The Delay of the Response to Supplication
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The questioner:
Here are some factors. For example, you may have supplicated to Allah for six months, or four months, or a long period. So, is it said, "May Allah reward you, be patient," or perhaps Allah is delaying it for you in good?
The Shaykh:
Yesterday was the day of Arafah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The questioner:
May Allah protect you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Allah is Wise and All-Knowing, and He balances it. The response may be harmful to you.
Here are some factors. For example, you may have supplicated to Allah for six months, or four months, or a long period. So, is it said, "May Allah reward you, be patient," or perhaps Allah is delaying it for you in good?
The Shaykh:
Yesterday was the day of Arafah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
No servant who obeys Allah with a deed in which there is no sin and no severing of family ties but that Allah will obey him. And every [good deed] is either hastened for him in this world, or stored up for him in the Hereafter, or He averts from him an evil equivalent to it. The Messenger said, "If he does not do much," Allah said, "I will do more."
ما من عبد يطيع الله بن عبد ليس فيه إثم ولا قطعة رحم إلا أطاعه الله وما إحدى ثناة، إما أن تعجل له في الدنيا، أو كد خلف في الآخرة أو يصفه من الشر مثل ذلك، قال الرسول إن لم يكثر قال الله أكثر،The questioner:
May Allah protect you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Allah is Wise and All-Knowing, and He balances it. The response may be harmful to you.
Source
شرح كشف الشبهات [ ابن باز ]، بداية من الفصل السابع : الرد على أهل الباطل إجمالًا وتفصيلًا — islamhouse.com (20:49)
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