On the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Say: My Lord does not care about you unless you call upon Him. But you have denied the truth, so it will be a binding punishment.”
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The questioner : Our Shaykh, the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Furqan 25:77].
The Shaykh : What is the question? What is the question about the well-known verse?
The questioner : ... He said: What is meant by du'a' (supplication)?
The Shaykh : It is worship.
The questioner : Worship.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is worship. It is the same as the hadith:; meaning, it is the essence of worship... worship, yes.
Say, "What would my Lord care for you if not for your supplication?" For you [disbelievers] have denied, so your denial is going to be adherent.
قُلْ مَا يَعْبَأُ بِكُمْ رَبِّي لَوْلَا دُعَاؤُكُمْ فَقَدْ كَذَّبْتُمْ فَسَوْفَ يَكُونُ لِزَامًاThe Shaykh : What is the question? What is the question about the well-known verse?
The questioner : ... He said: What is meant by du'a' (supplication)?
The Shaykh : It is worship.
The questioner : Worship.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is worship. It is the same as the hadith:
Supplication is worship.
الدُّعاء هو العبادة
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