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CHAPTER
THREE: WHO
IS A SUPPLICANT? |
THOSE WHOSE DUAS ARE ANSWERED
Caution
Admonition
THOSE WHOSE DUAS ARE NOT ANSWERED
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Those whose Duas are answered |
Those
whose Duas are answered
a- One who keeps fast
b- One who performs major Hajj
c- One who performs minor
Hajj
d- One who fights in
the way of Allah
e- Imam and a just
leader
f- The wronged
g- One who recites Dua for
his brothers in faith
h- A righteous son
who recites Dua for his parents
i- Righteous
parents’ Dua for their children
Abdullah Ibne Sanan reports on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
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332. “There are five Duas
which are answered by God:
-Dua recited by a just leader and Imam
-Dua recited by one who has been wronged about whom God says:
I will take your revenge even after the passage of time.
-Dua recited by a righteous son for his parents.
-Dua recited by righteous parents for their children.
-Dua recited by a believer for his brother in faith, for God says: It will be as
effective for you as for him.”
it has been reported:
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333. “God said to prophet
Moses (AS): Call upon Me with a tongue you have not sinned.
Moses said: How can I? God
said: Call upon Me with the tongue of others.”
j- One who recited Dua for all.
k- One who has recited Dua
before afflictions come.
Haroon Ibne Kharejeh has reported: on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):!!!
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334. “Dua'a during ease and comfort is for
fulfillment of desires.”
Mohammad Ibne Moslem has reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
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335. “My grand father used to
say: recite Dua before everything, for, if a man recites Dua and afterwards an
affliction comes about an he recites Dua after that affliction, it is said: this
is a familiar voice but if a person has not recited Dua when an affliction
comes, it is said: Where have you been so far?”
It has also been reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
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336. “Whoever is afraid of an
affliction, if he recites Dua beforehand, God will never afflict him with that
tribulation.”
It has been reported on the authority of the Holy Prophet (SAW):
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337. “O Abazar! shall I teach
you words which will benefit you? Abazar
said; Yes, O Messenger of Allah! The Holy Prophet said: You preserve God so that
He will preserve you. Should you
preserve God, you will find Him in front of you.
Be familiar to God during the days of ease and comfort so that He will
know you in need. If you desire
anything, invoke God and if you are seeking help, ask it from Him. Everything is destined by God.
should all the people try to give any benefit to you, they will never be
able to do so if God has not desined it for you.”
Sokooni
has reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
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338. “The Messenger of Allah
has said: Keep yourself from the wronged one’s curse, for his Dua will go
further than the clouds so much so that God will look at it saying: bring it up
so that I will fulfill it for him. Also
keep yourselves from the parents’ curse, for it is extremely effective.”
It has been reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
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339. “There are three Duas
which are not hidden from God:
1- The Dua of parents for
their child when the latter does good to them and their curse when he
disrespects them.
2- A wronged one’s curse against
the oppressor and his Dua for one who has helped him against the oppressor.
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The Dua of a believer for his brother in faith who has helped him in our
way and his curse against him when he has denied help to him when he had the
power and his brother in faith needed it.”
In another Hadith, we read:
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340. “Keep yourselves from the
parents’ curse, for this curse goes up beyond the clouds; keep yourselves from
parents’ curse, for this curse is extremely effective.”
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341. “When a child becomes
sick, his mother should go to the rooftop, take off her scarf so as her hair is
exposed to sky and say:
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-O God! You gave this child to me as a gift.
O God! Renew Your gift today, for You are the Powerful One.
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“Then she should go into Sajdeh (prostration) from which she will not raise
her head unless her child has been recovered.”
1- One who does not
rely on any one but God for his needs. In
verse 3 of the Quranic Chapter, talaq, God says:
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“.....Whoever trusts Allah, He is sufficient for him; surely Allah attains
his purpose; Allah indeed has appointed a measure for everything.”
Hafs Ibne Ghiass has reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
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342. “If one of you wishes to
be such that whenever he desires something from God, He will fulfill, he should
stop setting his hope on people and instead sets his hope only on God.
When God finds such state in someone’s heart, He will fulfill whatever
he desires.”
One of God’s admonitions to prophet Jesus (AS) is as follows:
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343. “O Jesus! Call upon Me as
a depressed man who is being drowned and has no helper. O Jesus! Ask none but Me
so that you will recite good Dua and I will fulfill it.
Recite Dua only in supplication and do your best in this regard, for
should you call upon Me in this way, I will grant your desire.”
Caution
A believing servant should always resort to God for his needs, whether
small or big and not be ashamed of asking for small things, for, such a state is
a sign of utmost degree of trust in God. In
a sacred Hadith, we read:
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344. “O Moses! Call upon Me,
for whatever you need even grass for your sheep and salt for your food.”
It has been reported on authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
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345. “Dua is your task, for
nothing brings you closer to God than Dua.
Do not ever abandon Dua in small affairs by saying: This is not
important, for one in whose hand lie small affairs, has big affairs in His hand
too.”
Admonition
When you realize that deliverance and salvation hinge on putting trust in
God, you will know that turning from him to others is accompanied by misfortune,
disgrace and deprivation from God’s Mercy.
Haven’t you heard the story of Mohammad Ibne Ajlan who was in straits
as a result of problems in his life. Here
is the story in his own version:
I was living in severe destitution.
I had no one to help me either. I
had heavy debt and the creditor insisted on him claims.
I decided to go to Hassan Ibne Zeid who was the Emir of Medina and knew
me very well. On the way, my
cousin, Mohammad Ibne Abdullah, the grandchild of Imam Ali Ibne Hussein (AS) saw
me. He took my hand saying: I know
what you are going to do. Tell me
to whom are you going for help?
I said: Hassan Ibne Zeid. He
said: If you go to him, your needs will not be met.
You should rather go to One who has the power to do it, and He is the God
who is the Most Generous. Then set
your hope on Him, for, I heard from my cousin, Imam Ja-far Sadeq (AS) and he
from his grandfathers and the Holy Prophet (SAW) as saying:
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346. “One of the revelations
God sent to one of His Messengers was the following: By My Glory! Whoever sets
his hope on anyone but Me. I will
turn his hope into despair and I will cover him with garment of disgrace and
deprive him of My grace and generosity.”
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“Has My servant set his hope on others in hardships? Has he set his hope on others while tribulations are in My
hand and I am the Independent One in whose hand lies keys to all doors and the
door of My house is open to whoever calls upon Me.”
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“Don’t you know that if a tribulation afflicts a person, no one
but Me can remove it? So why should
I see him turning away from Me. Due
to My Generosity, I gave him things he had not even asked for.
Nevertheless, he turned to others in hardships, asking other for help and
turned away from Me!”
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“I am Allah who gave to people before being asked. How shall I not give when I am asked. Nay, is generosity not especially for Me?
Aren’t the world and the Hereafter in My hand?
If all the inhabitants of the earth and seven heavens ask Me and I
fulfill all their desires, nothing will be reduced from My kingdom, for I am its
Guardian.”
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“Therefore woe to one who rebels against Me and does not preserve Me.”
I told Mohammad Ibne Abdullah to repeat this Hadith three times and
he did so. Then I said: No, by God!
From now on I will never ask anyone for help.
Soon God increased my sustenance from His hidden treasure.
it has been reported on the authority of the Holy Prophet (SAW):
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347. “God says: Whenever My
creature, instead of putting his trust in Me, appeals to other creatures, I will
close to him all the earthly and heavenly gates.
Then if he asks Me for anything, I will not fulfill his desire and if he
calls upon Me, I will not answer him. However,
if a man, instead of turning to others, puts his trust in Me, I will guarantee
his daily food to be given by the earth and heavens. Should such a person recites Dua, I will fulfill it, should
he ask Me for anything. I will give
it to him and should he seek forgiveness, I will forgive him.”
It has been reported on the authority of Imam Hassan Askari (AS):
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348. “Do not ask for anything
as much as you can, for there is a new sustenance for each day and know that
insistence on asking removes man’s value and will leave suffering behind. Therefore, be patient so that God will open a door to you
which is easy to enter. How near is
benefaction to the depressed wronged man and safety to a horrified person.
On may occasions, changes from wealth to poverty and health to illness is
a kind of divine punishment.”
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“Sustenance has ranks. Therefore,
do not rush to a benefit you have no share of, you will attain it at its proper
time. Let it be known to you that
the One who is your Manager knows better when it is most suitable for you.
Therefore put your trust in Him in relation to His choice in all your
affairs so that your situation will be improved.
Do not hurry in your needs before they are fulfilled, for in that case,
your heart will be darkened, your chest straightened, and despair will overwhelm
you.”
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“Let it be known to you that there is a limit for modesty the excess
of which is lavishment. There is
also a limit for prudence the excess of which will ruin everything. Let not the cunning people do any harm to you.
If the worldly people were wise enough, they would not attach so much
importance to this world.”
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Those whose Duas are not answered |
a- b-
c- d- Ja-’afar Ibne Ibrahim has reported on the authority
of Imam Sadeq (AS):
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349. “There are four persons
whose Duas are not answered:
1- One who sits idle at home and
says: O God! Give my daily food. He
is told: Have I not ordered you to you to go after your daily food?
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A man who has indecent wife and curses her.
To such a man, it is said: Don’t you have the option to keep or divorce
her?
3- A man who has possessed a wealth
but he has ruined it and keeps on saying: O God! increase my sustenance.
It is said to him: didn’t I order you to be moderate in life?”
Then Imam Sadeq (AS) recited verse 67 of the Quranic Chapter, Forqan:
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“And they who when they spend, are neither extravagant nor
parsimonious, and (keep) between the just mean.”
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4- “One who has lent his money
to someone but has not taken witnesses for it and the debtor too is denying it.
To such a person it is said: Didn’t I advise you to take witness for
lending money?”
e- The fifth person
has been mentioned in a Hadith related by Walid Ibne Sabih:
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5- “A man who curses his
neighbor, while God has given him the option of selling his house and departing
from there.”
Yunus Ibne Ammar has reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
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351. “A man raises his hands
towards God and calls upon Him and seeks wealth from His bounty. God too gives him the wealth but the man does not expend it
in a way there is good in it. The
man calls on God again but God says to him: Didn’t I give you wealth but you
did such and such act.”
f- One who calls upon
God with hardheartedness and negligence:
“Solyman Ibne Amr says: I heard Imam Ja-afar Ibne Mohammad Sadeq (AS)
saying:
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352. “God does not fulfill the
Dua of one with no presence of heart. Therefore,
whenever you wish to recite Dua, turn to God with all your heart.
Then be sure your Dua will be answered.”
g- One who has not recited Dua
before the descent of tribulation:
Saif Ibne Omaireh has reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
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353. “God does not fulfill the
Dua of a hardhearted man. The Dua
of one who has not recited Dua before the descent of tribulation will not be
heard either.”
Hesham Ibne Salem too has reported
on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS)
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354. “If a man recites Dua
before the descent of tribulation, his Dua will be fulfilled during its descent
and it is said: It is a familiar voice which is not hidden from heavens. But one who has not recited Dua before, his Dua during the
descent of tribulation will not be fulfilled, for the angels will say: We do not
recognize this voice.”
h- One who recites Dua while
persisting in sin:
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355. “One who merely recites
Dua without doing good deed is as an archer who wishes to shoot his arrow but he
has no bow.”
It has been reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
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356. “A man of Bani Israel
recited Dua for three years invoking God to give him a son.
But when he realized that his Dua was not answered, said: O God! Am I far
from You? Don’t You hear my voice
or You hear it but do not answer?
In his dream, he saw a man saying: You have been calling upon God with a
polluted tongue and heart and false intention for three years. You have to cleanse your tongue and heart with piety and
correct your intention. The man did
so for a year and then God gave him a son.”
This hadith has four prerequisites as follow:
1- Renouncing bad language
2- Not having hard heart
3- Having good intention
4- Repenting from sin
i- The Dua of
one who eats unlawful things (usurer):
In a sacred Hadith, we read:
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357. “You have to recite Dua
and I have to fulfill it, for no Dua is hidden from Me but that of one who eats
unlawful things.”
It has been reported on the authority of the Holy Prophet (SAW):
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358. “Whoever wishes to have
his Dua answered, must purify his daily food and business.”
To someone who wished his Dua to be answered, the Holy Prophet (SAW)
said:
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359. “Cleanse the source of
your daily food and do not eat unlawful things.”
Ali Ibne Asbat has reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq (AS):
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360. “Whoever becomes happy
with the fulfillment of his Dua, has to cleanse hi business.”
Imam Sadeq (AS) has also said:
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361. “Returning one sixth of
an unlawful morsel of food to God is more beloved than a thousand Rak-at of
recommended prayer?
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362. “Returning one sixth of
an illegally gained Dirham to it owner is equal to seventy Hajj pilgrimages
performed with devotion.”
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One on whose shoulder the rights of God’s servants rest:
It has been reported on the authority of the Infallibles (AS):
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363. “One of the revelations
made to prophet Jesus (AS) was: O Jesus! Say to the oppressors of Bani Israel:
You have washed your faces but you have polluted your hearts.
Are you trying to deceive Me or to show Me your courage?
You have adorned yourselves with perfume for the people of the world but
your heart is like a stinking corpse to Me .
You are as dead people.”
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“O Jesus! Say to them: Take your claws off unlawful business and cover your
ears from hearing evil words, turn to Me with your hearts, for I do not want
your faces.”
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“O Jesus! Say to the oppressors of Bani Israel: Do not call upon Me while
you are ignoring decrees on unlawful business and keeping idols at home, for I
have taken an oath to answer anyone who calls upon Me and My answer to them is
to curse them so that their band will be dispersed.”
It has been reported on the authority of the Holy Prophet of Islam
(SAW):
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364. “God sent a revelation to
me saying: O brother of Messengers and admonishers! Admonish your people against
entering one of My houses while the rights of one of My servants rests upon
them, for as long as this person performs prayer before Me, I will curse him
unless he returns that right. Should
he do it. I will become his ears by
which he hears; I will become his eyes by which he sees; and he will become one
of My friends and will be My neighbor in paradise among the prophet, the
righteous and martyrs.”
It has been reported on the authority of Amiralmomenin:
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365. “God revealed to prophet
Jesus to say to Bani Israel: Do not enter any one of My houses unless you have
modest eyes, pure heart and innocent hands.
Also give them this information that I will not answer the dua of anyone
of them while the right of one of my servants rests upon them.”