Scholars mention that when we ask something from our Lord, the Almighty, there can be three situations (Maslehats):
1. HE will give us whether we ask for it or not.
2. HE will NOT give us whether we ask for it or not.
3. HE will give ONLY if we ask.
Because we do not know, in which of the above 3 categories our Duas fall, we need to pray for everything. All prayers, whether granted or not, have definite rewards in the Hereafter.
In the 3rd category too, there are three situations:
1. HE gives but AFTER a period of time, for example, Nabi Musa (as)'s Dua to drown Fir’awn was answered after 30 years.
2. HE gives only if the asking is for certain number of times, for example HE will give if asked from HIM for, say 25 times.
3. HE delays the giving so that he continues to ask from HIM.
4. Allah (swt) says in Sura No. 2 (Baqarah) Ayat No. 216: "And it may be that you dislike a thing while it is good for you, and it may be that you love a thing while it is evil for you, and Allah knows, while you do not know."
For example, a child who wants to have a colorful snake in his hand will cry for it, BUT we as elders know the poison that it contains, and harm it can bring, hence we do not provide the thing to him.
Sometimes our dua for wealth or children is not granted, because it can also deviate us from the straight path. For example, a Prophet (as)'s companion who was very poor and recited Salatul Jama’ah every day in the first row with the Prophet (saww), but when he became rich, he started to make his salat Qadha.
For every delay / unanswered dua, a believer will be rewarded. On the day of Judgment he will receive his book of deeds which contains many good deeds which he did not perform. When he will ask the reason, he will be informed that those additions are to compensate him for the unanswered duas. The believer will then regret and say: Alas! it would be better for me if NONE of my Duas were answered !
favorable TIME FOR DUA:
Imam Ali (s) said: Seize the opportunity to pray at four occasions:
· When Quran is being recited,
· when athan is being recited,
· when it is raining and
· when the two armies meet for martyrdom.
Imam Jafer al-Sadiq (s) said: When you feel you are being compassionate seize the opportunity to pray, for a compassionate heart asks sincerely.
Imam al-Baqir (s) said: Almighty Allah favors every hard praying servant. So seize the opportunity to pray just before daybreak until sunrise; it is a time in which heaven’s gates are opened, subsistence is distributed and major prayers are granted.
Quotes on Dua:
Imam al-Sadiq (s) said: Ask Allah for whatever you need, even for something as insignificant as a slipper’s top, for He is the only one who can make things attainable.
Imam al-Sadiq (s) said: If you like to see your prayers answered during hard times, you must pray hard during easy times.
Imam al-Rida (s) said: A single prayer said in private is as powerful as seventy prayers said in public.
Imam al-Sadiq (s) said: Allah knows what His servants want; He just likes to hear them ask.
Imam al-Sadiq (s) said: Almighty Allah never answers an inattentive prayer. So when you are praying, make sure that you do it with all your heart and be certain, then, that it will be answered.
Imam al-Sadiq (s) said: A faithful servant who consistently prays for something will definitely have it granted.
Imam al-Sadiq (s) said: Imam Ali (s) wrote that praise should precede a prayer. So when you want to ask Almighty Allah for something, start by glorifying Him.
How do I do that? A companion asked.
He said: Say: O You, who is nearer to me than my Jugular vein. O You, the Performer of what He desires. O You who stands between a man and his heart. O You who is in the Highest Horizon. O You who like Him there is naught”.
1. HE will give us whether we ask for it or not.
2. HE will NOT give us whether we ask for it or not.
3. HE will give ONLY if we ask.
Because we do not know, in which of the above 3 categories our Duas fall, we need to pray for everything. All prayers, whether granted or not, have definite rewards in the Hereafter.
In the 3rd category too, there are three situations:
1. HE gives but AFTER a period of time, for example, Nabi Musa (as)'s Dua to drown Fir’awn was answered after 30 years.
2. HE gives only if the asking is for certain number of times, for example HE will give if asked from HIM for, say 25 times.
3. HE delays the giving so that he continues to ask from HIM.
4. Allah (swt) says in Sura No. 2 (Baqarah) Ayat No. 216: "And it may be that you dislike a thing while it is good for you, and it may be that you love a thing while it is evil for you, and Allah knows, while you do not know."
For example, a child who wants to have a colorful snake in his hand will cry for it, BUT we as elders know the poison that it contains, and harm it can bring, hence we do not provide the thing to him.
Sometimes our dua for wealth or children is not granted, because it can also deviate us from the straight path. For example, a Prophet (as)'s companion who was very poor and recited Salatul Jama’ah every day in the first row with the Prophet (saww), but when he became rich, he started to make his salat Qadha.
For every delay / unanswered dua, a believer will be rewarded. On the day of Judgment he will receive his book of deeds which contains many good deeds which he did not perform. When he will ask the reason, he will be informed that those additions are to compensate him for the unanswered duas. The believer will then regret and say: Alas! it would be better for me if NONE of my Duas were answered !
favorable TIME FOR DUA:
Imam Ali (s) said: Seize the opportunity to pray at four occasions:
· When Quran is being recited,
· when athan is being recited,
· when it is raining and
· when the two armies meet for martyrdom.
Imam Jafer al-Sadiq (s) said: When you feel you are being compassionate seize the opportunity to pray, for a compassionate heart asks sincerely.
Imam al-Baqir (s) said: Almighty Allah favors every hard praying servant. So seize the opportunity to pray just before daybreak until sunrise; it is a time in which heaven’s gates are opened, subsistence is distributed and major prayers are granted.
Quotes on Dua:
Imam al-Sadiq (s) said: Ask Allah for whatever you need, even for something as insignificant as a slipper’s top, for He is the only one who can make things attainable.
Imam al-Sadiq (s) said: If you like to see your prayers answered during hard times, you must pray hard during easy times.
Imam al-Rida (s) said: A single prayer said in private is as powerful as seventy prayers said in public.
Imam al-Sadiq (s) said: Allah knows what His servants want; He just likes to hear them ask.
Imam al-Sadiq (s) said: Almighty Allah never answers an inattentive prayer. So when you are praying, make sure that you do it with all your heart and be certain, then, that it will be answered.
Imam al-Sadiq (s) said: A faithful servant who consistently prays for something will definitely have it granted.
Imam al-Sadiq (s) said: Imam Ali (s) wrote that praise should precede a prayer. So when you want to ask Almighty Allah for something, start by glorifying Him.
How do I do that? A companion asked.
He said: Say: O You, who is nearer to me than my Jugular vein. O You, the Performer of what He desires. O You who stands between a man and his heart. O You who is in the Highest Horizon. O You who like Him there is naught”.
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