5 Reasons Your Duas Arent Answered Posted by Abu Ibrahim You Pray And You Pray Frustrating isnt

it? You pray and you pray. You make long duas and just pour your heart out. You beg and you plead to Allah to give you something or remove some harm from you. But no matter how hard you supplicate, your duas just dont seem to get answered. And you have no idea why. Youre not a bad person. There are worse people out there than you. Why wont Allah answer your duas? What are you doing wrong? Is there some secret formula or secret code to getting the Almighty to respond? Let me first put your mind at ease by letting you know that Allah hears everything you say, and He knows everything you desire. And when My servants ask you, 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 and believe in Me that they may be guided. So rest assured, that Allah hears you. But look at the last part of that verse. Allah commands us to respond to Him and Believe in Him. Are you doing that? Have you responded to Allah and His messenger (peace be upon him)? Is your belief (imaan) complete? Perhaps youre lacking in a few areas. Or perhaps its something even deeper than that. Lets look at a few reasons that might be holding your duas up. 1. You Arent Doing Your Part. This might be the most obvious problem. You want Allah to give you this and give you that, but you arent giving Him anything in return. Youre not praying regularly. Youre not fasting during Ramadan. Youre not paying your Zakah. Im sure you understand that Allah punishes us for the wrong we do. That punishment is not just in the hereafter; it can also happen in this life. Neglecting the 5 pillars of Islam is sinful and will earn Allahs punishment. Perhaps thats why Hes not giving you what you want. So stop backsliding and straighten up. Do what He has commanded you to do and you might see your life improve through dua. 2. You Are Impatient. You just couldnt wait could you? You asked Allah for something over and over again, and when you didnt get it when you wanted it, you got impatient. And so you gave up. You stopped asking and started believing that Allah wasnt going to answer your dua. And then you went and told someone that Allah didnt answer your prayers. The supplication of a slave continues to be granted as long as he does not supplicate for a sinful thing or for something that would cut off the ties of kinship and he does not grow impatient. It was said: O Messenger of Allah! What does growing impatient mean? He (PBUH) said, It is ones saying: `I supplicated again and again but I do not think that my prayer will be answered. Then he becomes frustrated (in such circumstances) and gives up supplication altogether.

Related in Muslim. Your knowledge is limited. But Allahs knowledge is unlimited. You might think you want something right now, but Allah knows better when it is right to give it to you. Perhaps He didnt give it to you at that time because it would bring you more harm than good. Perhaps He wanted to test you and had you been patient with the test, He would have rewarded you with something better. Only Allah knows. But since you became impatient, and said the wrong thing and stopped making dua, you lost out on everything. 3. You Ask For Something Evil. This should be a no-brainer. Why would anyone ask Allah for something bad? Is that what you did? Did you ask Allah for something that would bring you sin? Did you ask Him to give you a girlfriend or boyfriend? Did you ask Him to to give you a Riba-based loan so you could buy a house or car? Did you ask Him to bring you income from a job that sells pork or alcohol? Well if you did, now you know why He didnt answer your supplication. 4. You Dont Think Youre Gonna Get It. Why would you even ask Allah for something if you dont believe Hes gonna give it to you? Whats the point of supplicating Allah if you dont have any faith that its gonna happen? Impossible and possible is all in your mind. Just because you dont think it can happen, doesnt mean it wont. And it certainly doesnt mean Allah cant make it happen. Dont you know that Allah is: Al-Aziz The Mighty Al-Samad The One that everything relies upon Al-Qadir The Powerful Dont make half-hearted duas. Make your duas with confidence that Allah will grant them. Especially if youre asking for something good and beneficial. Abu Huraira reported: None of you should say, O Allah, forgive me if You wish, (or) O Allah, have mercy on me if you wish. Rather you should be firm in your request, for (Allah does whatever He wishes) and no one can force Him to do otherwise. That just about says it all. 5. You Are Involved In Too Much Evil. Read the following hadith: O people, Allah is Good and He, therefore, accepts only that which is good. And Allah commanded the believers as He commanded the Messengers by saying, O Messengers, eat of the good things, and do good deeds; verily I am aware of what you do, Quran 23.51 and He said: O those who believe, eat of the good things that We gave you. Quran 2.172 The Prophet, peace be upon him, then made mention of a person who travels widely, his hair dishevelled, and covered with dust. He lifts his hands and makes supplication, O Lord, O Lord, but his diet is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, and his clothes are unlawful, and his nourishment is unlawful. How then can his supplication be

accepted? Narrated in Muslim. There are many things you can take from this hadith regarding your duas. Lets look at some of them: Allah is good and He only likes that which is good. So if youre good, then He will give you good. The things we eat and consume have an affect on our spirituality and closeness to Allah. Just because youre going through a difficult time, it doesnt mean Allah is obligated to answer your prayers. We are commanded to follow the example of the Prophets of Allah (peace be upon all of them). Inshallah, I hope this serves as a reminder for both you and me on what it takes to come closer to Allah and have our duas answered

Starting the journey of the memorization of the Quran eventually makes a person to live in the Quran. Every single day one has to read, recite, revise and listen and, read the tafseer for a firm memorization. It becomes a part of life. More so if someone knows the language of the Quraneven if he is not an expert in it just knowing what it is talking about helps a lot. In fact, it is not possible to feel the fragrance of the Quran so much as for it to fill ones heart with awe without knowing the language. And this whole day attachment to the Quran brings in thousands of visible and invisible blessingsone of which i felt is, one gets to feel ones own sins more than he ever felt before! It feels as though the Quran is coming between a person and his sins.every small previously overlooked sin can now feel to be a burden not only because it goes against what one has freshly memorized..but also, it slows down the process of memorization. So if someone has chosen to memorize the Quran for the sake of his Lord, and hopes to gain honor and reward in the next life through this, he cannot ignore whatever pulls him back from reaching his goal. I do not mean to say someone who sticks to the Quran becomes flawless. But he becomes conscious and cautious more than ever. Every single moment wasted now counts, every single word unnecessarily pronounced becomes a burden, every single sin now visibly holds the student of the Quran back. And when the weight of a sin is felt upon ones soul, it is much more easier to purify oneself of ones sin. SubhanAllaah! when a student decides to memorize the Quran, in most cases he starts it with the intention of pleasing Allah and with the hope of reward. What blessings lie in it remain unknown initially, except for the well known ones. And when he enters the world of the Quran, Allah showers him with his blessings in ways he never imagined! And yes! The first thing we have been taught was, the hearts are in the Hands of Allah! The

blessings we realize and the blessings we don't are not to be taken for granted. So we pray: Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower.(Surah Ale Imran,3:8) And, we pray that this Quran becomes a witness for us on the day of Judgement and not against us! Aameen!

Repel the evil with a better attitude The good deed and the evil deed cannot be equal. Repel (the evil) with one which is better (i.e. Allah orders the faithful believers to be patient at the time of anger, and to excuse those who treat them badly) then verily he, between whom and you there was enmity, (will become) as though he was a close friend. Quran (Surah Al-Fusillat, Verse 34) Reflections from this verse: First, Allah says that goodness and evil are not equal.

The mischief and evil practiced by the opponents of good might apparently make goodness seem absolutely helpless and powerless. Yet, evil in itself has a weakness which ultimately causes its own destruction. For as long as man is man, his nature cannot help hating evil. The upholders of evil, and their companions, know in their hearts that they are liars and wicked people and are being stubborn for selfish motives. The evil practiced by evil doers, lowers them in their own esteem, and causes their morale to be weakened and destroyed in the event of every conflict. In contrast, the good which appears to be utterly helpless and powerless, goes on operating and working and it becomes dominant in the long run. Good has a power of its own which wins the hearts and no man

however perverted and corrupted, can help respecting it in his own heart. When the good and evil are engaged in a face to face conflict and their nature and merits become apparent and known after a long drawn out struggle, most people would start hating the evil and admiring the good. Evil should be resisted not by the mere good but by a superior good, i.e., if a person treats us unjustly and we forgive him, it is merely good. The superior good is that we treat the one who ill-treats us, with kindness and love. Human nature is such that if we remain quiet in response to an abuse, it will be mere goodness but it will not silence the abuser. But if we express good wishes for him in response to his abuses, even the most shameless opponent will feel ashamed, and then would hardly ever be able to employ invectives against us. If a person doesnt miss any opportunity to harm us, and we go on tolerating his excesses, it may make him even bolder in his mischief. But if he gets into trouble and we go to his rescue, he will realize his wrong, for no mischief can hold out against goodness