- 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.
Prophetic Supplications: Facilitation of Affairs
Facilitation of Affairs
Abu Huraira said: Her Holiness Fatimah (peace be upon her) came to her father the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) and requested him to provide her with a house-maid. The Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: What you are asking for is not with me. Her Holiness Fatimah (peace be upon her) returned back home. After some time, the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) came to Her Holiness Fatimah (peace be upon her) and asked: Which do you prefer; that which you had asked for or something else that has good in it and is better than what you asked for? Imam Ali (peace be upon him) said to Her Holiness Fatimah (peace be upon her) to ask for that which has good in it and is better than what she asked for. Her Holiness Fatimah (peace be upon her) said the same. The Holy Prophet then taught her this supplication:
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ رَبَّنَا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ وَالْقُرْآنِ الْعَظِيمِ أَنْتَ الْأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَيْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الْآخِرُ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَيْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَيْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَيْسَ دُونَكَ شَيْءٌ اقْضِ عَنَّا الدَّيْنَ وَأَغْنِنَا مِنْ الْفَقْرِ.
O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the great Throne, our Lord and the Lord of everything, Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel, and the Great Quran. You are the First, so there is nothing before You, and You are the Last, so there is nothing after You. You are the Manifest, so there is nothing above You, and You are the Hidden, so there is nothing beyond You. Settle our debts and free us (enrich us) from poverty.
Sunan Ibn Majah: narration 3821