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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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The life of the salaf between word and deed.

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Supplication (Du'a).

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The importance of supplication.

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Beseeching Allah and humbling oneself before Him.

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What has been said regarding this.

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Salman al-Farisi, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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"If a servant remembers Allah during times of ease,

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And praises Him during times of prosperity,

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Then when he is afflicted by hardship and calls upon Allah,

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The angels say:

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'A familiar voice from a weak servant,'

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And they intercede for him.

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But if a servant does not remember Allah during times of ease,

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And does not praise Him during times of prosperity,

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Then when he is afflicted by hardship and calls upon Allah,

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The angels say:

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'An unfamiliar voice,'

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And they do not intercede for him."

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Abu al-Darda', may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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"A Muslim servant may be forgiven by Allah while he is asleep."

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It was said to him:

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"How is that, O Abu al-Darda'?"

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He said:

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"His brother rises in the night and performs the night prayer (tahajjud),

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He calls upon Allah and He answers him,

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And he prays for his brother, and He answers him."

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'Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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"Allah does not listen to one who seeks to be heard,

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Nor to one who shows off, nor to one who plays,

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Nor to any caller,

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Except for one who calls out with a supplication that is firmly rooted in his heart."

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Thabit al-Bunani, may Allah have mercy on him,

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A man among the worshippers, may Allah have mercy on him,

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Said one day to his brothers:

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"I truly know when my Lord, the Almighty and Majestic, answers me."

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They were amazed by his statement and said:

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"How do you know that?"

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He said:

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"When my heart trembles, my skin shivers,

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My eyes overflow, and I am granted ease in supplication,

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Then I know that I have been answered."

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Tawus, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"Beware of taking your needs to one who has closed his door against you,

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And has placed a barrier between you and him.

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Instead, you must take your needs to the One whose door is open to you until the Day of Resurrection;

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He asked you to call upon Him and promised you an answer."

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Abu al-'Atahiyah said:

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"Do not ever ask your brother for a need,

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But ask the One whose doors are never barred.

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Allah becomes angry if you cease asking Him,

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While the son of Adam, when asked, becomes angry.

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So direct your request to the Lord, for indeed,

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We live and move within the grace of our Lord's bounty."

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Mutarrif, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"I looked into the beginning of this matter—from whom does it originate?

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And I found it is from Allah the Almighty.

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I said: 'And upon whom does its completion depend?'

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And I found it is upon Allah the Almighty.

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And I looked at what its foundation is,

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And I found its foundation is supplication."

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Ibrahim Ibn Adham, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"Why do we complain of our poverty to those like ourselves,

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And not seek its removal from our Lord?"

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Al-Fudayl Ibn 'Iyad, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"By Allah, if you were to despair of the creation,

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To the point that you did not want anything from them,

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Your Master would give you everything you want."

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He also said, may Allah have mercy on him:

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"When a believer finds the relief delayed,

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And despairs of it after much supplication and beseeching,

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And no sign of an answer appears to him,

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He returns to himself with blame,

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And says to it:

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'It is only because of you that I have been denied;

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If there were any good in you, you would have been answered.'"

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Al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"Do you mock supplication and belittle it?

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You do not know what supplication achieves.

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The arrows of the night are piercing, but

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They have a time, and for that time there is a decree.

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My Lord holds them back when He wills,

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And releases them when the decree is fulfilled."

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Some etiquettes of supplication.

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And some mistakes therein.

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'A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

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"Ask your Lord for everything, even a shoelace,

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For if He does not make it easy,

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By Allah, it will not be made easy."

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Malik Ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about a man who calls out saying:

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"O my Master!"

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He said:

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"I prefer that he calls out with the supplication of the Prophets:

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'Our Lord, our Lord.'"

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'Umar Ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, passed by a man

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Who had pebbles in his hand, playing with them while saying:

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"O Allah, marry me to the wide-eyed houris."

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'Umar stood over him and said:

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"What a poor suitor you are!

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Why do you not drop the pebbles,

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And make your supplication sincere to Allah?"

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Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"One should keep his supplication quiet,"

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Due to His saying: ﴾Call upon your Lord in humility and privately﴿.

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“Say (unto mankind): Cry unto Allah, or cry unto the Beneficent, unto whichsoever ye cry (it is the same). His are the most beautiful names. And thou (Muhammad), be not loud-voiced in thy worship nor yet silent therein, but follow a way between.” (17:110)

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He said:

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"This applies to supplication."

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And he said:

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"They used to dislike raising their voices in supplication."

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Mujahid, may Allah have mercy on him, heard a man raising his voice in supplication,

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So he threw pebbles at him.

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The life of the salaf

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Between word and deed.