Help Palestine [hidayahnet] Supplications are accepted during the last ten days of Ramadhan

 

In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate

 

"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You"

 

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah

                       As-Salaam Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakaatuh

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Supplications are Answered during the Last Ten Days of Ramadhaan

 

Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Aalameen wa `salatu wa `salamu ala Syed ul Mursaleen Khatimun Nabi'en Rahmtul Alameen Syedeena MUHAMMED(SAS) wa Ala Aalihi wa Sahabhi Ajmaeen Am`mabaad.

There is none to lead him astray whom Allah guides and there is none to guide him whom Allah lets go astray

Dear Brothers and Sisters Please don't hesitate to forward this to your near and dears may Almighty "Allah Subhanahu tala "reward you best and keep all of us in the Right path and provide us with success in this world as well as in the hereafter (Aameen).

Please remember me & my family in your Duwa.

The virtue of supplication

Supplication is one of the greatest acts of worship; rather, it is worship itself as the Prophet, , said because it implies the humiliation of beseeching and being in need of Allaah The Almighty, which show the real aspects of servitude to Him. Therefore, it is the most honorable act in the sight of Allaah The Almighty as the Prophet, , said: "There is nothing dearer to Allaah than supplication." [At-Tirmithi] [Ibn Maajah: Hasan]

If a person calls upon his Lord, His Lord Is closer to him than himself as Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided] [Quran 2:186]

Ibn Katheer said, "Allaah stated this verse, which guides one to make supplication, between the verses of fasting in order to urge us to be diligent in supplication when completing the fast, and every time when breaking the fast, as `Abdullaah ibn `Amr narrated that the Prophet said: "When breaking his fast, the fasting person has a supplication that will not be rejected." [Ibn Maajah]

What great blessings: a supplication that will not be rejected when breaking the fast, an answered supplication in the last third of the night, and a night that is better than a thousand months of continuous worship! Supplicating during that night is better than supplicating during one thousand months. What a great virtue! Who is the one who will control his desire, seize the opportunity of goodness, compete in obedience and make sincere supplications?

Make sure you take advantage of these ten nights. Show your best deeds to Allaah The Almighty. You may strive for a few days that will be your path to eternal happiness. Everyone goes through these days: both the hardworking ones and the heedless; but their actions differ, so do not let the devil deceive you, and do not lose opportunities in these days as you may have lost others.

In Ramadhaan, we experience the best nights, in which gifts are multiplied, the mercy of Allaah The Almighty descends, faults are forgiven, and the ranks of believers are elevated.

Does it make sense to waste these nights in frivolities, when the Lord of the worlds descends to the lowest heaven to fulfill our needs? He looks at the worshipers, while they are involved in acts of obedience and submission, seeking forgiveness, asking sincerely, repeating in supplication: O our Lord, O our Lord! Their hearts became soft upon hearing the Quran, they are eager to meet The King, and their eyes are full of tears out of fear of Allaah The Almighty. Who deserves the mercy of Allaah The Almighty –those who seek His pleasure or those who spend their nights in doing what Allaah The Almighty has forbidden, and were heedless about supplicating Him? How much did they lose when it is the time for gaining profits? Wretched are their deeds, how weak is their resolution! Can they not be patient for a few nights?

Who will invest in such a profitable time?

This is the time of gaining profits. During these nights needs are fulfilled, so seek the fulfillment of your needs with Allaah The Almighty. Supplication is one of the most honorable acts of worship in the sight of Allaah, He does not disappoint any Muslim who supplicates Him. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means):

· {And your Lord Says, "Call upon Me; I will respond to you."}[Quran 40:60]

· {Call upon your Lord in humility and privately; indeed, He does not like transgressors And cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. And invoke Him in fear and aspiration. Indeed, the mercy of Allaah is near to the doers of good}[Quran 7:55-56]

The relationship between fasting and supplication

The verses on fasting were followed by the mention of supplication. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided} [Quran 2:186] Some scholars of Tafseer (Quranic exegesis) said, "There is an indication in this verse that the fasting person's supplication is likely to be answered, that all the supplications during the month of Ramadhaan are likely to be answered, and that it is recommended to make supplication at the end of each day of Ramadhaan. Allaah gets angry if He is not asked, as the Prophet said: `Allaah gets angry at the one who does not ask Him.' [Ahmad and At-Tirmithi]"

Allaah is The Most Rich and The Most Generous

Whatever one asks, Allaah The Almighty gives him more. It was narrated on the authority of Abu Sa`eed that the Prophet, , said: "`No Muslim supplicates Allaah with a supplication that contains neither sin nor severing kinship ties, except that Allaah gives him one of three things: He either answers his supplication, or saves it for him in the Hereafter or diverts an equal amount of evil from him.' They said, `So we shall ask Allaah a lot.' The Prophet said: `Allaah has more.'" [Ahmad]

Supplication drives away predestined afflictions as the Prophet, , said: "Nothing drives away predestined affliction but supplication, and nothing extends one's life but righteousness." [At-Tirmithi]

In another Hadeeth, the Prophet, , said: "Supplication is beneficial regarding the affliction that has already occurred and that which has not yet occurred, so adhere to it, O slaves of Allaah." [Ahmad]

Humility to Allaah The Almighty when supplicating Him

Supplication entails submission to Allaah The Almighty. Ibn Rajab said, "Some of those who fear Allaah used to sit at night, keeping silent, lowering their head, and raising their hands like a beggar. This condition shows how deep the need for Allaah is. The more sincere, humble and needy we are in our supplication, the more likely our supplications will be answered." Al-Awzaa`I stated that it was said, "The best manner of supplication is insistence and begging Allaah."

O you who supplicate, have good expectations of Allaah The Almighty.

Allaah The Almighty gives His slave according to his expectations of Him; so if he thinks that his Lord is Generous, he is sure that Allaah The Almighty will not disappoint him, and asks Him, while adhering to the manners of supplication, Allaah The Almighty will give him whatever he asks for and more. Allaah The Almighty Says in a Qudsi Hadeeth (sacred narration): "I am with My slave as he thinks of Me, and I am with him when he supplicates Me." [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]

Supplicating in time of prosperity is one of the reasons for a supplication being answered

If one makes many supplications in times of prosperity, in addition to what he receives immediately and long term, it will be more likely that his supplication will be answered in times of hardship, than the one who does not supplicate except in times of calamities.

Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet, , said: "Whoever likes Allaah to respond to him in times of hardship, let him make much supplication in times of prosperity." [At-Tirmithi]

Despite the fact that Allaah The Almighty created and provided for us, and has no need of us, He is too bashful to disappoint us if we supplicate Him.

Salmaan narrated that the Prophet, , said: "Allaah is modest and generous, and is shy to turn away empty the hands of His slave when he raises them to Him." [Abu Daawood and At-Tirmithi]

Righteousness is what counts, not strength

There may be a person who is considered insignificant because he is poor and weak, but he may be dear to Allaah The Almighty, and He does not ever neglect his supplications, as the Prophet, , said: "There may be a man with dishevelled hair, driven away from the doors (but he is so pious) that if he were to swear in the Name of Allaah, He would definitely fulfill that." [Muslim]

Do not be hasty when supplicating to Allaah The Almighty

It is wrong to leave supplication because one feels that Allaah The Almighty does not respond to him. The Messenger of Allaah, , said: "The supplication of everyone of you is granted if he does not grow impatient and say, `I supplicated but it was not granted.'" [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]

Muwarriq Al-`Ijli said, "I was never filled with anger, and I asked Allaah for a need twenty years ago but He did not respond, yet I did not cease supplicating Him."

Our righteous predecessors used to prolong their supplication. Imaam Maalik said, "`Aamir ibn `Abdullaah ibn Az-Zubayr may begin to supplicate Allaah after he finished the `Ishaa' Prayer and did not finish it till Fajr."

Moosa ibn Ja`far ibn Muhammad entered the Mosque of the Prophet, , then he prostrated in the first part of the night and he kept saying till Fajr, "My sins are great so I beg Your pardon, O you who is worthy of fear and qualified for [granting] forgiveness."

Muslims should follow the practice of the Prophets in supplication. Imaam Maalik was asked about the one who says 'O Master', in supplication. He said, "I prefer the prophets' supplication: O our Lord."

These days are for supplicating Allaah The Almighty

Even though supplication is prescribed at all times, it is more likely to be accepted during the last ten days of Ramadhaan. Thus, strive to attain piety during these days of blessing, for the Prophet, , used to avoid sexual intercourse with his wives (even though it is permissible), to pray the whole night and to wake his family in order to pray during the night during those virtuous days. He used to spend all the last ten nights in worshipping Allaah The Almighty, because it includes the Night of Al-Qadr, prayers in which are worth praying more than the whole year for its virtue, so why not seek patience in order to witness it? They are just a few nights.

Make sure you take advantage of these ten nights. Show your best deeds to Allaah, The Almighty. You may strive for a few days that will be your path to eternal happiness. Everyone goes through these days: both the hardworking ones and the heedless; but their actions differ, so do not let the devil deceive you, and do not lose opportunities in these days as you may have lost others

With Regards

Courtesy: Anees Ahmed Mohammed Hazari

Kindly do not forget to remember me in your prayers

Your brother-in-Islam

Khalid Latif, www.thekhalids.org

 

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