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| Why Our Prayers Are Not Answered |
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| bhaloo |
| 08/27/00 at 10:19:14 |
| Asalaam alaikum wrt wb, Sheikh Ibrahim was asked, “Allahu ta’alla declares, ‘O My human creatures! Ask Me! I will accept. I will give.’ However we ask but why does He not give?” Hazrat Ibrahim answered: “You entreat Allahu taala, but you do not obey Him. You know His Prophet (sall-Allahu alaihi wa salam), but you do not follow him. You read the Quran al-karim, but you do not follow it. You utilize Allahu taala’s blessings, but you do not thank Him. You know that Paradise is for those who worship, but you do not make preparations for it. You know He has created Hell but you do not fear it. You see what happened to your fathers and grandfathers, but you do not take warning. You do not see your own defects, and you search for defects in others. Such people must be thankful it does not rain stones on them, because they do not sink into the earth, and because it does not rain fire from the sky! What else could they want? Would this not suffice as a recompense for their prayers? On another occasion, somebody asked Sheikh Ibrahim ibn Adham (quddisa sirruh) for advice. He said: “If you accept six things, nothing you do will harm you. These six things are: 1. When you mean to commit a sin, do not eat the food He gives! Does it befit you to eat His food and to disobey him? 2. When you want to rebel against Him, go out of His Domain! Does it befit you to be in His Domain and to be in rebellion against Him? 3. When you want to disobey Him do not sin where he sees you! Sin where He does not see you! It simply is unbecoming to be in His Domain, to eat His food and to sin where He sees you! 4. When the Angel of Death comes to take your soul away, ask him to wait till you repent! You cannot turn that angel back! Repent while you are able, and you have a chance at this very hour, for the Angel of Death comes unexpectedly! 5. When the two angels Munker and Nakir come to question you in the grave turn them back! Do not let them test you! “It is impossible,” said the person who asked for his advice. Sheikh Ibrahim said, “Then prepare you answers now!” 6. On the Day of Resurrection, when Allahu taala orders ‘Sinners go to hell!’ say you will not! The person said, “Nobody will listen to me,” and then repented, and did not break his repentence until death!! |
| Re: Why Our Prayers Are Not Answered |
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| HS786 |
| 08/28/00 at 00:09:17 |
| Assalam Alaikum wrwb, Very true! We need these kinds of reminders to keep ourselves in check. Jazakallahu Khairan. HS |
| Re: Why Our Prayers Are Not Answered |
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| se7en |
| 08/28/00 at 00:14:55 |
salaam, Arshad are you just posting your whole website here? :) |
| Re: Why Our Prayers Are Not Answered |
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| bhaloo |
| 08/28/00 at 00:21:54 |
| Asalaam alaikum wrt wb, Hey, hey, hey! The last 2 articles I sent are variations of stuff on my website, and are in more detail then what I had on my website. :) Rest assured se7en, its new stuff, so you have to read it and can't use the excuse that its on my website. :) |
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