Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Conditions for the Answering of Supplication: Inner Knowledge

Volume 1 3 narrations
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Supplication 3 Ahl al-Bayt 2 Qur'an 2 Divine Knowledge 1 Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq 1 Certainty (Yaqin) 1 Imam Ali 1 Betrayal/Treachery 1

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hadith 4061
A group of people asked Imam al-Sadiq (AS), ‘We supplicate but are not answered? the Imam said, ‘Because you call upon One whom you do not know.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ و قَد سَألَهُ قومٌ: نَدعو فلا يُستَجابُ لَنا ؟! ـ: لأنَّكُم تَدعونَ مَن لا تَعرِفونَهُ.
Tags SupplicationDivine KnowledgeImam Ja'far al-SadiqAhl al-Bayt
hadith 4063
Imam Ali (AS) when he was asked regarding Allahs verse: “Call Me and I will hear you[r supplications]” ‘So why does it happen that we supplicate and are not answered? - replied, ‘Because your hearts have been treacherous in eight areas, the first of them being that you know Allah but you do not fulfil your right towards Him as is obligatory upon you, so your inner knowledge of Him has not benefited you at all… so then which supplication will be answered for you with this [state of affairs after you have blocked its doors and paths?!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ لَمّا سُئلَ عن قولِ اللّهِ تَعالى: «أُدْعُونِي أسْتَجِبْ لَكُم» فما بالُنا نَدعو فلا نُجابُ؟ ـ: لأنَّ قُلوبَكُم خانَتْ بِثَماني خصالٍ: أوّلُها أنَّكُم عَرَفتُمُ اللّهَ فلَم تُؤَدُّوا حَقَّهُ كما أوجَبَ علَيكُم، فما أغنَتْ عنكُم مَعرِفَتُكُم شَيئا ... فأيُّ دُعاءٍ يُستَجابُ لَكُم مَع هذا وقد سَدَدْتُم أبوابَهُ وطُرُقَهُ؟!
Tags SupplicationQur'anImam AliAhl al-BaytBetrayal/Treachery