💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 Did you ever witness a Du'a of yours go unanswered? Have you earnestly prayed to Allah the Almighty with tears drizzling from your cheeks for something you've been wanting only to find out later on that your supplication was rejected?
Begged Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala to enable you to do Hajj, but then realized your dream of performing pilgrimage this year with some loved ones wouldn't come true? Asked Allah to bless you with at least one child, but no matter how many times you and your husband have been trying to make babies, you didn't receive the result that you wanted? Cried to Allah to comfort your heart and erase the unwanted feelings of attraction you have for a certain someone, so you wouldn't be distracted, but until now every time you hear their name or see their face, you can't help but feel intensely attracted? Supplicated to Allah that He allows you to marry your childhood friend one day, only to discover that he died from a car accident? Prayed to Allah for several nights in a row during Tahajjud for a high-paying profession which you eagerly want, and be told afterwards that your job interview didn't go well?
Today this year's Eid Al-Adha (1441/2020) I saw one of my supplications go unanswered. Since I couldn't celebrate Eid Al-Fitr and last year's Eid Al-Adha with my husband due to busyness and personal matters, I kept begging Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala to make it possible for me to spend quality time with him this Eid Al-Adha. However that wish wasn't granted because of the current pandemic situation and strict protocols.
Sometimes a lot of us wrongly assume that when Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala doesn't answer a particular Du'a, our nafs would start whispering to us on how life seems "unfair" or there's no use in supplicating if there is no absolute guarantee of a desirable outcome, not knowing that Allah's rejection of some of our Du'as could be:
1] ...to protect us from fitna or futher unpleasant consequences resulting from having that Du'a immediately answered.
2] ...to test us. To examine how strong our faith/Imaan and trust in Allah the Most Merciful is, and then grant us what we requested at a more befitting time.
3] ...to shield us from the negative effects of the thing we're asking for. Often what we request from Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala is more dangerous, distracting or detrimental for our overall well-being. A responsible mother wouldn't distribute cigarettes to her toddlers even if they cried for them the whole day, just as a reliable pharmacist would refuse to give customers medicine which they're allergic to or their doctors didn't prescribe.
Our faith/Imaan and reliance upon Allah the Most Kind should be so firm that even if He doesn't respond to a supplication of ours, we patiently accept Allah's decision, aware that He Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala always knows what is best for us in both worlds. Oftentimes a dream that we've been hoping to come true but wasn't fulfilled reminds us that we're Allah's servants who have a noble mission to continue serving Him even if what Allah does at times isn't appealing to our desires. Plus we're Allah's humbled slaves who don't get to command Allah the Most Wise to make our stay on earth completely perfect.
Unresponded Du'as can also inspire other Muslims to maintain patience for Allah's sake and remain gratefully contented with Allah's Qadr/Decree.
In Jannah Paradise Inn-sha-Allah we can have all our wishes granted, not this dunya where worries, disappointments and anxiety are only temporary. Reminder to say Du'a for at least a few minutes today Friday before Salat Al-Maghreb, praying to Allah the Most Loving for what your soul needs.
📖 Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "There is no Muslim who calls upon Allah, without sin or cutting family ties, but that Allah will give him one of three answers: He (Allah) will quickly fulfill his supplication, He will store it for him in the Hereafter, or He will divert an evil from him similar to it." They said, “In that case we will ask for more.” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Allah has even more."
Source: Musnad Ahmed 10749
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 Anas ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "When one of you supplicates, let him be determined in the supplication and he should not say: 'O Allah, give me if You will.' There is none to coerce Allah."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5979
Sahih Muslim 2678
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
Al-Nawawi said, “It is to have good expectations of Allah the Almighty in answering you.”
Source: Sharh Al-Nawawī ‘alá Sahih Muslim 2678
📖 Salman Al-Farsi RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, Allah is the Most Kind and the Most Generous. He (Allah) would be shy, when a man raises his hands to Him, to turn them away empty and disappointed."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3556
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 ‘Ubadah ibn Al-Samit RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "There is no Muslim on earth who calls upon Allah in supplication but that Allah will grant it to him or divert some evil away from him, so long as he does not ask for something sinful or to cut off family ties." A man said, “In that case we will ask for more.” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Allah has even more."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3573
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to At-Tirmidhi
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam mentioned the day of Friday and he said, "In it is an hour in which no Muslim stands to pray and ask Allah for something but that he will be given it," and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam indicated with his hand that the time is very short.
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 893
Sahih Muslim 852
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
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