The Non-Answering of Supplication and the Etiquettes of Supplication
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner has used the letter A as a code for his name. He says to me: My colleague is in a dire situation, O Honorable Shaykh. And he says: I make du'a' (supplication), but it is not answered for me. And Allah the Exalted says in His Noble Book:[Ghafir 40:60]
The Shaykh:
Yes, do not be hasty. Make du'a' to Allah and do not be hasty, and do not despair. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is Wise and All-Knowing. He may hasten the answer for the servant, or He may delay it for his benefit, or He may store up for him a greater good than that. So du'a' is worship, and it is a great good. Do not grow weary of it, and do not consider the answer unlikely, so do not abandon du'a'.
The questioner:
In the hadith:Sunan Ibn Majah 3853Sahih (Darussalam) Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner has used the letter A as a code for his name. He says to me: My colleague is in a dire situation, O Honorable Shaykh. And he says: I make du'a' (supplication), but it is not answered for me. And Allah the Exalted says in His Noble Book:
Call upon Me; I will respond to you.
ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْThe Shaykh:
Yes, do not be hasty. Make du'a' to Allah and do not be hasty, and do not despair. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is Wise and All-Knowing. He may hasten the answer for the servant, or He may delay it for his benefit, or He may store up for him a greater good than that. So du'a' is worship, and it is a great good. Do not grow weary of it, and do not consider the answer unlikely, so do not abandon du'a'.
The questioner:
In the hadith:
It is necessary that you do not become hasty." It was said: "What does being hasty mean, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "When one says: 'I supplicated to Allah but Allah did not answer me.'"
استجابوا لأحدكم ما لم يعجل قالوا وكيف يعجل؟ قال يقول قد دعوت ودعوت فلم يستجب ليThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/135 — archive.org (23:25)
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