What are the most important causes of the acceptance of supplication and its conditions?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what are the most important causes of the acceptance of supplication? And what are its conditions? Sincerity.
Answer:
Yes. The most important is sincerity to Allah. To Allah the Exalted. So call upon Allah with sincere devotion. To Him belongs the religion. Sincerity of intention and sincerity of the channel. Specifically. The Exalted. And also certainty of the response, that the person calls upon Allah while being certain of the response, not calling while heedless or distracted, not saying, “O Allah, forgive me if You will” or “Give me such and such if You will,” he must be decisive in his supplication, this is among the causes of acceptance. He does not eat haram (forbidden) or feed on it or wear haram (forbidden), this is among the causes of acceptance. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what are the most important causes of the acceptance of supplication? And what are its conditions? Sincerity.
Answer:
Yes. The most important is sincerity to Allah. To Allah the Exalted. So call upon Allah with sincere devotion. To Him belongs the religion. Sincerity of intention and sincerity of the channel. Specifically. The Exalted. And also certainty of the response, that the person calls upon Allah while being certain of the response, not calling while heedless or distracted, not saying, “O Allah, forgive me if You will” or “Give me such and such if You will,” he must be decisive in his supplication, this is among the causes of acceptance. He does not eat haram (forbidden) or feed on it or wear haram (forbidden), this is among the causes of acceptance. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [ 3436/463] ما أهم أسباب استجابة الدعاء وشروطه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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