WHY DUAAs ARE NOT ACCEPTED

Abu Ishaaq Ebrahim ibn Adham R.A. was one passing through a bazaar in Basrah, it was then said unto him: “Oh Abu Ishaaq, Verily Allah has declared. Ask me, I will grant you your request. Why is it that we make Duaa and He does not accept”. He replied: “Surely it is because your hearts have become dead, due to ten things”:

1. You have known who Allah is, yet you have not fulfilled His duties.
2. You have recited the Quraan, yet you have not practised upon it.
3. You have proclaimed the love of Rasulullah S.A.W., yet you have not practised upon his Sunnah.
4. You have pronounced that the Shaitaan is your enemy, yet you have stood with him.
5. You have pronounced your desire for Jannah, yet you have done nothing to achieve it.
6. You have pronounced your fear for Jahannam, yet you have done nothing to escape it.
7. You have proclaimed that there surely is no escape from death, yet you do not prepare for it.
8. You have indulged in seeking the faults of others, and have left looking into your own faults.
9. You have enjoyed all the Blessings and Bounties of Allah, yet you do not give Him due praise for it.
10.You have buried your dead, but you have taken no admonition.
How then will your Duaa’s be accepted.
Courtesy: Waterval Islamic Institute, P.O.Box 1, Johannesburg,2000, S.A.

FAITH (IMAN)

The first requirement of Religion of Islam (Deenul Islam) is Faith or Iman. Every Muslim must have Faith in six matters which are called as six articles of Faith and must declare: “I believe in Allah, and in His Angels, and in His Books, and in His Prophets, and in the Day of Judgment and the power of doing actions, good and bad, proceeds from Allah.”

Therefore, Faith or Iman encompasses:

1. Faith in Allah
2. Faith in His Angels
3. Faith in His Books
4. Faith in His Prophets
5. Faith in the Day of Judgment and
6. the power of doing actions, both good and bad, proceeds from Allah.

We will be discussing each of these briefly in our future posts.