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SUPPLICATION (DU'A') IN THE
LIGHT OF THE TRADITIONS OF AHLUL BAYT (A.S.)
There is lot of confusion about supplication or du’a’; why to supplicate,
why du’a’ is not accepted and so
on. Reproduced below are the
instructions of the Noble
Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) and his
Pure Progeny (a.s.) about du’a’:
Noble Messenger
(s.a.w.a.s.) said:
Supplication is the weapon of the believer, the
pillar of the religion and the
light of the heavens and the
earth. Nothing wards off fate except supplication.
Repel the doors of calamity with
supplication. Allah revealed to
Prophet David, “Remember Me in
the good days so that I may
answer you in the bad days.”Verily,
a servant raises his hands in
supplication, while his food is
unlawful so how can his
supplication will be answered. Seize
the opportunity to supplicate
during tenderness (of your
heart). The supplication that is preceded by “Bismillah hir Rahmanir Rahim” will
not be rejected. Ask
Allah and ask in abundance, for
verily there is nothing too
great for Him. A supplication
asked in secret equals seventy
supplications asked in open.
The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (a.s.)
said:
Know that the one in whose hands are the treasures of this world and the
Hereafter has allowed to
supplicate, He has guaranteed to
answer you, He has commanded you
to ask Him so He can give you,
and He is All-Merciful.
Supplication is the key to mercy
and a lantern in the darkness.
Supplication is the shield of
the believer. Repel the surges
of calamity with supplication.
He who knocks on Allah’s door,
it is opened for him. Verily
the kindness of Allah, glory be
to Him, does not contradict His
Wisdom, therefore not all
supplications are answered. Your
request (Du’a’) must be for such
as will aid you of the things
whose beauty and goodness will
remain for you and whose evil
consequences will not touch you,
and wealth will not remain for
you.
The Infallible Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (a.s.)
said:
I urge you to supplicate, for verily
in supplication is a cure for
every ailment.
Supplication is more useful than
a sharp
iron spearhead. On
inquiry, as to why supplications
are not answered, he said, “Because you call upon One whom you do not know.” If anyone who wants his
supplication to be answered then
he should make a lawful earning
and stop wronging people. When
anyone of you feels softness and
compassion, then he should
supplicate, for no sooner does
the heart soften then it becomes
pure and sincere. A
supplication remains veiled
until the supplicant sends
blessings on Muhammad and his
Progeny. In supplication, praise
Allah, then acknowledge your
sins then ask your request. O
Allah, verily I ask you for the
sake of Muhammad and Ali, for
verily they have a special
station with you. If
anyone has need has a need from
Allah then he should send
blessings to Muhammad and his
Progeny then ask for his needs.
Then he should again send
blessings to Muhammad and his
Progeny, for verily Allah is too
kind than to just accept the two
blessings and leave the middle,
because the request for
blessings on Muhammad and his
Progeny is never veiled from
Him.
Sources:
Al-Kafi v2, Bihar-ul-Anwar v77, v93, Makaram al-Akhalaq v2, Ghurar
al-Hikam 3478, 8292, Irshad al-Qulub
149, al-Da’wat 127, 131, |
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