The Etiquette of Supplication

Question:
He asks Your Eminence about the etiquette of supplication in Islam? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Supplication has etiquette in Islam, and they are great etiquette: turning to Allah and having the heart present in the supplication, having your heart present in the supplication, facing the qiblah, raising your hands, persisting in the supplication, repeating the supplication, beginning it with praising Allah and sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then making the supplication. All of this is among its etiquette. If you are in a state of ritual purity, it is more complete. Among its etiquette is being cautious of eating what is forbidden. You should be careful that your food is good, your clothing is good, and your earnings are good, for eating what is forbidden is among the causes of being deprived of the answer, and sins are among the causes of being deprived of the answer. So attending to the obedience of Allah, being upright in the obedience of Allah, being cautious of sins, and being cautious of eating what is forbidden, all of this is among the causes of the answer. And being lax with sins or with forbidden earnings is among the causes of the answer being withheld. There is no power and no strength except by Allah. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.