Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Conditions for the Answering of Supplication: Presence of the Heart and its Tenderness During Supplication

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Supplication 4 Heedlessness/Negligence 1 Mercy 1 Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq 1 Ahl al-Bayt 1 Sincerity 1

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hadith 4067

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Know that Allah does not answer supplication from a heedless and distracted heart.

رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): اِعلَموا أنّ اللّهَ لا يَستجيبُ دُعاءً مِن قلبٍ غافِلٍ لاهٍ.

hadith 4068

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Seize the opportunity to supplicate during tenderness [of your heart] for verily it is a mercy.

رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): اغتَنِموا الدُّعاءَ عند الرِّقَّةِ فإنَّها رحمةٌ.

hadith 4069

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily Allah does not answer the supplication that comes from a hard heart.

الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ اللّهَ لا يَستَجِيبُ دُعاءً بظَهرِ قلبٍ قاسٍ .

hadith 4070

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘When any of you feels softness and compassion, then he should supplicate, for no sooner does the heart soften than it becomes pure and sincere.

عنه (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ)

إذا رَقَّ أحدُكُم فَليَدعُ ، فإنَّ القلبَ لا يَرِقُّ حَتّى يَخلُصَ .