The Delay of the Response to Supplication and Whether It Is Servitude to Wealth
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The questioner:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, one of us may supplicate to his Lord, and the response to his supplication may be delayed.
The Shaykh:
A.
The questioner:
One of us may supplicate to his Lord, and the response to his supplication may be delayed, and he may feel resentment in his heart over the lack of response. Does this make him a slave to wealth, or is it merely the whisperings of the self for which he is not held accountable?
The Shaykh:
This is from the whisperings of the self. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided us that a person should not rush and say, "I have supplicated and supplicated, but I have not been answered." Rather, he should increase in supplication, be patient, and wait. Allah the Mighty and Majestic knows best what is in the interest of this person. Perhaps the delay in the response is better for him than its hastening. Allah the Glorious and Exalted may delay the response because his interest lies in the delay, or He may hasten it because his interest lies in the hastening. He may also avert from him some evil, such as withholding a calamity from him that would have been worse than what he is currently experiencing, instead of giving him the response. So, what is the status of supplication? Supplication is worship, worship of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and it is the greatest of the types of worship. So, supplicate to Allah and do not rush for the response, for you do not know what is best in it. Yes.
Your supplication will never be lost, never. Either Allah will hasten the fulfillment of your need, or He will store it up for you at a time when you are in greater need of it, or He will avert from you some evil like this. Your supplication will not be lost with Allah the Exalted and Supreme. Yes.
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, one of us may supplicate to his Lord, and the response to his supplication may be delayed.
The Shaykh:
A.
The questioner:
One of us may supplicate to his Lord, and the response to his supplication may be delayed, and he may feel resentment in his heart over the lack of response. Does this make him a slave to wealth, or is it merely the whisperings of the self for which he is not held accountable?
The Shaykh:
This is from the whisperings of the self. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided us that a person should not rush and say, "I have supplicated and supplicated, but I have not been answered." Rather, he should increase in supplication, be patient, and wait. Allah the Mighty and Majestic knows best what is in the interest of this person. Perhaps the delay in the response is better for him than its hastening. Allah the Glorious and Exalted may delay the response because his interest lies in the delay, or He may hasten it because his interest lies in the hastening. He may also avert from him some evil, such as withholding a calamity from him that would have been worse than what he is currently experiencing, instead of giving him the response. So, what is the status of supplication? Supplication is worship, worship of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and it is the greatest of the types of worship. So, supplicate to Allah and do not rush for the response, for you do not know what is best in it. Yes.
Your supplication will never be lost, never. Either Allah will hasten the fulfillment of your need, or He will store it up for you at a time when you are in greater need of it, or He will avert from you some evil like this. Your supplication will not be lost with Allah the Exalted and Supreme. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من الشرك إرادة الإنسان بعمله الدنيا — islamhouse.com (59:32)
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