- Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H&HF): Whenever one of you is needy and brings that to other people, he will not be satisfied. and Whenever someone is needy and brings that to Lord, he shall give him what he wants. sooner or later.
- Imam Sadiq (As.): Whenever you had tenderness in your heart, Pray. because your heart doesn't get tender unless it's pure.
- I told to Imam Baqir (A.S): “What is the meaning of “truly, Ibrahim was awwah and patient”? He replied: “Awwah means (the one who is) praying (to) and wailing (for God) a lot.””
- “Two people, who have acted alike, enter the heaven, but one of them sees the other one in a higher place. Then, he says: O’ Lord! How come has he a superior place in comparison to me while we acted alike? God the Almighty replies: “because he asked Me (whatever he needed) and you did not do that”.
- “The most knowledgeable person to God is the one who asks more from Him”
- “Whoever prays a lot, the angels say: This voice is familiar (to us) and this is the supplication which is accepted and this is the need which is provided”
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The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his Household):
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وَ لَوْ عَرَفْتُمُ اللَّهَ حَقَّ مَعْرِفَتِهِ لَزَالَتِ الْجِبَالُ بِدُعَائِكُم
If you knew god the way you should’ve known, Mountains definitely will be moved by your supplications. - Crying out of fear of God is the key to his mercy, it’s a sign for his acceptance and it’s a door to answering [supplications]
- Pray to God and believe in his answeres. But understand that God won't accept prays from an unwitting oblivious heart.
Thirty Three: His Supplication in Asking for the Best
Thirty Three: His Supplication in Asking for the Best
اللّهُمّ إِنِيّ أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ، فَصَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَ آلِهِ، وَ اقْضِ لِي بِالْخِيَرَةِ وَ أَلْهِمْنَا مَعْرِفَةَ الِاخْتِيَارِ، وَ اجْعَلْ ذَلِكَ ذَرِيعَةً إِلَى الرّضَا بِمَا قَضَيْتَ لَنَا وَ التّسْلِيمِ لِمَا حَكَمْتَ فَأَزِحْ عَنّا رَيْبَ الِارْتِيَابِ، وَ أَيّدْنَإ؛سسّّ بِيَقِينِ الْمُخْلِصِينَ. وَ لَا تَسُمْنَا عَجْزَ الْمَعْرِفَةِ عَمّا تَخَيّرْتَ فَنَغْمِطَ قَدْرَكَ، وَ نَكْرَهَ مَوْضِعَ رِضَاكَ، وَ نَجْنَحَ إِلَى الّتِي هِيَ أَبْعَدُ مِنْ حُسْنِ الْعَاقِبَةِ، وَ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى ضِدّ الْعَافِيَةِ حَبّبْ إِلَيْنَا مَا نَكْرَهُ مِنْ قَضَائِكَ، وَ سَهّلْ عَلَيْنَا مَا نَسْتَصْعِبُ مِنْ حُكْمِكَ وَ أَلْهِمْنَا الِانْقِيَادَ لِمَا أَوْرَدْتَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ مَشِيّتِكَ حَتّى لَا نُحِبّ تَأْخِيرَ مَا عَجّلْتَ، وَ لَا تَعْجِيلَ مَا أَخّرْتَ، وَ لَا نَكْرَهَ مَا أَحْبَبْتَ، وَ لَا نَتَخَيّرَ مَا كَرِهْتَ. وَ اخْتِمْ لَنَا بِالّتِي هِيَ أَحْمَدُ عَاقِبَةً، وَ أَكْرَمُ مَصِيراً، إِنّكَ تُفِيدُ الْكَرِيمَةَ، وَ تُعْطِي الْجَسِيمَةَ، وَ تَفْعَلُ مَا تُرِيدُ، وَ أَنْتَ عَلَى كُلّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
O God,
I ask from Thee the best in Thy knowledge, so bless Muhammad and his Household and decree for me the best! Inspire us with knowledge to chose the best and make that a means to being pleased with what Thou hast decreed for us and submitting to what Thou hast decided! Banish from us the doubt of misgiving and confirm us with the certainty of the sincere! Visit us not with incapacity to know what Thou hast chosen, lest we despise Thy measuring out, dislike the place of Thy good pleasure, and incline toward that which is further from good outcome and nearer to the opposite of well-being! Make us love what we dislike in Thy decree and make easy for us what we find difficult in Thy decision! Inspire us to yield to that which Thou bringest upon us by Thy will, lest we love the delay of what Thou hast hastened and the hastening of what Thou hast delayed, dislike what Thou lovest, and choose what Thou dislikest! Seal us with that which is most praised in outcome and most generous in issue! Surely Thou givest generous gain, bestowest the immense, dost what Thou wilt, and Thou art powerful over everything.
Al-Sahifa Al-Sajjadiyyah, p. 155