The Fourth: Seeking nearness to Allah through the supplicant's state, without mentioning anything else.

The Shaykh : The fourth is seeking nearness to Allah the Exalted through the supplicant's state. The supplicant seeks nearness to Allah through his own state and does not mention anything else. For example, he might say: "O Allah, I am poor before You. O Allah, I am a captive in Your presence. O Allah, I am broken, and the like of that." The evidence for this is the statement of Musa (peace be upon him) when he gave water to the two women: and he did not mention anything else. What do we say about this seeking nearness? Seeking nearness to Allah the Exalted by what? By the supplicant's state. The evidence is this verse, and its aspect is that when a person describes the supplicant's state, it evokes mercy, gentleness, and kindness, especially when it is before the Most Merciful of the merciful (Exalted and Majestic is He). Have you seen if a man walked with you and said, "I am poor, the head of a family, unable to earn a living, and a stranger in this land"? What does this mean? He is asking and seeking nearness to you through his state. When he says this to you, you understand the situation and give to him, or you do not give. You give if you are generous, and you do not give if you are stingy. But the discussion is about if you are generous. These are four, I think: seeking nearness to Allah the Exalted through the supplicant's state.