How to achieve the desire and fear of Allah so that supplication is answered
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The questioner : Please. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : Peace, and the mercy and blessings of Allah, be upon you.
The presenter : How are you, Shaykh Muhammad? I ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, by His beautiful names and His exalted attributes, to bless you and your knowledge, and to make Islam and the Muslims benefit from you.
The Shaykh : Amen, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : I have two questions. May Allah be pleased with you. When Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned that He answered the supplication of the prophets, He said:[Al-Anbya 21:90] How do we achieve the desire and fear of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, so that our supplication may be answered?
The Shaykh : It is not a condition, but a person does not supplicate to Allah except while desiring what is with Him, namely the reward and the recompense, seeking from Him.
The Shaykh : Peace, and the mercy and blessings of Allah, be upon you.
The presenter : How are you, Shaykh Muhammad? I ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, by His beautiful names and His exalted attributes, to bless you and your knowledge, and to make Islam and the Muslims benefit from you.
The Shaykh : Amen, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : I have two questions. May Allah be pleased with you. When Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned that He answered the supplication of the prophets, He said:
Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا وَكَانُوا لَنَا خَاشِعِينَThe Shaykh : It is not a condition, but a person does not supplicate to Allah except while desiring what is with Him, namely the reward and the recompense, seeking from Him.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1685- كيف تتحقق الرغبة والرهبة من الله ليتحقق الدعاء /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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