Hearing in the sense of obedience.

The Shaykh : The scholars said: "Hearing" is used in two meanings: the first is obedience, and the second is perceiving the sound. If a sound occurs and you perceive it, that is hearing. And if someone calls you and you respond, that is also hearing. An example of the first, meaning the one who hears, or rather the hearing that means obedience, is the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: The meaning of "they do not hear" is "they do not obey." Because if it meant "they do not hear with their ears," it would contradict His saying: But the meaning of "they say we heard" is that they do not hear, meaning they do not obey. And from that is His saying, the Exalted: "The Hearer of supplication" means "The Responder to supplication." Although in reality it includes both, but the response includes the hearing of perception, and not vice versa. And from that is the prayer of the one praying: "Allah hears the one who praises Him," meaning "Allah responds to the one who praises Him." Look at "hears" (sami'a); when it was in the meaning of "responds," it was made transitive with the preposition "lam" (to), so it was said: "Allah hears the one who praises Him," and it was not said "Allah hears from the one who praises Him." If it had been said "Allah hears from the one who praises Him," the meaning would have been "Allah heard the voice of the one praising." But when it was said "hears the one who praises Him," the meaning became "responds to the one who praises Him." "Allah, Mighty and Majestic, hears" comes in the meaning of obedience. Yes, be certain. Yes. And from that is And from that is "Allah hears the one who praises Him." Good.