05/05/2024
When you’re in need, ask Allah and when you complain, talk to Allah. Certainly Allah has power over all things.
Allah tells Prophet Muhammad ﷺ in the Quran:
“And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me.” (Quran 2:186)
The Prophet ﷺ said, “Verily your Lord is Generous and Shy. If His servant raises his hands to Him (in supplication) He becomes shy to return them empty.” (Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi)
No answer?
“Never give up making dua to Allah. It may not happen now, it may not happen next month, but it will happen when Allah knows is best for you.”
Remember: our Lord is not forgetful. Sometimes you might even forget that you once made dua for something, but He might give it to you years later.
Allah answers your dua in 1 of 4 ways:
1. He gives you what you ask for
2. He gives you better than what you have asked for
3. He wards off harm that was coming your way
4. He compensates you in the Hereafter
Ibn Al Qayyim said he who fulfills the following conditions should know that Allah will surely answer his dua:
Have certainty that Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala will answer your dua. The Prophet ﷺ said, ”Ask Allah with certainty that He will answer your prayers.” (Tirmidhi)
Show submissiveness and devotion during your dua. The Prophet ﷺ said, ‘Know that Allah will not accept the supplication from an absent heart.’ (Tirmidhi)
Be patient and do not hasten for an answer. The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘The dua of any worshipper will continue to be responded to, as long as… he is not hasty’ i.e. as long as he doesn’t lose patience. [Muslim]
Continue to gain a lawful means of living. The Prophet ﷺ narrated a story about a man asking Allah, saying “O Lord! O Lord!” but his food was unlawful, his drink was unlawful, his clothing was unlawful, and he was nourished unlawfully; so how can he be answered?!” (Muslim)
May Allah answer all our Dua’s. Ameen.
