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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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