Abdullah bin Umar (May Allah be Pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) said: “For whoever the door of Dua opened, for him the doors of mercy are opened.” (Tirmidhi)- “Verily your Lord is Generous and Shy. If His servant raises his hands to Him (in supplication) He becomes shy to return them empty” (Ahmad, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi) Usamah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, He who is favoured by another and says to his benefactor: `Jazak-Allah khairan (may Allah reward you well) indeed praised (the benefactor) satisfactorily. [At-Tirmidhi]. -If one is unable to return someones kindness with kindness, he should say, Jazak-Allahu khairan (may Allah reward you well). This means: I am unable to reciprocate your kindness. May Allah grant you the best reward for it. Obviously there is no match for the reward that one gets from Allah. For this reason the Prophet (PBUH) said that it was the best of the praise for a benefactor. Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, Do not invoke curses on yourself or on your children or on your possessions lest you should happen to do it at a moment when the supplications are accepted, and your prayer might be granted. [Muslim]. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, A slave becomes nearest to his Rubb when he is in prostration. So increase supplications in prostrations. [Muslim]. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH), The supplication of every one of you will be granted if he does not get impatient and say (for example): `I supplicated my Rubb but my prayer has not been granted. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. Some one asked: O Messenger of Allah (pbuh)! What does growing impatient mean? He (PBUH) said, It is ones saying: `I supplicated again and again but I do not think that my prayer will be answered. Then he becomes frustrated (in such circumstances) and gives up supplication altogether. We learn from this Hadith that one should continue beseeching Allah without ever thinking that in spite of praying for a long time, his prayer has not been granted. One should never allow frustration to overcome in his mind. If a persons supplication is not granted for a long time, there would be certainly some good for him in that delay the reason of which is known to Allah Alone. It is, therefore, essential that he should never cease to pray whether his prayer is granted or not. Persistence in prayer is certainly beneficial to him. Abu Umamah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) was asked: At what time does the supplication find the greatest response? He (PBUH) replied, A supplication made during the middle of the last part of the night and after the conclusion of the obligatory prayers. [At-Tirmidhi]. -Al-Akhir is the characteristic of Jauf and in the present context it means the late hours of night. Jauf can also mean here middle, that is in the later-half of the night. -In other words, if the night is divided between two equal parts then it (Jauf) would be the middle of the second part. In either case it is the time of the night which in other Ahadith has been termed as the third part of the night. It is the time when Almighty Allah comes to descend on the sky of this world. Prayers are also granted by Allah after the obligatory Salat. `Ubadah bin As-Samit (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, Whenever a Muslim supplicates Allah, He accepts his supplication or averts any similar kind of trouble from him until he prays for something sinful or something that may break the ties of kinship. Upon this someone of the Companions said: Then we shall supplicate plenty. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, Allah is more plentiful (in responding). [At-Tirmidhi]. We learn from this Hadith that prayer (supplication) is beneficial to us in any case, because Almighty Allah either grants the prayer we make, or if the supplication is not being accepted, He removes some future trouble that was destined for us, or He grants us in full in the Hereafter. A Muslim should never feel shy of praying to Allah. In fact, he should persistently pray because there is no end to His Treasures. Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to say when he was in distress: La ilaha illallahul-Azimul-Halim. La ilaha illallahu Rabbul-`Arshil-`Azim. La ilaha illallahu Rabbus-samawati, wa Rabbul-ardi, wa Rabbul-`Arshil-Karim. (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah the Incomparably Great, the Compassionate. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah the Lord of the Mighty Throne. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah the Rubb of the heavens, the Lord of the earth, and the Lord of the Honourable Throne). [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. The Prophet (pbuh) said, “When anyone of you does Dua then don’t say “Oh Allah! Forgive me if you want“, “Have mercy on me if you want“, “Give me subsistence if you wish” rather believe completely that HE will do whatever HE wishes. Nobody can force Him.” (Bukhari) Salman Farsi narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) said, “Dua turns away destiny and good deeds lengthen age (Tirmidhi). Jabir narrates from the Prophet (pbuh), “Whoever does duaa to Allah, Allah fulfills his seeking or in exchange averts misfortune until the duaa is not related to sin or breaking some relation.” (Tirmidhi) Prophet (pbuh) said, “Three types of people’s Duas are not rejected: 1) At the time of Iftar the person who has fasted 2) Adil ruler’s Dua 3) The Dua of the oppressed. Allah raises the Dua of the oppressed on the clouds and the doors of heaven are opened for it and Allah says, “Oath of MY Majesty and Honor! I will help and aid you. Even though if the help is after few days.” (Tirmidhi) Another Hadith listed another three in which the Prophet said, Three Duas are such in which there is no doubt of their acceptance: 1) Father’s Dua 2) Traveler’s Dua 3) Dua of the oppressed”. (Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)
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