Five blessings in Du’ā
Five Madanī pearls
1. By making Du’ā one fulfills a commandment of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ as He عَزَّوَجَلَّ
has commanded us to make Du’ā. Therefore, the Holy Quran says:
o
أُدْعُونِي
أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ
o
Pray to Me, I shall answer
your prayer.
o
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation
of Quran)] (Part 24, Sūrah Mūmin, verse 60)
2. Making Du’ā is a Sunnah because the Prophet of Raḥmah, the
Intercessor of Ummah, the Owner of Jannah صَلَّی اللہُ
تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ often used to make Du’ā. Therefore, making
Du’ā leads us to practicing a Sunnah.
3. Making Du’ā is obedience to Rasūlullāh صَلَّی
اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ as well because he صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ
would advise his devotees to make Du’ā.
4. By making Du’ā, one enters the fold of worshippers because Du’ā
is a form of worship, it has even been regarded as the essence of worship. The
Prophet of Raḥmah, the Intercessor of Ummah, the Owner of Jannah صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ
has said:
o
الدُّعَاءُ
مُخُّ الْعِبَادَةِ
o
Translation: ‘Du’ā
(supplication) is the very essence of worship.’
o
(Jāmi’ Tirmizī, pp. 243,
vol. 5 Ḥadīš 3382)
5. Du’ā entitles one either to the
forgiveness of his sins or ease of difficulty in the world or acquisition of
reward in the Hereafter.
What sin have I committed?
Dear Islamic brothers! Did you see! By making Du’ā
one not only obeys Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
and His Beloved Rasūl صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ
وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ but also acts upon a Sunnah, earns the
reward of worshipping, and gains numerous other benefits in the world as well
as the Hereafter.
Some people are very impatient if
there is some delay in the fulfilment of their supplications. They are observed
saying even such inappropriate sentences as ‘I’ve been making Du’ā for so long,
I’ve had even pious people make Du’ā for me, there’s not a single Pir I haven’t
been to, I recite a lot of invocations, I’ve been to the tombs of saints but
Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ still doesn’t fulfil
my supplication.’ Some even dare to say: ‘What sin have I committed, which has
resulted in this punishment?’
Is missing Ṣalāḥ not sin!
If such an emotional person is asked
if he offers Ṣalāḥ, he will perhaps reply in the negative. Did you see! The
words of complaint that ‘What sin have I committed, which has resulted in this
punishment?’ are being expressed openly despite committing the major sin of
missing Ṣalāḥ. In other words, it seems, (Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
forbid) missing Ṣalāḥ isn’t a sin at all! If such people just have a look at
themselves, they can realize that let alone any misdeed, they are, in fact,
committing many misdeeds such as non-Islamic haircut, bare head like the
Western people, non-Islamic dress, face like fire worshippers who are the
enemies of the Beloved Rasūl صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی
عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ i.e. without a beard which is a blessed
Sunnah of the Holy Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی
عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ; following the cultures and traditions of
the enemies of Islam and missing even Ṣalāḥ.
Missing Ṣalāḥ is a major sin,
shaving the beard is prohibited (Ḥarām), lying, backbiting, telling tales,
breaking promises, suspicion, misusing eyes, disobeying parents, abusing,
watching films and dramas, listening to music etc. are all sins, but these sins
seem invisible to such people and they complain openly ‘What misdeed have I
done, which has resulted in this punishment?’
If we don’t listen to our friend…
Just ponder! If your best friend repeatedly asks you to do something but you
don’t do it and if you ever need his help, so at first, you will obviously
hesitate to ask him because you didn’t help him when he needed you. Plucking up
the courage, even if you dare to ask him and he doesn’t listen then you wil Now
just ponder calmly, there are many things that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
has ordered us to do, but how many of them do we actually carry out? To put it
bluntly, we are heedless of many of His commandments. I hope you may have
understood that Allah’s commands are disobeyed and if He عَزَّوَجَلَّ does not manifest the effect of Du’ā then
complaints are made. Is it fair?
Ponder! What will happen if He عَزَّوَجَلَّ ceases His bounties as a punishment? We
can’t even lift a single step without His mercy. If He عَزَّوَجَلَّ stops the free gift of air for just a few
minutes the whole world will turn into a gigantic graveyard.
A reason of delay in fulfilment of
Du’ā
Dear Islamic brothers! Sometimes,
delay in the fulfilment of Du’ā takes place due to such reasons which are
beyond our comprehension. Therefore, the Prophet of mankind, the Peace of our
heart and mind, the most Generous and Kind صَلَّی
اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ has said: ‘When a
beloved of Allah makes supplication Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
says to Jibrāīl عَلَیْہِ السَّلَام,
‘Wait! Don’t give him (anything) so that he asks again because I like his
voice’ (but) when an unbeliever or a sinner makes supplication He عَزَّوَجَلَّ says, ‘O Jibrāīl عَلَیْہِ
السَّلَام give him without delay what he wants so that he does not ask
again because I don’t like his voice.’’ (Kanz-ul-‘Ummāl, pp. 39, vol. 2,
Ḥadīš 3261)
Parable
Sayyidunā Yaḥyā Bin Sa‘īd Bin Qaṭṭān رَضِیَ اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْہُ saw Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ in a dream and asked, ‘Yā Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I make supplication abundantly (but) You don’t fulfill my supplication?’ Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ replied, ‘O Yaḥyā! I like your voice, which is why I delay in fulfilling your supplications.’ (Aḥsan-ul-Wi‘ā, pp. 35)
صَلُّوْا
عَلَی الْحَبِیْب صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers! The foregoing
parable as well as blessed Ḥadīš clarify that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
likes the humility of His pious people, which is one of the reasons for the
delay in the fulfilment of their supplications. We cannot comprehend these
divine strategies. Anyhow, we must not be impatient. Maulānā Naqī ‘Alī Khān رَحْمَةُ اللہِ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہ has stated on page 33
of his book Aḥsan-ul-Wi‘ā whilst mentioning the manners of making
supplication:
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