefit, for He knows, Glorified and Exalted is He, what benefits you and what is good for you. Yes.