One of the conditions of supplication is repeating it three times. The khatib read the Friday sermon and mentioned the supplication only once after the sermon in the mosque. Is this permissible?
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The questioner : He says: One of the conditions of supplication is repeating it three times. The khatib read the Friday sermon and mentioned the supplication only once after the sermon in the mosque. Is this permissible? I hope you will clarify this.
The Shaykh : The matter is not as this brother understood it. Repeating the supplication three times is not a condition, but rather one of the etiquettes that are not conditions. It is permissible for a person to supplicate to Allah the Exalted only once, meaning he does not repeat the phrase he used in his supplication. Repeating it is a matter of etiquette, not a condition. However, it is important to know that one of the conditions of supplication is that the person believes in the One to whom he is supplicating and that He is capable of answering his supplication. Also, among the very important etiquettes is avoiding what is forbidden in food, drink, and clothing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned a man who travels a long distance, disheveled and covered in dust, stretching his hands to the sky, saying, "O Lord, O Lord." All these things are among the causes for the acceptance of supplication. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2989Sahih (Darussalam).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered it unlikely that the supplication of this man would be accepted, even though the causes for the acceptance of supplication were present in him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered it unlikely that his supplication would be accepted due to the presence of this strong barrier, which is that he sustains himself with what is forbidden and wears it. In any case, what the khatib did, which is that he supplicated only once during the sermon, is permissible.
The questioner : Yes, you have done well.
Also, Muhammad Jamil Husayn Mustafa from the Iraqi Republic says.
The Shaykh : The matter is not as this brother understood it. Repeating the supplication three times is not a condition, but rather one of the etiquettes that are not conditions. It is permissible for a person to supplicate to Allah the Exalted only once, meaning he does not repeat the phrase he used in his supplication. Repeating it is a matter of etiquette, not a condition. However, it is important to know that one of the conditions of supplication is that the person believes in the One to whom he is supplicating and that He is capable of answering his supplication. Also, among the very important etiquettes is avoiding what is forbidden in food, drink, and clothing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned a man who travels a long distance, disheveled and covered in dust, stretching his hands to the sky, saying, "O Lord, O Lord." All these things are among the causes for the acceptance of supplication. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Narrated Abu Hurairah: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "O you people! Indeed Allah is Tayyib (good) and he does not accept but what is good. And indeed Allah ordered the believers with what He ordered the Messengers. He (ﷺ) said: 'O you Messengers! Eat of the good things and do righteous deeds. Verily I am well acquainted with what you do (23:51).' And He said: 'O you who believe! Eat from the good things We have provided you (2:172).' He said: "And he mentioned a man: 'Who is undertaking a long journey, whose hair is dishevelled and he is covered with dust. He raises his hands to the heavens and says: "O Lord! O Lord!" Yet his food is from the unlawful, his drink is from the unlawful, his clothing is from the unlawful, and he was nourished by the unlawful. So how can that be accepted?'"
ومطعمه حرام وملبسه حرام وغُذِّيَ بالحرام فأنى يُستجاب لذلكThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered it unlikely that the supplication of this man would be accepted, even though the causes for the acceptance of supplication were present in him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered it unlikely that his supplication would be accepted due to the presence of this strong barrier, which is that he sustains himself with what is forbidden and wears it. In any case, what the khatib did, which is that he supplicated only once during the sermon, is permissible.
The questioner : Yes, you have done well.
Also, Muhammad Jamil Husayn Mustafa from the Iraqi Republic says.