Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem
One
of the signs of gaining the Ma’rifah (Recognition) of Allah Ta’ala is to be
granted the Taufeeq of Du’aa (supplication).
Duas made sincerely, fulfilling
the necessary conditions are always accepted. However, Allah Ta’ala, in His
Wisdom, answers Duas in different ways.
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi
wasallam) has
said : “Any Muslim who makes a Dua and
his Dua does not contain a request for anything sinful or anything regarding
the severance of family ties, Allah grants him one of three things most
assuredly; namely,
What
he has asked is granted immediately, or
What
he has asked is saved for him as a treasure in the Aakhirah[1],
or
Allah
wards away some calamity from him in lieu of the object asked for.”
…A person should therefore not
feel that his or her Duas are rejected.
Hazrat Ya’qoob (‘alaihis Salaam)
on being separated from his beloved son, Hazrat Yusuf (‘alaihis Salaam) made
Du’aa for 40 years before Allah Ta’ala re-united him with his son. The Dua was
most certainly accepted – more so, since it was the Dua of a Nabi of Allah
Ta’ala – but Allah Ta’ala knows best where, when and how Du`aa is to be
accepted.
[1]
Aakhirah : Hereafter
